The character I've chosen to compare is my main actress from the opening scene with the character Casey Becker from the opening scene in Scream. I chose this character to compare to because she is in the same sort of situation with the exception of a few pointers.
Similarities:
- Both characters are home alone with no one to witness the killer being present. (with the exception of Casey's boyfriend Stave who is tied up on her patio) The actress in my opening would have had a witness if her firend was still in the neighbourhood or nearby, and maybe after the titles or during the film her friend could say she found her or was told by the girl's mother when she came home.
- The two girls look very similar which was not intentional, Casey has short blonde hair and so does the actress in my film. They also wear the same kind of costume when my character takes her coat off, she appears to wear a cream cardigan, similar to Casey's which again was not intentional.
- They are both very vulnerable in this situation as they cannot call for anyone to come to their rescue, Casey being so far out of town and my actress not knowing she was in trouble. They also have a very Similar death where they both are known to be stabbed/slaughtered.
- They are both very similar in the terms of how the start of the film is set out, and is a tension building opening as it starts with a death/murder which will make the viewer intrigued by the storyline. They also start the film off as it would appear that they are both the killer's first victims and therefore a start to a series of murders.
Differences:
- A difference between the two characters is the accents they both have, one is clearly american and the other british. I think this makes a slight differtence in the story as houses in america seem so big and as if anyone could enter without anyone knowing, this makes a slight impact as the killer is entering the house through the front door by being invited in by the actress.
- In the opening of 'Scream' Casey knows that she is in trouble when the killer tells her what he intends to do, wheras the killer in my opening, does not let anything slip about her being murdered which changes both characters feelings of being home alone. Casey being frightened and my actress paranoid, but not scared to the point she almost calls the police.
I also chose to compare the hooded killer from my film opening to the killer in the film the 'Urban Legend'. The reason I chose this character to compare is because he is very similar to the killer in my film opening.
Similarities:
- Both characters are very similar, mainly because they both decide to stay hooded thoughout most of the film, this is so that they do not reveal themselves to outsiders or get noticed during their killings.
- They both kill their victims with handheld blades, not guns and their victims all know each other so they are all connected instead of the killer picking on random victims.
- They are both human and do not hold any immortal powers to isolate their victims, which shows that it is a real life sort of film and not a fiction-like super hero comic film.
Differences:
- The approach they have to their victims is slightly different, in the Urban Legend, he first appeared in the back of a womans car, in my film opening, he was known by his victim and used that as an oppotunity to kill her.
- Their weapons of choice are slightly different, in 'Urban Legend' the killer chooses an ax, which is not very discrete. This shows that he may enjoy watching his victims squirm before the actual kill whereas in my film, the killer went for a slightly sublte approach and used a knife which was can be easily hidden and in my opening shows him fitting it in his back pocket. This shows that this killer likes to use the element of surprise and leaving his victim completely shocked before they're slaughtered to death.
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