Example of a character profile

From looking at the above video I have discovered that you need to think a lot about the tiny details of the character and the personality traits that they have throughout the film or in this case in a TV Drama 'Game Of Thrones'. Also even though one of my characters might not show their identity I will still show the personality of this person and also show personality traits, likes and dislikes etc. of Samantha as her identity is not hidden. This links to the Propp theory where typical characters need to be put into different categories:

• Hero - a character that seeks something
• Villain - who opposes or actively blocks the hero's quest
• Donor - who provides a object with magical properties
• Dispatcher - who sends the hero on his/her quest via a message
• False hero - who disrupts the hero's success by making false claims
• Helper - who aids the hero
• Princess - acts as the rewards for the hero and the object of the villains plot
• Her Father - who acts to reward the hero for his effort

In my trailer there will be a villain, however there won't be any clear evidence of a hero as this then effects the whole plot of the film and I want to show ambiguity and make the audience guess what might happen, so they then go and watch the whole film. As well as this, I need to understand exactly what my character wears, likes and dislikes and all of the other important features that they may portray but not show too much to the audience because all they are interested in is the narrative.

 http://www.slideshare.net/LauraaRobinson/propp-theory