Monday 26 November 2018

Character Portfolio.

Brian - The main protagonist of the film and the lead guitarist/vocalist in "The Racers". He lives in isolation, being a widow and having no close family, which is inferred by the positioning of photos in his house and then fully confirmed in his monologue to the irritating agent about his loneliness etc. He always dresses well and has a great difficulty with performing basic day to day activities, e.g struggling to walk and difficulty with eyesight. However his abilities as a guitarist are absolutely intact, and he is a fantastic frontman. He loves his bandmates dearly and is distraught when

George -  25 years of age. Tall and well built. Plays the Keys in the band, is an alpha male type character, that appeals to a lot of women and makes jokes to the other band members about their pulling technique, when closeups of his text conversations with women leave a lot to be desired, and shows how he is actually very poor with women.

Grant - Also 25 years old, also very tall but is very slender and feminine. Plays the Bass in the band, is very flamboyant and camp, for which he receives a lot of stick, mainly from George, as they're binary opposites. The dialogue won't contain any direct homophobic commentary, just some remarks about his appearance and the way he speaks.

Jackson - Plays the Drums of the band, is a very reserved character who cannot speak but understands all. Not only is it ironic that the loudest band member can't even speak, but he is a character that was inspired by the character who can only sign in the short film "....." from the given list of examples.

(These 3 band members go on the trip without Brian and are all reported missing presumed dead following the crash landing of their helicopter)

Mr Sharp - The abominable agent who goes to Brian (The Protagonist) whilst he is recovering from his heart attack. He goes to his house and informs the main character of his situation regarding future concerts etc and his record deal/possessions due to a technicality in his contract that makes him become in possession of everything he owns (house included) if he doesn't play them by himself, which he eventually comes to an agreement with Brian to make a compromise on the gig, without really showing a change of heart in the character. He's an evil and sinister man, whose life revolves around power, money and greed, sentimental items mean nothing to him, almost like a machine. At the climax, when the band reform, he storms out of the room aggressively and with great sourness, which is a really satisfying moment for the audience.

Some other unnamed extras do appear throughout the film, in order to fill out public locations, such as people attending the gigs as fans, people to occupy the pub the band are having discussions in. Some extras will be needed to come to the aid of Brian as he suffers a heart attack in public.

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