Character Representation- Miss Hartt

Character Representation

It is important for the audience to have a relationship with the characters because it enables the audience to identify each character's purpose and emotions. By building up a relationship between the characters and the audience, the audience can understand why certain things happen in the film.

We knew that we had to choose characters that are similar to those that are in popular thriller films so that our production would appeal to our audience. Because our group had 3 members, we knew that we had to at least one member directing the film so we could only have 2 characters (we could have used actors from outside of our group but it would be a lot harder to organise filming days). Once we had determined who was going to act in the production (Daniel and Liam) we had to decide who was going to play the villain and who was going to play the victim. We tried to keep our characters stereotypical by having Liam as the villain and Daniel as the victim because Liam is a lot taller than Daniel which makes the villain have a lot more power than the victim.

Daniel plays a young adult that lives with his parents and he spends a lot of the time on the internet. This means that he is a relatable character for the target audience because many young adults go on the internet a lot. He is vulnerable as he lives on his own, he wears a white top to show innocence and the audience would feel sympathetic when he dies because they are given no clear indication as to why his death occurs. By showing him being murdered, the audience may be scared because the same could hapen to them.

Liam plays the killer who wears a mask that hides his face. This creates an enigma for the audience because they want to know who the killer is and know why he killed the victim. The victim is also taller than the victim which represents how much power the killer has over the victim. He is shown to the audience at the end in around 10 shots, so not much can be identified from him. The audience portray him as evil and find him mysterious because he does not talk and wears a distinctive mask. At the very end of the opening scene, he looks up at the camera which is done to shock the audience.