Characters

 For our film, we wanted to make sure that our characters all had a purpose, so there aren't many. They don't have any speaking parts in the opening because we didn't think it would help the story in any way. We focused more on the characters' as individuals and how they represent different things in our opening and what would later be the film. 

The Detective 

This is the mood board we created for Detective J

In the beginning of our planning we were thinking of giving the role of the main protagonist to Amber, but because we decided she would die eventually, we made our protagonist someone who would be able to conclude the film and bring together every element of the opening. The Detective doesn't have a name, only being referred to as "Detective J" throughout the production. This is a very serious character, extremely devoted to his work and incredibly mysterious. He wears his work clothes all the time to keep the same persona of professionalism throughout. 

Amber

The name Amber came from our idea to have the tile of our film and introduction be an amber alert sound, so we took the name Amber to tie it into that. We wanted Amber to be a symbol of innocence and purity because the victims of these alerts are children. We wanted Amber to be a kind girl, only 15, who is known by the majority of the people in the area. This would mean her disappearance would have a greater impact on the community. 

Benjamin

Benjamin lives near Amber, so felt he needed to help when she went missing. He is new to the area, so doesn't know a lot of people, but Amber was kind to him, so he wanted to assist in the search. He is a lazy and rebellious guy, but has a strong sense of intuition, so he is quicker than others to pick up when something is going on. 

We thought about some characters more deeply than others because of the way we will be portraying them in the film. Their involvement in the opening will show why we developed them in these ways and why it mattered.