Character Profile - Man

Name: John Smith

Age: In his 50's

Clothes:

• Black Gloves
• Hat/Hood
• Dark Clothing
• Dirty Shoes/Boots

We are not supposed to find out much about his personality, other than us revealing that he is following the girl. This signifies to the audience that he is not to be trusted and that he most probably is a kidnapper. We will show his creepyness through shot types as we will not reveal much of his body, making the audience question his role in the film. We want him to immediately come across as the antagonist, therefore placing the girl as the protagonist, meaning they'll be shocked when their roles switch.

In our opening the man is supposed to appear unlikable and creepy, so we decided to have him wearing dark clothes, which connotes mystery and evil. By hiding his face we are not allowing the audience to get any idea of who he is, so they won't sympathise with him when he is killed. The gloves are also a stereotypical item which criminals have in films/television series. Because our shots only reveal little parts of the man at once, we need each item of clothing to be very specific. By making the man creepy and evil we are appealing to the female audience as they will want to see revenge taken as it acts as female empowerment. The man dies at the end of the opening sequence so we don't want to make his character too detailed. He is supposed to be one of many men the young girl will murder and so we want him to be anonymous at this point.

The man will put up of some kind of fight against the girl, but he will be easily beaten, making him seem small and weak. When he is being killed he will be on the floor, shown through a high angle shot to show that the power has transferred from him to her. His movements will be quite sloppy and dis-organised, contrasting with the girls clean, smooth movements which will then cause him to be taken out.

(picture of actor in character clothing on set)