Hello everyone, today I will be introducing the characters and their specific roles in our horror film opening. So, considering it is a two-minute portfolio, we decided to have a minimum of two characters. Costumes are a pretty big aspect in horror thrillers. Me and Isaac want to make sure that the costumes will match our characters. Based off my research, an antagonist will most likely wear dark colors or mysterious clothing that consists of scary masks, and a protagonist will wear what an everyday person will wear. So, after consideration, we came up with choosing the different types of roles based on our best abilities. Unfortunately, Isaac will not partake a role since he will. So I decided to include just only me and my cousin, Nabeel Asif, who will be partaking the role. We chose to only have just two characters because it could help create more of an isolated vibe that will show more focus on the two characters regarding dynamics and bond. We want the audience to feel that it is about two people in the film that are driving around a dark neighborhood that is eerie and suspenseful feelings for the audience.
Protagonist—Me (Sherjil)
I chose to be the protagonist for our film opening, and my name is Sherjil. My purpose for this film is to be represented as a character that will be the main part of the movie. The protagonist’s job in a horror-thriller is where I will drive the film’s story and uncover the mysteries of what is going on. I feel like I can represent these elements of being a protagonist, considering I had an experience of doing a similar film concept in different school project where I was the protagonist who was clueless and felled for the mysterious trap. . I will be an actor that will be the person who will be looking around the garage on what is going on and where to escape when danger is involved. Here is the costume I will most likely wear:
The way I designed my protagonist, I just stick with me just wearing an average “teen outfit.” In the film, it shows the character hanging out with friends before entering the garage, which was randomly opened.
Antagonist—Nabeel Asif
I ended up choosing my cousin to participate in the antagonist role because I feel that he matches a description of a person that will give you a mysterious or evil vibe. He also has experience of being an antagonist, which he helped me create my AP Psychology, which I assigned him to be a role of an evil scientist who did an experiment that negatively impacted a student’s brain. Considering his representation of his role, I was intrigued the way he fulfilled his role with a charismatic role that he was able to fit the description of the evil scientist, from the voice, body movements, and laughs that are defined as an evil doctor. So, I decided to give him a similar role where, instead of doing evil experiments, he was behind all of the deadly, isolated things in the haunted garage. Here is what he will wear in the film:
Here is an example of his role in my AP Psych Video:
At first, I will make him wear simple clothing to make the audience feel that he was just a regular character that was playing along with the protagonist. Then later, I will make him wear an evil doctor suit with a mask to give him more of that creepy evil look. We will make the protagonist more clueless of who is behind all of this.
Cameraman—Issac Gonzalez —
Based on Issac’s great knowledge of AICE Media Studies, I feel that he will fit more into being a cameraman. He will help capture the right camera angles or shots that will represent the film’s opening and mise-en-scène. He will provide a great technique of the filming process since he has experience making videos with a camera and knows how to take certain shots in a certain way. He will have a say in directing how we should be positioned for the film opening when conducting certain camera shots and angles, and he will also assist us by suggesting stronger shot choices that enhance suspense and make our opening look more professional. Considering, he is my partner for AICE travel & Tourism, I feel like me and him will have a great understanding of how to work together for our film process.
Reflection:
Well, finally, we came with a decision of what role each member will contribute. Assigning these roles was a hard task, and I looked upon who will match the character's description. To be an actor of a certain role, you should prevail the personality traits that will correspond the proper traits. After making our decisions as a committee, I am glad that we are getting the gears in to make this transformed into our film opening. For now, I will be signing off. We will meet next time, where I will discuss the planning of what props will be utilized to make our opening more successful.
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