Character profile updated for the short film 'Jade'

1. Character Profile:
Jade: Jade isa 17 yearoldgirl who livesathome withhermumand Olly herbrother.Jade ishiding
the secretfrom herfamilyandfriendsthatshe’salesbian,butshe finallybuildsupthe courage to
tell hermum.How will herfamilytake itastheycurrentlybelievethatshe’satypical teenagergirl
wholovesdressingupandwearingmake-up?Applyingtomycharactersto the theoryof Erving
Goffman’stheory,Jade wouldbe seenasthe protagonistalsoknownasthe leadingcharacteras
throughoutthe shortfilmthe narrative baseduponher.
Olly:Millie isa 17 yearold boy wholives athome withhermum andhis twinsisterJade.Olly isa
confidentandpopularstudentwhosocialiseswellwithhis friendsatuniversitybut strugglestocope
withthe distance betweenhimandhis girlfriend.Willthe distance betweenhimandhisgirlfriend
become toomuch alongwiththe eventshappeningathome? AlthoughOlly doesplay avital role in
the storyline,the narrative isn’tbasedaroundhimandtherefore Olly wouldbe seenasthe
‘deuteragonist’alsoknownasthe secondarycharacter.
Carol: Carol is a single mumof hertwins,Jade andOlly.Carol isan Englishteacherat the same
school herchildrenattendto.She ishappilysingle,butnobodyquite understandswhyshe herlast
relationshipendedandwhyshe refusestohave anotherone.WhatdoesherlettertoJade reveal
and howwill itaffectthe restJade’slive? AccordingtoErvingGoffman’stheory,Carol isalsoseenas
the ‘deuteragonist’(secondarycharacter),althoughCarol isonlyseeninone scene of the shortfilm,
she still playsamajor role inthe narrative.
Cara: Cara is a 17 year oldgirl whohas revealedtofamilyandfriendsthatshe’salesbian,butwhat
people don’tknowisthatJade and Cara have beensecretlydatingforthe pastfew months.
However,Carano longerwantstokeepita secretandrevealstoJade that she cannot continue and
will endtheirrelationshipunlessJade canbuilduptocourage to reveal herbigsecret.Cara is also
seenasthe ‘deuteragonist’characterinthe eyesof ErvingGoffman’stheory,Caraisseenina few
scenesbutplaysa major role inthe reasonto whyJade writesthe lettertohermum revealingher
secretand therefore isseenasthe secondarycharacter.
Head teacher: The headteacheris onlyseeninone scene inthe shortfilm, andhe isthe personwho
has to reveal toJade and Olly thathermum has diedina car crash. Due to the headteacherplaying
a small role,he isseenas the ‘bitplayer’inErvingGoffman’stheory.He isseenasthe ‘bitplayer’
due the minorrole inthe narrative andthe backgroundof the character isn’trevealedtothe
audience andtherefore have averybasicknowledge of him.