Character profile

As we have decided to change to horror, we decided to have only 1 main character so its all easy to understand for the audience and they will get to know the victim well.

We have looked into conventions of different characters in order to see what personality traits we can portray onto our victims.
Firstly, our main character is going to be called Annabelle. She will be of the age range of our target audience which is 15-25, this is because we want them to feel engaged throughout and keep the attention of them. 
We also thought that by having a young girl as the main character it will be appealing for both males and females to watch the film in the cinema. Another reason for having a female victim is that it is a convention of a horror film, it is easy for them to be portrayed as vulnerable and always being on edge. This is an important personality trait as it means when she jumps the audience in then will also be scared. This can build on the suspense in the trailer which is important.
As a group we decided that in the trailer we should make Annabelle a protagonist which means she herself will experience the horror of the anonymous figure at first hand. She has been awfully caught up in events that she could not help, which then lead on to show her personality as anxious and scared.
The female character Annabelle is at the heart of the entire plot, we get to see her change from a normal happy young adult and content person to a petrified and unsettled victim of an unknown figure that is stalking her new home. 
Annabelle faces the horror character by herself which isn't usually seen in most horrors. We made it so she is alone in the house where no one is able to come and save her. A typical convention would be a female character being saved, however, we thought it would be better to actually add a different twist and challenge usual conventions of a male hero. Annabelle manages to locate the source of horror that is on her home without the aid of a male, this shows annabelle to be a strong character.