Character Development:

The Killer:

Our film contains three main characters: the detectives and the killer. It’s vital that these characters have depth not just in their appearance but also emotionally. Our goal is to develop the characters without even having them say a word. 

Most importantly, for our killer, whose appearance is mysterious but whose actions and clues aren’t, it’s crucial for us to show the audience the killer’s mindset, goals, and motivation behind all of his killings without telling them straight up. 

Every picture, every note, every clue means something to the killer, and that’s why he leaves the messages behind. It’s not to play with the detectives but to show them instead why he’s doing this damage.

Detectives:

As for the detectives, it’s important for us for each of them to have their own distinct personality, and it’s not going to be like a master and apprentice type relationship between them because how many times have we seen that?

 It’s more of two people who don’t really know a lot about each other but get tasked with finding out who this killer is, and by doing that, it rips them both apart. Their relationship isn’t friendly, and the killer definitely affects their teamwork and how they go about finding him. 

We want to develop these characters based on their actions in taking on this killer, and that’s also how we will show the distinct nature of these guys’ personalities.