Character

Name: Martin Johnson

Aged:  28

Profession: Police Officer in London

History: Dad was a commander in the army. Both parents died in a car accident when he was 5, was raised by his Aunt. Left School at 17 and joined the Police academy. Joined the police force at 20 is now an assistant chief Constable. Got Married last year.

Hobbies: Takes part in the London marathon every year. Does boxing and combat sports. Travels a lot with his wife. Has a passion for American muscle cars.

Current situation: Lost his Aunt during the virus outbreak, travelled around Britain alone though, bumped into several groups of people. Has returned to childhood town in hope of finding his wife.

Character Profile - Lara Croft

Lara Croft is an iconic because she is a strong independent female competing in a male dominated role. We she her as strong, a completely badass and very good looking making her an instance role model for the female sex. This is added to by the fact she defeats the villains and comes out on top. Lara is almost a female version of James Bond, she is just as confident and has the same cool  and strong presence. She is fearless and determined while remaining calm and composed, showing her female dominance surrounded by male characters. They make the narrative and storyline very unpredictable because she's a closed off character. She is unpredictable, mysterious and has high barriers so we don't learn much about her in the opening but eventually they breakdown as the film goes on.

Character Profile - James Bond

James Bond is an iconic character because he represents the high class British male and appeal to women as well as being a role model for men. He is presented almost as a God and made to be perfect he's fit, charming, confident and a womaniser this makes him a role model and an idol for men. He is the hero in the story who always defeats the villain and gets the girl. His excellent physique mixed with his confident charm makes him desirable to women and therefore likable. The villain is always presented in a bad light making James seem better and means most people forget his out of line behaviour. The way Bond is always with an elegant, sophisticated and strong woman can make him seem even more Godly and of high status. They add excitement a humour to the narrative by being able to charm the audience and being confident means his cheeky one liners have more impact. We discover the first layer of James Bond in the beginning, he is always introduced first and shown in the thick of action, doing what we expect. It's not until later on that see the true depth of his character.

Character Profile - Jack Sparrow

I don't think characters are important for the first 2 minutes of a film. Many films characters aren't introduced until later on and the first thing many films will focus on is introducing a setting. However an audience likes to follow a character through the film and the earlier they are introduced the better connection and understanding the audience have. If characters are introduced it is the beginning its very important how they are presented, as the audiences' first impression can effect their opinion of the character for the rest of the film.

Jack Sparrow is such a iconic character because he is able to connect to the audience, the humour, charm and lack of sense in the characters actions make him enjoyable to watch. Jack is very much alone through the films so empathy is created with the audience. He is unusual and mysterious on screen and very likeable as the protagonist of  the films.  His sense of humour in dealing with tricky and dangerous situations makes him a likeable and admirable character but also how he is with other characters he is often betrayed by them and isolated that it creates sympathy. As the main character the audience can build a bond with Jack and understand the depth of his character compared with other characters in the films. He reacts differently to certain characters with the female ones there's a flirty relationship, most characters use Jack for their own personal gain as Jack has his own purpose and aim making the other characters seem like the villains in the story. We learn a lot of about the character from the start and instantly like him as he grabs our interest.

Character Task

For this task we had to create a character in depth, by thinking more about their story, background and behaviour.

 

 



Name: Roy Marshal

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Profession: Engineer, ex-pilot

Marital Status: Widow

 

Roy is a quite held back person, who prefers to listen rather than voice his opinion. He's not hot headed and doesn't get angry but, even though he's quite everyone listens when he talks and he takes control of the situation even if it's not his intention. He is a born leader with peoples' respect though he doesn't normally take charge. Roy didn't come from a rich background but is still well educated, with good grammar and vocabulary. They rarely swear and have a low pitched voice.

 

As a person they are very knowledgeable and experienced, their life has been a course of challenges  which they have overcome. They have had to deal with the passing of their wife which has left them unhappy and pessimistic. They have become quiet and feeling to toll of day to day living without their other half. Roy is beginning to lose his will to live and his grief is starting to consume him, his outlook on life changes. He shuts himself off from the world and is now untrusting of others though in the past he was selfless, generous and sensitive to others.

 

The character is very traditional and is not interested in the modern era. He listens to old records and read a newspaper. He is pleased by the simple things in life and is not obsessed with technology or social media. They played American football in school and loosely follow the sport. He was brought up as a Christian and has a strong tie to his religion. 

 

Their past is very complicated they finished school and went straight into the RAF to train as a pilot and learn skills as an engineer. After spending about 10 years serving his country Roy left the RAF. He sets up a garage and meets his wife, a childhood friend, in next 8 years he marries and buys a house before his wife dies in a car crash.

The house becomes his main hobby as he renovates it into their dream house, its old, large and in the country. He lives there alone apart from his German Shepard who is his only companion and best friend.