Characters In My Film

My film consists of only three characters: The woman: Donna, her husband: John, and The Villain.
I have decided to keep my cast small because this prevents errors whilst filming as less people will be likely to drop out. I have also used my parents as the cast, this is because they both have very few to no after-work commitments so they have no excuse to drop out of filming. This will also save money and make production a lot easier as I wont have to arrange for other people to meet at certain locations. My parents are available as and when I need then. Keeping my cast small also allows me to enhance on character development throughout the narrative as in short films you have very little time to tell characters tales. Telling an in depth story about two people is a lot better than just skimming over the stories of lots of people.

Donna: Donna is a 38 year old middle class Estate Agent who lives with her husband and enjoys a 'quiet life'. She is relatively superstitious and easily spooked. This will be shown at the beginning of the film where she thinks the noise at the window is someone knocking rather than just the wind blowing something into it or a bird. She also screams and shouts for her husband which shows her to be reliant on her husband and your 'stereotypical woman'.

John: John is your stereotypical 40 year old man who, like his wife, enjoys a 'quiet life'. He isn't superstitious and is the 'problem solver' in the house. This is shown by when Donna tells him someone is in the garden, he goes for the more realistic 'it was probably just the wind'. However, he is very caring towards his wife which is shown when he goes and 'takes a look for someone'. He also suggests she 'has an early night' which shows he is worried about her health and highlights the fact he doesn't believe anyone is out there.