Main Charachter Profile

Our opening scene is going to be based on one main character whom the storyline and plot is going to be based around. The main character is going to be female and acted out by the actress: Victoria Thurston.

Another anomalous character may be used in our opening scene. This character would be male and be portrayed as the killer to the audience. His face would not be seen and he would be a complete mystery to the audience, therefore we dont really need to develop this character in more depth.

We decided that a female main character would be best for our storyline and plot. This is because we felt that females are stereotypically portrayed as the victim's in horror films. This would enable us to easily mislead an audience in our opening scene, creating a bigger impact for the climax later on in the film where an audience will find out the truth; that the main character was the killer all along.

In our initial ideas we discussed suitable actresses that we thought we be able to successfully act the role out for our main character. We decided that Vicky was the best suited actress for the part. This is because she is a very talented, experienced actress, who is a quick learner, takes good direction and is extremely versatile. Versatility is an important asset for our actress to posses as our main character has a split personality disorder and therefore the actress has to convey two very different people on screen. Vicky is also visually perfect for our role, who looks good on camera, that an audience consisting of both genders will easily relate to and want to watch.

We felt as a group that we needed to create a character profile for the main character whom Vicky will be playing. This is so we can create a fully crafted, three dimensional character in order for Vicky to have a better understanding of the role she is going to be acting out. In theory we are hoping this will produce a more realistic, believable character on screen that an audience can build a close relationship to, sympathising with thje character and therefore interacting with the film more. We hope that this chemistry between an audience and the main character will produce a more successful opening scene as ther audience will interact more with the main character, letting their guard down and making it easier to create atmosphere and tension that relates to the nature of our opening scene.

Below is a simple character profile that we have produced. There is a picture of the actress in the middle so you can visualise what the character is going to look like as well as being able to understand some of the main characters personality.