2 Minute Character Study - Initial Ideas

"You should create a two minute character-based study. Your character must be based on one of your 'observed' character studies. Your character must have a clear emotional need and you must convey this as the main focus."

My Group:

Myself - Director

Jen - Art Director

Leon - Camera

Jacob - Sound

Luke - Producer

Hannah - Editor

For this project, I will be taking the role of director. From each of the character observations from the members of my group, the idea I liked best was Leon's, everyone appeared to agree.

The Character

  The character for this study will be a middle-aged woman. She has a disability which means she thinks and acts like a child. The basis of this initial plan was Leon's character observation, in which he noticed a woman in her mid 30's dressed in bright colours. She was talking to herself - almost as if she was stuck in an 8 year old mindset.

  A possible storyline for this character, could be that she has grown up with over-protective parents - maybe because of her disability. The character study could follow a section a journey that may take place in the final, 10 minute film.

Costume Ideas:

• Colourful
• Mis-match of styles
• Child-like
• Hat/Scarf/Wellies/Raincoat?

Sound Ideas:

Inner Voice/Voice over spoken by a young girl = The child within her

Possible Themes:

• Innocence
• Naiveté

Scene Ideas:

A middle aged man tries to flirt with her - She doesn't know what to do and effectively ignores him

  From the ideas that we have come up with so far, it is beginning to look like the film will have elements of comedy. However, I do want to ensure that it still displays a message within this.