RESEARCH: CHARACTERS

 Rick, The Walking Dead. 

Rick from The Walking Dead is the main character in the TV show. This is how I want our main character to be in our short movie. He is a very assertive character. But like he is shown here in the first episode, he is confused and you can clearly see the reason that he was in hospital for in the first place before the virus broke out. This then gives the audience the idea that something is going wrong without actually knowing it yet, as you think 'why would he be allowed out of hospital early when he is not fully healed?'. Rick stays calm right through the whole TV show, and I believe that is the characteristic we want of our main character, to stay calm throughout our short movie. 

Rick is typically calm, smart, a good friend and father, but will often stubbornly cling to his personal strong moral code, which has resulted in numerous bad calls and extra stress within the group. Rick's greatest fault, perhaps, is his uncanny ability to place responsibility on himself and set for himself goals that are impossible to reach. This has, on various occasions, put Rick at ends with both Lori and Shane, and often weighs heavily on his mind. Despite his faults, his combat skill and general care for all members of the group have led him to be looked up to, and allowed him to take the leadership role within the group. http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Rick_Grimes_(TV_Series)

Brad Pitt's role as 'Gerry Lane' in World War Z

 

Gerry again is a strong character that has to take charge and become a leader within the situation he is in. Exactly what our main character needs to do, he steps up to the mark. This is one main characteristic our character needs. Also he becomes independent, which is exactly how our character is going to be as in the storyline he has no one. I want the character in our movie to take on the characteristic which Gerry uses well to his advantage. It brings his past into the movie, making him feel like he's in his element and that he really excels in the situation, due to his boring life before all of this happened. 

The film stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who must travel the world to find a way to stop a zombie pandemic. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z_(film)

Overall the research on characters has helped a lot, said have found a lot about how I want our character to be portrayed. I would like him to seem as though he is a strong and independent person within the situation, and that the situation has brought out the independence which he once didn't have. Although I want it to seem a shock at first, he could then come out of his shell and embrace his situation. However we would only do that if we got the chance to film a longer clip.