Character Development

Recently, we discussed detailed plans of our two main characters natures and how the would appear, and similarly, be represented on screen.

Ariadne...

• She is running from something and her appearance tries to reflect that. She looks slightly dishevelled.
• When she was younger read read a lot, mostly for the escape. Her favourite type were adventure novels because they fitted her personality.
• She is entirely mute and closed off from the world, introverted and protective of herself.
• She's not the kind of person who is that fused with music - words speak to her more.
• An interest in travel fulled her over active imagination as a child, and because of this, as a young adult, she loves to learn about other cultures and dreams of visiting them, an escape from her own dull life.
• Her clothing is functional and classic, nothing too glamorous and fancy and hardly anything that is intentionally in on trend. It's often in her nature to buy from charity shops.
• In many ways, she is a blank canvas in her appearance and particularly in the amount she can articulate. For this reason, it is very easy to make assumptions about her, yet often impossible to know if they are true.
• She adores words and sees them as more than just communication methods. To Ariadne, they are an art form, physical and tangible emotion.

Isaac...

• As the male protagonist, we want Isaac to stand out as an important character in our opening, yet also keep a sense of ambiguity surrounding him.
• He is quite an organised person, which is one of the reasons why he re-draws the map.
• He is pretty in check of his emotions, thinking about things logically without reacting on impulse unless he is really riled. In this sense, he is the complete antithesis of Ari.
• His appearance reflects his casual, collected composure that masks more of the enthusiasm within. He has slightly scruffy hair and wears jeans and converse, with a t-shirt and leather jacket.
• He has a rather laid back attitude when dealing with things, a trait that would often annoy Ariadne.
• A precise and practical person, more academic than creative, once again contrasting to our female protagonist.
• Since Isaac has known his female companion from a young age, he is very protective over her, one of the reasons why he searches for her and tries to offer her help.
• He can be very particular- a little bit of a neat freak.
• He gets easily anxious but he's very good at covering it up, as will be demonstrated in our two minute opening.
• Music also means a lot to him. It is to Isaac what words are to Ari.