Thursday 14 April 2016

Character Overviews

We were given the task to fit in two characters into the series of our choice. We were given 3 character overviews and we have to choose 2 of them to include in our series.

The first character that we we given was Claudia. The brief that we were given on her is:

Claudia is a girl in her twenties. As a child she was left alone to develop with very little parental guidance and through her relationship with T.V and movies developed an unhealthy relationship with Horror Films, believing this to be the way life really is. 
All the scenes take place in various parts of Claudia's apartment, which is European in style with a great deal of Kitsch decor. She is Agoraphobic and is kept in touch with the outside world through her neighbours who provide her with every day requirements. She models herself on a variety of girls often twisting her look to suit whichever film she is watching at the time and there is often a nod to the main character in the current film in her appearance.
The script portrays her as psychotic and there is always a feeling that her character is scripted/ can be seen as humorous, danger is just round the corner. However all this is normal to Claudia and she is of cheerful disposition in this mad world of hers.

The second character that we got was Quentin and the brief that we were given is:

Claudia has an imaginary boyfriend, Quentin who is long suffering and a constant disappointment to her. They don't listen to her but he visits regularly and they talk on the telephone if he can't get in to see her. As he is part of her imagination his appearance changes to suit her mood. Sometimes he will be a David Beckham look guy, while in another scene he will appear as a Pete Docherty, Daniel Craig or a Hollyoaks babe. If she is having a bad day he will morph into an uncouth couch potato cha with all that brings with it.
He is as into horror film genre as she is  and into role-playing to suit her whims and moods.
Claudia has a paranoid suspicion that he is constantly having an affair behind her back and keeps her firmly under her thumb, sometimes restraining him or keeping him locked up in one of the rooms. 

The last character that we were given was Mrs. Laderman and her brief was:

Claudia's neighbour in her 40's. She alternatively changes into a variety alter egos and is Claudia's friend and confidant. Living in the appartment opposite, she was Claudia's only link to the outside world. Although the are friends there is suspicion Mrs. Laderman has designs on Quentin. In fact she has designs on Claudia. 

Along with choosing two characters we have to pick a word that fits with our character. We were given a list of words from which we had to pick one:

Special Delivery, Blue Coat, Hydro Bath, White Rose, Ascend, Glass Prison, Red Rave, White Rave, Taste, Bandages, Fork, Stitches, Save us, Hellevator, Slipping, Veiled, Spinning, Exam, The Woods, Spiral, Awakening, Face, Door.

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