Characters: Planning

Characters

Nature Wesby

Nationality: American 

Age: 17

  Due to nature being a young American girl, we thought  it would be best to make her oblivious to her surroundings. Due to her name actually being Nature in  person, we thought it was the best name for her and it is different, just like her character. We do not know what happens in our film after the two minutes we are given, however, I think it would be best for Nature to have a huge role in the thriller, probably seeking revenge for her friends kidnapping as it would completely define her personality and the name of her character. 

Bill James

Nationality: unknown (most probably British)

Age: unknown 

This is my character. In the opening to the thriller, the audience does not see his face, the colour of his skin, and they don't hear his voice. Therefore I am able to play this character. However, this character is older, probably in his mid-thirties as he will be controlling the situation, coming across as though he has experience and outsmarting people. This is why this character will most probably die at the end of this thriller or a sequel, or he will kill everyone trying to stop what he is doing. The audience will hate him, or love him, that is the aim, therefore the audience will be pleased with his death or disappointed with him surviving, or vice versa. His name gives the impression that he will lose.

Victor Neal

Nationality: British

Age: 17

Victor is working for Bill. He will be represented in a similar way, as in he will keep to himself and wear the same dark colours. Due to his age being similar to the two female characters, you can guarantee he does not now what he wants. After the two minutes we have for the opening, Victor will most probably turn on Bill, which will get him killed. Without Victor, Bill would not have been able to pull off kidnapping Anna, suggesting Victor is important. 

Anna Flones 

Nationality: Norwegian
Age: 18

Anna is the victim. She is stereotypically blonde with her nationality, and fits the character profile for a kidnapping. She will come across as helpless. This is why her name fits her character, because her name helps represent her fate as it is not a strong name. She has a very short time in the opening, and for the rest of the thriller, she would probably be used as a hostage.

Casting of Characters

We did not have auditions for roles in our thriller as it seemed like a waste of time. We decided we have all the characters we need in our group. We have two boys and two girls. Two of the four characters are not British, which widens our audience, which is good for a niche film.