Character Profiles

Name: Kathryn Winfield

Age: 15

Hometown: London

Class: Upper class

Relationship status: Single

Current family: Mother, father

Other close relationships: None

School: St Bonaventure's

Dress style: Well groomed, sophisticated, organized

Religion: Catholic

Attitude towards Religion: Strong, strict

Hobbies: Horse riding, hunting, ballet

Favourite sports: Lacrosse, hockey

Favourite food: Salads

Sense of humour: It’s hard to make her laugh

Temper: Quite a high temper, especially when things don’t go how the usually go

Consideration for others: Doesn’t think much of anyone else of a lower class than herself as she was brought up this way

How other people see her: A bit stuck up, teachers pet

Opinion of herself: Thinks very highly of herself because she is well dressed and polite, brought up being told she is the best of the best at pretty much everything

Ambitions: Top grades, best job there is, makes lots of money (under a lot of pressure from her parents)

Most important thing to know about this character: She may be rich etc. but she is in fact very lonely

Will the audience like or dislike this character, and why?: At first they may decide to dislike her because of her background and the fact that she’s a posh stuck up girl, which is the stereotype for the “villain” in these types of films

Name: Jodie Smith

Age: 15

Hometown: London

Class: Working class

Relationship status: Single

Current family: Mother, father, 2 brothers, 2 sisters

Other close relationships: None

School: St Bonaventure's

Dress style: Casual, scruffy, laid-back

Religion: Catholic

Attitude towards religion: Relaxed

Hobbies: Drawing, playing the piano, writing

Favourite sports: None

Favourite food: Chocolate biscuits

Sense of humour: Easily entertained 

Temper: Quite a low temper, she tends to let things go and take the blame when things go wrong

Consideration for others: Respects others because she knows everyone has their own back story (as she has been through a lot and understands people easily)

How other people see her: She comes across as the “weird girl” to the popular kids because she has no friends, lots of people know about her strange/crazy family and how she doesn’t have much money – which shows through the clothes she wears, her uniform has many holes in

Opinion of him/herself: She thinks very low of herself because she has been treated like this her entire school life by others in her year

Ambitions: Just to get through school and get a decent job to be able to provide for her family at home

Most important thing to know about this character: Like Kathryn, she is very lonely

Will the audience like or dislike this character, and why?: They are more likely to become fond of Jodie than Kathryn because many teenagers can relate to the problems that she faces and therefore sympathise for her


Learning Comment:

In order to fit our two main characters into the opening sequence effectively, they must have at least one distinct similarity - in this case it's loneliness. However the use of binary opposites constantly throughout the opening sequence will be used effectively in order to highlight the contrast between the two protagonists and how their lifestyles differ. This allows the audience to distinguish between the two personalities and therefore keeps them more actively engaged when the two of them come together at the end of the sequence, whereby foreshadowing a friendship that was before considered unlikely by the audience. We will use a lot of codes and conventions and miss en scene to engage our target audience because as Kathryn comes from an upper class family, she can afford many more branded items such as a Mulberry handbag and Chanel perfume, whereas Jodie can only afford what her family buy her, such as body sprays and handed-down bags. This will be used a lot so that the  audience can get a feel for the types of characters they are and allows them to explore all the possible opportunities that would link them together later on in the narrative.