Monday, February 25, 2008

Basic Information

Name: Andrew Share
Age: 16
Nationality: British Mix Asian
Hometown: Crawley
Current Residence: Three Bridges
Occupation: Student
Siblings (describe relationship):
Spouse (describe relationship):
Children (describe relationship):
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Relationship skills: Very Friendly and considerate person
Physical Characteristics: Extremely active and enjoys sport
Height: 5’6
Weight: 9st
Race: Sikh
Skin colour: Toned yellow brown
Shape of Face: round
Distinguishing features: Bulky Features
Habits: Tends to smoke when socializing with friends
Health: good
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): Cheeky but emotional
Greatest flaw: At job interviews
Best quality: Always giving 100%
Which character from a thriller film is your character most likened to? He usually tends to hide anything that threatens him, he likes to solve his own problems but this can lead to continuous failure.

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
Educational Background: Tries to keep himself mentally strong and focus
Intelligence Level: above average but never makes the most of his intelligence
Any Mental Illnesses? Depression
Character's short-term goals in life: To succeed every task properly
Character's long-term goals in life: To fulfil his dream as a rapper and to become rich
How self-confident is the character? Can be confidant but tends to be shy
What would most embarrass this character? People finding out anything, which is quite personal to him

How the Character is involved in the Story
Character's role in the thriller (Protagonist/antagonist etc.): Protagonist trying to fight his own fears
Scene where character first appears: In the park with his girlfriend, walking and chatting away.
Relationships with other characters:
1. Character's Name: Girlfriend – Deeply in love with his girlfriend and cares so much for her. But because he hasn’t had no one that cares for him back he tends to have an extremely over protective with her which leads him having depression and worried that she might leave him.
2. Character's Name: Brother - Tends to be slightly frightened from him because of his brother past history. Brother will not tolerate anyone messing with his family and will do anything to take revenge. Very Stubborn character and single minded.
How character is different at the end of the film from when the film began: He starts off him being very caring and seem to be a decent guy as the story leads it begins to show a very over protective and ignorant side of him. He then becomes confused as he is drawn into his brothers words and falling to do the wrong thing, as he is scared of losing his girlfriend.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Protagonist & Antagonist

Protagonist & Antagonist

Protagonist

Name: Neve Campbell
Character Film Name: Sidney Prescott
Film: Scream
Director: Wes Craven
Occupation: Student


As being another sweet innocent student girl just doing what any other teenager would, getting mixed up in relationships and chilling out with friend. Neve Campbell who plays Sidney ends up in a situation where even the person she most trusted could potentially be a killer. A very exciting thriller which I believe plays with the viewers emotions with not knowing who really the killer is till right at the end of the film, obviously very typical. But saying this, the ending did give a bit of a surprise and was certainly unexpected.


Name:Shia LaBeouf
Character Film Name: Sam Witwicky
Film: Transformers
Director: Michael Bay
Occupation: Student



This film is based by two major robotic clan clashes; it’s the fight between the heroic Autobots and the Evil Decepticons. High-school student Sam Witwicky (Who you could say plays the part as a nerdy character) buys his first car, who is actually the Autobot Bumblebee. Bumblebee defends Sam and his girlfriend Mikaela Banes from the Decepticon Barricade, before the other Autobots arrive on Earth. They are searching for the Allspark, and the war on Earth heats up as the Decepticons attack a United States military base in Qatar. Personal opinion - A good film to watch with action pack of adventure.





Name: Sylvester Stallone
Character Film Name: Rocky Balboa
Film: Rocky Balboa
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Occupation: Boxer




As Rocky Balboa is heading for retirement, he heads to the ring one more time. He is now struggling in term to what to do in his life after his retirement of boxing. Knowing the fighter is much stronger, faster, and a lot fitter and 30 years younger, Rocky still never lack ambition and still proves even him to be the ultimate fighter in the ring. Out of the ring Rocky’s life isn’t at the greatest of times either. Unfortunately his wife has just past away that just leave him with his son, with a relationship not as strong as a normal father and son. Rocky believes going in the ring the last time could change things around which ends up to be a historic boxing match.




Antagonist




Name: Al Pacino
Character Film Name: Tony Montana
Film: Scarface
Director: Brian De Palma
Occupation: Drug Dealer









One of the all time greats when it comes to Thriller, from the saying Rags to Rich this guy especially made his way to the top from the bottom. In the spring of 1980 the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. With a great deal of inner belief and ambition to achieve whatever it takes, even the cause of death of his own friend. Wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana but the world will remember him by another name... Scarface.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

What is…Thriller?

Thriller has become one of the most extreme genres within the movie industry, having one of the most devastating and traumatic effects it on its audience. It plays with the audiences mind but also with its emotions with main intentions to initiate great amount of nerve wracking-tension, high levels of uncertainty and ultra heightened prospects. Like action movies Thrillers are also fast paced having a great deal of intense excitement and making the viewers extremely dedicated into watching, so intense it makes the viewers really dig into the situation almost like putting themselves into the characters position to get a great feel for the movie.

The type’s characters you’ll find in a Thriller are twisted minded criminals or terrorists, or even a romantic triangle which goes terribly wrong and leads to murder. In most cases in Thrillers death is one of the main aspects were you often see either being brutalised or getting killed. Most soundings in Thriller are very similar to Horror films, were your likely to start of with a very slow paced soundtrack making the watcher realising that something is going to happen and while the soundtrack begins to build up and becomes faster and faster so does the viewers heart rate.

A good example of a Thriller based movie is “Psycho (1960)”, the film is based in a motel where you have a deeply depressed son who has had an awkward upbringing by his mum who has passed away. By still having her skeleton and clothing within a basement, he tends to believe that she is still alive and hears her voice. In this film you have a twisted and very complex understanding to the film which then reveals itself towards the endings, which is very common.

The main point of a Thriller is to keeps the viewer’s attention throughout the whole film and really making it an experience rather then watching a TV programme. As most top directors do is to keep an unexpected ending and not making the film so predict full.