A profile of the main character in my film - Luana Perdita

1. Character Profile
– Luana Perdita

2. Who is Luana Perdita?
Luana Perdita is the main character in my short
film revolving around social media obsession. As
an 18 year old teenager she still attends college
and is the pinnacle of popularity within her
school. She is intelligent, funny and charming all
of which combined to her having a large internet
following across a variety of social media sites
(including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
From these she receives constant likes, shares,
re-tweets and comments on her posts with
people saying how they love her, want to be her
and are so jealous of her life. However, this all
changes when she becomes obsessed with her
social media sites.

3. Basic facts about her
Name – Luana Perdita
Age – 18
Country of birth – England
Hometown – Chelmsford
Residence – Lives at home with parents
Occupation – Retail worker
Relationship – Yes, 1 year relationship with
boyfriend

4. Physical characteristics
Height – Average
Weight – Average
Race – British
Eye colour – Blue/Green
Hair colour – Black
Ethnicity – White
Distinguishing characteristics – Red tips on end
of hair

5. Personality and intellectual
characteristics
Intelligence – Very smart, usually near top of class in tests
Educational background – Very well educated
History of mental illness prior to the film? – No, her obsession
develops over the course of the film
Short term goals – To complete A-Levels and get into a ivory
league University
Long term goals – To become a political campaign’s social media
site manager
How does Luana believe that other characters perceive her? –
When she is mentally stable she knows that they look up to her
and as such it gives her confidence. However, when she become
obsessed and they distant themselves from her Luana believes
that they have turned against her and it destroys her confidence
Self confidence – Very high levels of self confidence and belief
until she develops her mental illness

6. Emotional characteristics
Introvert or extrovert? – Extrovert until her illness
develops at which point she becomes an extreme
introvert
Desires – To grow her internet following, nothing else
matters to her
What motivates Luana – New social media followers,
comments, likes or shares
What frightens her – That one day her following will
stop growing and she’ll be stuck not being able to
expand it anymore

7. Origin of the name
It should be noted that the name Luana and the
name Perdita both have different meanings
behind them. The first name Luana comes from
Hawaiian culture meaning to be happy and
content. I felt that this would suit the film as she
is content with her life, even if it is crumbling
around her. Her surname (Perdita) is the name of
one of William Shakespeare’s characters from
his play The Winters Tale and translates from
Latin to mean lost which I felt was fitting as
Luana becomes lost in her own phone.