2. The characters that will be included in our trailer are
the;
Final Girl - Nina
Wanderer - Amber
Pervert – Kian
Jock - Kian
Geek
Popular Girl - Amber
3. Final Girl
The final girl will be the girl to confront the villain who is
after her and her friends for some unknown reason.
We as a group have chosen this character to feature in
our trailer because in society and movies their are
popular girls in a group. So this allows our audience to
identify with them. Also the popular girl falls under
the repetition of slasher horrors.
4. The Wanderer
The wanderer in our trailer will also be featured in our
trailer because in slasher horror which we are making a
trailer for, a person obviously has to die. So to start off
the killing spree we could start with the wanderer. This
is also another repetition of slasher horrors.
5. The Jock/Pervert
The jock in our trailer will be combined with the pervert
because the jock gets girls and makes the girls who is
speaking to feel special and think they are the only
one. However this may not be the case. So tying this in
with the pervert, the pervert is a person who loves
females and will go to any extents to seek their
attention and sleep with them or use them.
6. The Popular Girl
The popular girl in our trailer will as well be included
because in most circles of friendships theirs that one
person who knows more people. So including this
character will be inevitable. Also the popular girl loves
to seek attention from the boys like the jocks and
pervert. This makes her feel superior and important.
7. The Geek
The geek will also be in our trailer this is because in our
trailer we wanted to establish a positive character that
would be seen in a positive light. Also in the trailer we
intend for the geek to come out of their shell.
8. Vladimir Propp’s Character Theory
A theory that could relate to characters is the propp’s theory. His theory
proposes that in a narrative there are eight different character types for
instance:
‘The villain (struggles against the hero)
The giver (prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object)
The (magical) helper (helps the hero in the quest)
The princess (person the hero marries, often sought for during the narrative)
The false hero (perceived as good character in beginning but emerges as evil)
The dispatcher (character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off)
The hero [AKA victim/seeker/paladin/winner, reacts to the donor, weds the
princess’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_theory_(media)
His theory basically breaks down every narrative of a movie and says what
characters consists within it. This is what hi theory proposes.
9. Overall
Overall the stock characters that I have
mentioned are the ones that I'll include in my
trailer. These characters are crucial in relating
with my audience because in a lot of
circumstances there are these people in
friendship groups. Also it helps the audience
to understand the trailer better by establishing
the characters.