character profiles by simisola adeyemi

1. CHARACTER PROFILE

2. Actor: Mustafa Omar
Character Name: Chris
Character Age: 23
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Height: 6’1”
Mustafa Omar is an 18
year old student. He
studies at Westminster
Kingsway College and
he’s an aspiring actor.
How Did We Create Him?:
Chris was crafted from the narrative. After creating the narrative and
discovering where it was heading, we had to create the character, we were
unable to express any life experiences into Chris' character as none of us have
experienced any similar things. We did however do narrative research in which
we analysed newspaper articles reporting of similar instances (all can be found
on our blogs) and used this information and several components of each
criminal (in the articles) to create a character we felt suitable, a character
worthy of appearing in our product. The most standout article was the one in
which the criminal murdered his prostitute and ate her. We didn’t replicate this
as we felt it was too grim for our product but it told us the lengths people will
go too during obsession and gave us the opportunity to open our minds to what
kind of actions Chris could commit.
His Character:
Chris is a twenty-something year old man who presents himself as normal,
dresses nice and, around his family, he acts polite and with manners, the way
he was taught. He then suffers a devastating blow – his girlfriend dies in a
terrible accident. Grief-stricken and inconsolable, he becomes extremely
depressed and a massive introvert and feels as if he will never recover. He
turns to drink, quits work and completely finds himself in an abyss. Upon trying
to turn his life around, he meets Candice – and she looks exactly like his
recently dead beloved. Suddenly, he perks up, he starts to fall in love with
Candice, who he knows will eventually drain his bank account. But soon
enough falling in love turns into an addiction, Chris becomes dangerous,
putting himself and Candice at risk. He soon becomes violent and possessive,
Candice can’t be with anyone else and he will make sure of that.

3. Actress: Martyna Sliuzaite
Character Name: Candice
Age: 21
Hair Colour: Dirty Blonde
Eye Colour: Blue
Height: 5’ 7”
Martyna Sliuzaite is an 18 year old
student at Westminster Kingsway
College. She is also a Media Studies
student
How Did We Create Her?: We created Candice from
Chris’ character , without Chris, Candice would never have
been crafted. She had to fit into the narrative feasibly,
hence why she is made to look like his recently deceased
girlfriend. Her character was developed, similarly to
Chris’, from newspaper research where upon we
discovered the nature of prostitution and the risks it poses
in order to portray it in my trailer.
Her Character: Candice is, like Chris, a twenty-something
year old woman, who, outside of her profession, would act
in a civil manner and is always presented nicely. Entering
prostitution out of desperation, she fell destitute at 19
during her University studies and saw only one way out.
Upon meeting Chris, who would eventually become a
regular customer, she saw a stable income, something she
would pursue. She never thought Chris would become as
obsessive as he did. Candice will be presented as a opium
that will plunge Chris further in a depressive state.