Characterisation
Characterisation
What is characterisation? Characterisation is where the film can
reveal the personality of a character involved (can be revealed
through direct or indirect characterisation).Direct - tells the
audience the personality of a characterIndirect shows the audience
things that can reveal the personality of the character, usually
through these five things: SpeechWhat does the say? How does the
character talk (eg high pitch voice)?ThoughtsWhat information can
be revealed through the characters thoughts? Effect on othersHow do
other characters feel when they're with them? How do other
characters behave? ActionsWhat does the character do? How do they
behave?LooksHow do they look? How do they dress?
Example ONE Se7en
This film is an example of Indirect characterisation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEq-4fua3lM
The opening sequence to this film explores characterisation in
an indirect way by slowly revealing some attributes of the
character in subtle ways by showing his actions. His actions (such
as the image of books and him writing) suggest to the audience that
this may be crucial part in the film. This is an effective way of
characterisation.
Example TWO Mean girls This is an example of both direct and
indirect
characterisationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o12xm3q38TAThis
scene in the movie Mean girls also has an effective way of
characterisation. It involves both indirect and direct
characterisation. The two characters are discussing the plastics
(which also reveals information about their character) whilst
camera shots are being shown of the plastics showing their physical
attributes.
Example THREE Mean girls openingAn example of indirect
characterisation This films opening sequence involves an example of
indirect characterisation. This means that as an audience we are
being told information about that character (such as her being home
schooled) which may be an important part of the film to come.
CLICK TO WATCHhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QTXzM3wPRw
Protagonists Sky Fall A protagonist is the main character in
films. In many films the protagonist is usually the known as the
good guy.Protagonists play and important role in all films and all
genres of films. They are usually established the beginning of
films through characterisation. Examples of protagonists in popular
movies are James Bond, Superman, Harry Potter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXdhA-Z3-o
Antagonists The
Goonieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1Gu5klAlo
An antagonist is commonly known as the bad guy in many movies.
In this opening sequence the antagonist is shown in one of the
first shots, to give the audience an understand of who is good and
who is bad. The antagonist is shown to be the bad guy immediately
through the mise-en-scene of the police station. The other
antagonists are also show through the indirect characterisation of
their actions, voices, looks and effect on others. Famous
antagonists include, the joker, Voldemort and Darth Vader .
Our films characterisation
The characterisation in our film is portrayed in a subtle and
indirect way. We chose to show it indirectly to create the sense of
mystery, as they do not know all of the information about what may
happen through the character however they are still getting the
connection through the character by knowing his setting (bedroom
and bathroom) and also his routine when he wakes up.
