In order to make this character appear darker within my film, I made adjustments upon the characters injuries. By giving the character this look, it is clear to the audience what was the main cause of the character eye injuries. This idea could seem inappropriate or morbid, due to my film being an animation, the gore would not be realistic within my film. Although, the eye upon the stick is a small detail, the blood on the character could be covered with plasters, like the original therefore no detail could be shown. In order to keep my film rated 12, I must apply to the BBFC’s age certificate guidelines ‘there may be moderate violence but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context’.

Like my other character photo (left), this character may appear too visually inappropriate for a younger audience. Therefore according to the BBFC’S guidelines, this character could be used within the background of my film as it would then not linger upon any details. I personally like the overall aesthetic of the character as he looks very life like and represents the age range of my

audience well.This is an important feature within my production as this makes my character relatable towards the audience.

For this character, I wanted the aesthetic to represent the characters personality and his job role. I wanted the science teacher to have a mad scientist approach towards him, shown stereotypically within his look. This thus gives the audience an impression on the scientists personality as an unhinged individual.

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An adjustment I made within this character is his hair. I found that the original hair did not match the personality I wanted to represent and wanted my character to have messy features such as his hair and the necessary props for his job title and safety element, to display visually. This new look of hair can also foreshadow an accident or explosion linked with chemicals within the children science lesson, but also make the audience think if we can really trust all adults and assess situations.

By introducing a very dull colour scheme of black and white, this enhances the gothic aesthetic. Due to the characters gothic aesthetic, I feel that she would work well in playing the part of the protagonist as she is very shy and timid.

Therefore some may think that she is gullible. this makes the morals of the short film reliable and realistic in representing situations towards the audience. When making my characters I will ensure that I use a black white and purple colour scheme, limiting my use of colours to create a gothic and horror connection between my film and how this identify with the audience. After my feedback from my audience I have decided overall that a female protagonist would be well suited and has popular demand from my target audience.

I have designed a school uniform to set the scene of my animation and suit that characters within the location however, I find that my characters stand out more when in their own clothes as this represents their personality and individual characters stand out. Although I find the uniform affective within these characters as they are very gothic and contain a bland colour scheme.