After working through the locations that are positioned along the top of the moodboard I will now move down to the next layer, which start with the characters. We have chosen a number of characters to feature in our film, as the protagonists are a team of characters who are working together to defeat the antagonist. Each of the characters has a particular set of skills that help out with the overall mission, and it is only through their combined skills that they are able to win in the end. Sorry for the massive spoiler. This team concept works along the same lines as films such as The Avengers, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit, amongst others. These films depend greatly on having variety in character, and particularly in having the characters contrast.
The first of the characters on this moodboard is one that contrasts greatly with the others. This is Aussie Ricky (name in progress) who is the comic relief of the film. His role in the film is not necessarily to help the team out with their mission, but more to help the audience get through the film. He is the friend of Lucas Thorne and that is how he got onto the mission. His name Aussie Ricky comes from the fact that he is also Australian, which makes every comic character funnier. Everyone loves an Australian character in a film. We chose this picture for him, as he is an amusing character and therefore deserves an amusing picture.The picture adds that amusement to the moodboard and makes sure that the film won't come across as overly serious.
