Planning - Creating Characters

Introduction:

Me and my group came up with names and descriptions for the characters we plan to include in our film opening, we sat down and used our plot outline we brainstormed to think of characters and names to be in the film opening, these characters serve their main purpose to the plot having each their own important aspect that plays into the plot but we also gave them unique character traits to give them a persona that can be noticed by audiences. 

Lilly:

Lilly is a young adult who lives by herself; she has a mysterious past filled with trauma that causes her to be very paranoid and see things that are not there. She is shown to have a disheveled look due to her insomnia and nightmares and has trouble controlling her temper and emotions as the film opening goes on, she is shown slowly getting more unstable until a final climatic moment. 

Dr. Fernandez:

Lilly's therapist who has a smug and arrogant personality. They worry about their looks and how they present themselves. They also prove rather judgmental rather than a good therapist who listens to and provides counseling. This causes Lilly to walk out during a therapy session which intensifies Lilly's mental decline and yet again Dr. Fernandez fails to console her and calm her down. 

Alejo:

Alejo is an energetic supporting character who is Lilly's best friend; he provides a contrast to Lilly by opposing her depressive attitude. He finds Lilly during her paranoic episodes and helps to keep her grounded and calm. They often try to think positively and make light of bad situations to keep Lilly happy, but it backfires and they end up being a victim to Lilly's mental instability. 

Shadowy Figure:

A mysterious figure that appears in Lilly's mind causing her to become paranoid and panic, this entity is not paranormal but is just an exaggerated interpretation of Lilly's trauma and mental illness. It is inspired by sleep paralysis hallucinations. 

Reflection:

When creating these characters, we had to really think of the way they would fit in with the plot and have sufficient screen time to be notable even with our limited run time. We based all the characters with each other in mind but currently are open to discussing looking for other people to be actors to allow us to better focus on the production of the film opening. From here we are ready to begin storyboarding and looking for filming locations.