For our thriller we would like our protagonist to be a very strange man, who has odd daily routines and other weird characteristics which make the spectator question whether he's trustworthy or going mentally insane. The character 'Patrick Bateman' is a perfect example of what we are aiming for.
Idea's
1) Patrick Bateman has a morning routine where he starts taking a shower and getting ready whilst there is a voice over of him explaining what he's doing. Once he peels off his facial mask he quotes: 'There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman. Some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me. Only an entity. Something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours, and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable, I simply am not there.'
The voice over works well because it has a psychological vibe to the spectator when watching it, as well as it makes you focus more on what he's saying and how it links to his actions. When he's taking off his facial mask it could symbolise his lose identity or humanity, I think this technique works well.2) Patrick Batemans character also cares a lot about how looks/dresses. Costume designer, Isis Mussenden, intended on Bateman loving all things superficial. By having the latest clothes, such a Valentino suits; and the best looking business card. This came across as strange in it's self. Also in one of his murder scenes he wears a raincoat, which protects his suit. But it adds to his materialistic character. This scene is also a good example of contrapuntal sound.
Murder scene wearing the raincoat
Overall, Patrick Bateman is who we would initially like to base one of our characters on. But by putting our own ideas in as well, we hopefully should come up with an iconic thriller character.
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