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YOUTH MAGAZINE REVIEW

on May 01, 2018

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"What’s in a name? In a word – everything. OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But when it comes to screenwriting, how you choose and present your character names can have a significant impact on how well your screenplay is ultimately received by a professional reader" - Drew Yanno. Originally, we had the name Margret for the female protagonist. The reasoning for this was simple, the character was an old lady, and we all agreed this name would be suitable for an older woman. However, after doing further research into other short films and the significance of names, we decided to think about the possibility of changing Margret's name to one of more significance. Since the title of our short film is Youth, and the plot has been developed around the idea of a regeneration programme, with the two themes of rebirth and new beginnings being very prominent in our film, we decided to look a...

CHARACTER PROFILE - STEVE

Ethan Yandall Character Profile Name: Steve Age: 19/20 Gender: Male Why did we choose the name Steve? When choosing the name for Ethan's character, our main intention was to think of a very typical name for the type of persona we wanted Ethan's character to portray. We pictured Steve to be a bit of stereotypical builder from Belfast and we thought the name Steve captures this personality perfectly. Steve's Story Steve is not as caring as Mick, as his character isn't as keen on helping Dawn, he is hesitant about entering the room at first, and even after seeing Dawn's state he is still willing to leave her. He doesn't show much compassion or bravery and doesn't seem to interested about solving the mystery that is Dawn. He appears somewhat selfish at first, but as the plot deepens his more compassionate side can be seen. Steve is the one who first discovers the ear piece in Dawn's ear, but is hesitant to pul...

CHARACTER PROFILE - DAWN

FAR LEFT RIGHT Why did we choose the name Dawn? We wanted Dawn's name to reflect themes of our film, and I did a lot of research into names. We eventually went with the name Dawn as while it holds such a strong sense of new beginnings and awakening, which is the central theme to our film, it is still a name we felt suited a women of Dawn's age. Dawn's Story Dawn is the first character we see to be put through this new revitalisation programme in our film. At first, this is not apparent that this is whats happening, but this becomes clearer over time. When Mick and Steve enter the room, Dawn is in a trance, dressed as old woman and sipping from a teacup. It soon becomes clear that Dawn is in the body of a youthful young woman, and whilst she is sipping from a teacup, she is drinking milk, a symbol of youth. This throws of the viewer, and it is Mick that realises this woman is indeed Dawn in her younger days. We soo...

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