PLANNING: CHARACTER TYPES

 CHARACTER OF REBELLIOUS GIRL 

When planning the character of Susannah, I researched and looked at how women dressed in the 1960's, I looked at different styles of dressing some being more casual and some being more upper-class and posh. This will be used as inspiration for when our character arrives at the boarding school before she is forced to change into uniform and school attire. 

MATRON

A matron is a woman that is in charge of taking care of students at a boarding school or any other type of institution. She will take care of the medical and domestic side of things. Matrons were often shown in films in the 1960's/80's as they defined a stereotype at the time, they were often shown as rule-bound and regimented, non comforting figures. In our film we will have the matron as a recurring character who is in charge of the girls in the boarding house, however, is there something suspicious about the matron? 

We will aim to have an older actress to play the character of matron, dressing them in mostly white long dresses and a head piece to make it authentic. 

FATHER 

In the 1960's many upper - class men were very proper and dressed very formally, I looked at upper class men as my inspiration as the character of Susannah father is going to be portrayed as wealthy, the reason for him being able to afford to send her away to a posh luxury boarding school. Our character will wear a suit with a handkerchief and top hat. The character of her Father will be strict and firm, someone who cares about his family's image and how that may impact himself and his business more than anything. 

SCHOOL GIRLS 

For the school uniform my friends and I will wear our old school uniforms partnering them with knit jumpers to make them look older as well as adding high knee socks and ties this will make the school uniform look more strict and put together, showing they must behave and take orders.