Meet Jordyn Diaz and Amelia Jackson

 Hello friends! For this blog post I will be introducing you to our lead character Jordyn and her best friend, Amelia. 

Jordyn Diaz is a 17 year old senior born April 4th, 2007. We decided she should be an Aries as this zodiac sign is known to be bold and full of life. 

We chose this name because we felt giving her a unisex name would make her stand out from the rest of her peers similar to how her personality and style does. My group and I felt added a little more detail to her character. We also decided to give her a MBTI personality type, that being ESFP (extroverted, sensing, feeling, and perceiving.) We used this tool because it is a simple way to develop a whole personality in a limited amount of time. This also helps to develop motivations for the character which can help the actors when it comes to making acting choices (i.e. how they move, how they say certain words, etc.)

 My group and I also aimed to loosely base this character on Kat Stratford from 10 Things I Hate About You in terms of aesthetics, as well as Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls [personality]. Kat Stratford

has the grungy, laid-back vibe we're looking for, but Lorelai's character is quite extroverted and values close friendships. To further develop the look of the character we decided to create a mood board as well as a playlist based off of what we think she may listen to [this was also so we know how to decorate the set that would be her room (i.e. what posters to include, decoration, etc.)] It is a collaborative playlist so that my group members and I can all work on building this part of the character.  Here it is! 

Jordyn's Mood Board

Jordyn's best friend, Amelia Jackson was born June 21, 2001 making her a Cancer, this zodiac sign is typically known for being loyal, sensitive, and intuitive. Fittingly, her personality type is INFJ, meaning introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging. Unlike Jordyn's name we didn't put too much thought into her name as we searched for random girl names and happened to stumble across the name Amelia. My group and I want to base her character off of Rory Gilmore from Gilmore Girls as well as Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. Both of these characters are very calm and value friendship at a very deep level which we thought was important for the character, being the protagonists best friend. For the development of this character we developed a mood board. 

Within these mood boards you'll notice a few key differences in color palette's and main features.  

Amelia's Mood Board