EVALUATION QUESTION 2

How does our film represent certain characters?

MAIN CHARACTERS There are four main character that feature in our storyline which have main

focus on the film Liam Smith Alec Dingle Diane Smith Nina Smith

LIAM SMITH Liam is from a middle class upbringing and grew up in a close family and was brought

up by his Mother after his Father died when he was a young child. However that has driven him to be the best person that he can be.

Liam was wearing a white T-Shirt which can contate the goodness in him as he was a hardworking for the charity that he was working for. This is shown as he tries to improve people lives by creating events that will raise money for a new community centre which will help the area that he lives in.

Liam as a character follows the sterotype of the victim as he is the typical good person that is hardworking and selfless in helping others. Which then leads him to be killed for no reason. Which can give the question to the audience on why is always the good characters that get the worst treatment.

LIAM SMITH – IN COMPARISION WITH CHARACTERS IN OTHER FILMS Liam character is very similar to Elise Rainier from the insidious series. Elise Rainier is a physic who is using her skill for good and trying to help people including a

family that are trying to diminish evil spirts. Which could be seen as similar to Liam who is a charity worker that is helping his community.

Also the ending for both characters are the same as they end up dead, which has the message that doing the right thing, ends up been in death.

The clothes that they wear can back up there personality and what they connate for example Liam wearing white shows that he got goodness and innonence. Then Elisie who wears a light blue colour can connate of trust and faith which shows that they are both very positive people.

ALEC DINGLE Alec Dingle is the killer in our film who kills rival charity worker Liam and will later kill

more. Alec has a working class background, as a child he was abaooned as a young child by

both of his parents which lead to Alec having to stay in a care home for all of his childhood.

Alec look is very distinctive as he wears a long trench coat which can add to the character the mysterious that can be shown.

Alec is typical sterotype of a murderer because he has firstly had a poor background with also been builled and is trying to do good by working for a charity but has a deeper story. But also stands out a bit as well as he is shown as murdering is the releasing of tenision and by doing his first murder this could encourage himself to do more.

ALEC DINGLE - IN COMPARISION WITH CHARACTERS IN OTHER FILMS Alec character is very similar to a charcter from M (1931) which is called Hans Beckert. This character is a murderer in the film and like Alec they have a very similar in the way they

dress. Also in characteristics they are very similar as in “M” Hans character wisthles everytime that he is going to murder. As Alec hums when he is going to murder.

The screenshots below show the two characters who look very similar with the trench style coat. This can show them to be hiding something with can show that they are mysterious. Also these style coats can imply that they are hiding something e.g. weapon.

DIANE SMITH Diane is the mother of Liam the victim Diane has a middle class background and had a very good upbringing with a close

family. This has followed as know she is a secondary school teacher. Diane is wearing black leggings and a jumper which can be shown a typical outfit for

a full time worker and mother. This is an easy outfit to wear which she will be always running errands, while also planning lessons.

Diane is a stereotypical victim mother as she is very distressed and distraught when she finds out the death of her son.

DIANE SMITH - IN COMPARISON WITH CHARACTERS IN OTHER FILMS Diane character is similar to Abigail Salmon from the 2009 film The Lovely Bones as

the stories of the two are very similar. The child of Abigail is murdered by there neighbour when she is young child. Which

relates to Diane as she has lost a child while he was younger. There are two screenshots of medium close ups of their reactions to the news. They

both show the stereotype reactions looking very distressed.

NINA SMITH Nina Smith is the sister of the victim Liam Nina has a middle class background like her brother Liam and also had the

heartbreak of losing her Dad when she was 2 years old. She is a very socialable and outgoing person like her brother and has her own

youtube channel where she vlogs about her day. Nina is dressed in the film wearing gym leggings and a jumper which is to show that

she like taking part in fitness classes. Nina is a stereotype of a typical sister in the crime horror genre as she is there as the

person who offers support and try to do what she can do for her mother.

NINA SMITH - IN COMPARISON WITH CHARACTERS IN OTHER FILMS Nina character is very similar to Margaret Hodgson from the 2016 film The

Conjuring 2 where she is playing the supporting character that help with her mother coping with the stress of the issues of her sister. This is very similar to our film as the sister role is very much the support for the parent. It also shows the character to be very strong when having to deal with this devastating news.

The two characters show how they are deep emotion about what is happening and having to deal with. Nina is shown caring for her mother after seeing the devesting news of her son murder.