Character Plans

Victim 1
The first character seen in the trailer is the young woman Sylvia. She’s alone, walking home from a day in the park. She has taken the short cut home, through a dark alley. She is very vulnerable in her large impractical dress. She is scared. I imagined her to look similar to Christina Ricci’s character in Sleepy Hollow. She should look ghostly and innocent.

The murderer
The murder is very mysterious; he wears a cape and hat, and leaves a calling card of a hanged skeleton. He only murders women. He knows exactly what he is doing; they are not random killings. We hardly ever see him, for he is too fast and strategic, it is as though we experiencing everything from the detective’s point of view.

The detective
The detective is the main character. He is quite young but clever, and mature for his age. He is handsome. He is similar to the character Johnny Depp portrays in Sleepy Hollow. He is very much in love with his wife Elizabeth. He has been working on the case of the serial killings for a while and is very close to solving them. However, when the killer makes his next victim the detective’s wife, the detective looses his ability to be objective and becomes captivated by getting revenge. I hope the audience will be able to relate to him, and trust him to solve the case.

His Wife
Elizabeth is mid-twenties. She is optimistic and intellectual. I imagine her to be attractive with long dark hair. I think the audience will be shocked and upset when she is kidnapped.