FIRST DESIGNS

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

INSPIRATION
2 CHARACTERS (named by appearance)

My film will only have two main characters with no dialogue. Their actions will help describe their personalities by the way each one reacts to the same situation. In order for the interaction between them to work one character will lead whilst the other follows.

APE 1: timid, shy and not confident in dealing with humans. Is not adventures and tries to avoid trouble.

APE 2: Cheeky, is an oportunist and gets what he wants. He is adventurous and is not intimidated by humans.




I will humanize their appearance so that they dont look like ordinary apes. This should help facilitate in capturing a range of emotions. Since they are mute characters more emphasis will be made on postures. I want to capture apes natural postures, line of action and expressions and incorporated that into my characters for believeability.

The influence of tourists in Gibraltar is increasing concern for the Barbary apes as the constant feeding and attention is upsetting their natural niche. Apes have become less fearful of humans which encourages them to explore the lower areas of town in search for food leaving the safety of the upper rock.

For the locals they are a nausiance because they steal food and vandalise our bins. In my final film I wish to show the apes perspective and try to visually capture why they steal food. To gain sympathy from an audience it will have a tradgic ending where the friendship between two apes is broken because one of them will die. This tradgic end is caused by the intervention of tourists.