Unfortunately again my family is out of town as well as my stabilizer not arriving yet so I haven't been able to do any more filming. So today I felt that I should expand on my characters and give them a better backstory so I can better implement them into my film.
Starting off with my protagonist, I decided he would be a detective with many emotional issues to add to the conflict of the film. First off, I felt it would add to the film if the protagonist recently went through a divorce. I feel this could add to his obsession with the case as he tries to get his mind off of his home life by obsessing over the case and putting his full focus on it. Next, I thought maybe I could add to his emotional problems by making him an alcoholic. I feel this goes hand and hand with his divorce and is used as a coping mechanism for his hardships. I feel it could add detail to the film as he battles his addiction, home life and the murder case all in the same film. I might try to hint at this in one of the ending scenes if I decided to go with this backstory which would set up the rest of the film.
Next the confidant. I feel it would make a much better film if the protagonist and confidant had a relationship that went way back such as childhood friends or something. He could be a key role in the protagonist overcoming all his emotional issues as well as making their dialogue roll more smoothly as they are already acquainted with each other.
Finally, the teenager whom I will call Jake. I don't feel I need to give him much of a backstory as he will be a victim in my film but thought it might help me decide how to execute the final scene. I decided he would be like any regular teenager who likes to party, hangout with friends as well as play sports. This would give the audience an idea that the killer is not choosy with his target and will leave them wondering what the killers true objective is adding to the mystery element of the film.
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