Character Profile - Girl

Name:
Poppy Johnson

Costume:

School uniform:

White shirt and tie

Long skirt and socks

Glasses

Satchel

Connoting – innocence, perfect/proper behaviour

After attack:

Ripped/bloodied shirt and tie

Socks rolled down

Scruffy

*Notice high heels*

Connoting – slight sex appeal, danger and femininity – a contrast to the previous innocence

Why lipstick?

We thought that the lipstick was a feminine touch that enhances the contrast in our character after her attack. It is also quite perverse as a ‘signature’ and degrades the male she has killed which we hope will encourage our female audience to feel empowered and united.

Personality

In the beginning, we want her to at first seem quite boring and geeky; the sort of person that doesn’t go out much. To her parents, teachers and friends she should seem like a perfect, innocent girl. This should contrast to her after she has killed the man, as she should look feistier and more confident. She will modify her outfit while she is choking the man so that at the end she has more make-up on, her hair is out, skirt rolled up and tie loosened.


How this is her 'coming of age' thing -


Throughout the rest of the film, the aim would be to use the film to show the girl’s character grow and develop. She is a sort of vigilante, so we hope that the young people that would watch it would be able to appreciate the growth that she experiences as it is a more extreme portrayal of the experience of being a teen. 

Why does she kill people?

To attract both male and female audiences to our film, we need to have a strong female character as well as the theme of murder and violence (thus merging chick-flick and horror genres). Therefore, we have developed our film idea so that the female lead is changes throughout the film: as she becomes older and more mature she is learning to fend for herself as an adult woman. At the end of the film, she is empowered and a stronger person as she has stood up for herself.
Specifically in the opening scene, we will show this change through her costume, as well as her actions. She will begin wearing her school uniform, which is neat and proper. By having pigtails in her hair and a childish outfit on she will come across as innocent, weak and vulnerable. However, once she has killed the man who was stalking her, she will walk off into the distance, dominating the frame, with a messier school uniform. Her skirt will be shorter and her shirt un-tucked. Her hair will be out and she will have put make-up on. This new outfit will present her as much older and will play up her sex appeal. Overall, her costume change will be a visual aid for the audience, showing how her personality changes throughout.
While she is fighting the man, her actions will be controlled and sharp, showing her to be very skilled at fighting. This will not only show that she is experienced in fighting people, but will also break the stereotype of weak women, creating a twist in the horror genre and empowering her.
Overall, we feel that by giving a reason for our female character to be killing the men that she dislikes and having a good outcome from it, that our film will be more appealing to the teen female audiences, as the characters are more relatable and almost likable. We intend for the audience to take her side throughout the film, rooting for her to succeed despite the violent nature of her actions.

This is a moodboard for the girl. The pictures are mainly about the girl's attitude change and how she will look before and after the attack.