2. Character 1 – Joe (the
killer)
This is the main character of the short film.
He is referred to as Joe.
In the past section of the movie he is aged 17.
In the present section of the movie he is aged 20.
In the past he was participating in gang violence. His gang were often violent in contrast to the
other gangs. He kills character 2 but didn’t get arrested because there wasn’t enough evidence
In the present section of the movie we see him as a changed man. Who is wanting to get into
university.
From our research in social realism short films we learnt that main characters usually do have
problems with their life. For example Rhys and Aminul looked in ‘The Black Hole’ where the main
character was stressed out of working so much.
3. Character 2 – Robert (the
victim)
This character will only feature in the past
section of the film. This is character that Joe
will kill.
He is aged is 17 as well.
He is part of a rival gang in the local area.
The victim is killed as part of hate crime.
4. Character 3 – Girlfriend
This character will be the girlfriend of the
killer, Joe.
She is aware that he killed in the past.
Also, she is very cautious about the killer
rejoining gang violence. She wants Joe to
continue education.
5. Character 4 – Brother of the
victim.
This character is the sibling of character 2. He
is the victims brother.
He finds out that character 1 has killed his
brother in the present time after 3 or so years.
The police did not carry this case because
there was not enough evidence to arrest Joe.
He will stab Joe at the end of the movie.
6. Costumes
In the past section of the film all character are going to be
wearing track suits or brands such as Nike or Adidas since teens
are stereotypically always wearing these type of clothing.
In the present section of the film the killer (Joe) will wear more
casual clothing to show he is trying to mature. The girlfriend will
also be wearing casual clothing to imply that her and Joe are a
developed couple. The brother will still wear the clothing listed
above; his clothing should represent how teens are like thugs to
the audience.
We all watched ‘Soft’ and the teenagers wore track suits and
clearly it made menace to society and they looked like they
created a negative affect to society. So we thought we can reflect
this into our short film.
