main task- Diary Entry 1

I have now completed my first, rough draft of my script. It needs a few changes such as naming the antagonist and formatting it properly. I will be working on it next week as well as doing a teaser poster.

Main task- poster analysis

Thriller Character creation (part B)

Which three thriller characters share similar characteristics/emotions/ ethics/ values/ with your character and what makes them different?

Although I have previously used the example, I will use Evellyn Salt from 'Salt'.

This is because I feel they share some of the same values, for example the importance of keeping quiet and not telling the truth straight away. This is shown in my film as my character says she knows nothing and throughout the film Salt as her intentions are ambiguous and she never really says.

I also think they share the some of the same emotions as they have the power to manipulate their own emotions for example Salt can pretend she is emotionally attatched to someone very easily and then just as easily shoot them-my character pretends to be severely terrified when she is captured although she is well aware the man terrifying her will be dead in afew seconds.

I feel their characteristics differ slightly as towards the end it is clear Salt is a spy however in mine her occupation remains ambiguous. Also we see much more of Salt's home life like her neighbours and boyfriend, where as my character seems relatively isolated.

She could also be compared to Cateleya from Colombiana.

This is because they share some of the same physical characteristics, as I plan for my actor to have dark hair and eyes and a small build. The character in Colombiana witnessed her parents death and has become a cold assassin becuase of it. In this sense she shares the emotional state of catelaya as they can both remain cold in situations others would become emotional over. However it is not actually Lily who shoots, it is the woman on the motorbike, so you could say that Cateaya is a more extreme version of my chosen character. There values are similar as emotion comes after the job always.

You could also compare her to Fox from Wanted (2008.)

My character could be compared to Fox because of her physical characteristics and obviously her assassin type job. However unlike the other two she is almost a sidekick to someone else,  similarly in my film this option is shown. They both share the same ruthless personality and are not frightened of death or weapons.

Feedback from my pitch

The class generally liked my idea for the main task and helped me out with some of the issues I had, such as;

Who is the mysterious person who shoots the antagonist?

and

What could my Tag line be?

One of the suggestions was that the person should be the female spy who my main character is mistaken for.

And a tag line which I liked suggested by someone else was 'Running in to danger'.

I will take both of these suggestions in to account and the pitching definitely helped as it demonstrated my idea suited my chosen target audience of 18+.