Hannah- main character- girl who lives in caravan. Is desperate for attention and love in an evil sense. The antagonist who seems controlling, dominating and terrifying to audiences and characters within film.
Father & mother- don't care about their daughter. Can't understand what they've done wrong and why she belonged to them. This is inspired from film The Ring (2002), where the mother doesn't love the antagonist, making her become a violent ghost girl.
Sam- main victim who stands up to Hannah. Is strong willed, brave and confident. Typical leading male role.
Peter, Sue and Helen- friends of Sam who are victims of Hannah and don't survive. Seem weak, vulnerable and innocent.
Sam's parents- naive and obnoxious to what he is up to or the traumas of reality. Typical convention of parents in horrors, or binary opposites where the parents do care.
Jim- Sam's younger brother. Innocent, wants to help his brother in every way he can but he isn't old enough. Innocent, naive and immature.
Above are a few ideas for specific characters I could use in my trailer. I was inspired by Vladimir Propp, who has a theory about specific characters in horror films. I decided to use or challenge these conventions. Ones I did use were the villain, the helper, the false hero, the dispatcher etc. I decided to use these characters, as they work well in horror films as they create binary oppositions, and make the film more interesting by having a variety of characterizations.
I wanted to have the main character which makes the horror film, as well as some victims to help the story seem more disturbing and effective. I wanted to include a protagonist in the trailer, so that there are tense moments throughout the trailer as well as character building. The parents are extra characters, which could be used for short clips of extreme close-ups to show fear or anxiousness, flashbacks or using them for vocal clips, such as heavy breathing or screams.
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