The characters in our film noir are:
Sheldon Rex – The journalist and protagonist of the film. Rex is similar to many of the private detective characters of classic film noir films. He is a hard working loner who gets dragged into a world of shady corruption, violence and crime whilst trying to get to the bottom of a case. We decided to choose the name Sheldon Rex as Rex is an old sounding surname which fits into the 1950’s setting of the film. We also chose the name Rex as it stands out making this character seem more important than the rest as he is the main character of the film as well as the fact that Rex sounds like a powerful name and Rex is meant to be a powerful character.
Reece Freeman – The second main character in our film is Reece Freeman. Freeman is the corrupt politician and the antagonist of the film. Freeman is running for Governor of New York (where the film is set) and is involved in a drug deal which Rex is told to investigate. We chose the name Freeman as at the end of the movie he is the only character to escape any form of comeuppance so and therefore walks away a free man making the name a play on words as well as a clever foreshadowing of the ending.
Sheldon Rex – The journalist and protagonist of the film. Rex is similar to many of the private detective characters of classic film noir films. He is a hard working loner who gets dragged into a world of shady corruption, violence and crime whilst trying to get to the bottom of a case. We decided to choose the name Sheldon Rex as Rex is an old sounding surname which fits into the 1950’s setting of the film. We also chose the name Rex as it stands out making this character seem more important than the rest as he is the main character of the film as well as the fact that Rex sounds like a powerful name and Rex is meant to be a powerful character.
Reece Freeman – The second main character in our film is Reece Freeman. Freeman is the corrupt politician and the antagonist of the film. Freeman is running for Governor of New York (where the film is set) and is involved in a drug deal which Rex is told to investigate. We chose the name Freeman as at the end of the movie he is the only character to escape any form of comeuppance so and therefore walks away a free man making the name a play on words as well as a clever foreshadowing of the ending.
Sylvia Freeman – Sylvia is Reece’s wife and the femme fatale
of the film. She seduces Rex in an attempt to murder him yet before she gets
the opportunity Reece catches them together and believes she is going against
him. It is unclear at the end if Sylvia is killed as to the leave the ending up
to the viewer’s imagination. We chose the name Sylvia as it was a popular first
name during the time period in which our film is set and therefore fits well
with the film.
John Barnacles – Barnacles is the final speaking character
in the film and is Rex’s boss. Barnacles only appears in one scene and is the
one who sets Rex his task of watching Freeman. More scenes featuring Barnacles
were written but were cut from the final film for time.
We decided to cast our actors after writing the script as we
wanted to choose actors who best suited the personality of the character and
could therefore bring a greater element of realism to the film.
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