Character Development

 The character I chose to develop throughout my narrative, is the father. We see his behavior and relationship with his daughter change for the worst through flashbacks and memories. By developing his personality, viewers understand the gravity of the situation and the toll that his wife's passing has taken on him. 

A character development usually starts negative, and grows into something positive, but because of my plot having these aggressive and sad components, I am using the usual character development backwards. The character development will help me get the backstory across, and will bring viewers up to speed on the upcoming scenes. My character development will mostly take place in the first 45 seconds of my opening. 

I will have the credits with the photos of the old memories rolling, and in the photos the father will be included. This will highlight his old tone of happiness, and love. Which will contrast with the following scene, of his fight with his daughter, showing he has developed into a cold and distant father. 

The way the father will represent his happiness in the phots of the old memories is by being really close with the family, but especially with the mother. He will be smiling, and laughing in the pictures, all while looking intensely at his beloved wife and daughter. In some photos, he will look proud, and full of care for his family's lives. The father will also look healthy and in good shape in these photos.

On the other hand, to portray his character development in the following scenes the father will look tired, and unhappy. He will seem to be unhealthy, unstable, and miserable. Craving for alcohol, and full of tiredness. Unlike the photos, I also have the component of a script to present his character development. The script I talked about in my last blog evidently shows his changed feelings for his daughter, and his tone while speaking to her. His word choice is important, it sticks and stings. 

(Representation of the fathers development, the start is his high point, he is happy. He fluctuates and goes downhill when his wife passes. That is when his depression and addiction begin.)

By incorporating all of this, I can show the fathers character development physically, and emotionally. Without this development, the plot wouldn't be able to connect, and bring the curse upon the daughter. The fathers character development is the most important because although he is not the main character, he is the antagonist. His character takes and gives from the protagonist, which builds up the main character (daughter).