Character Profiles

Main characters

Dylan

Age: 16
General physical description: Medium height, curly brown hair
Hometown: London

Position in family: Only child
Family relationships: Good relationship with parents
Attitude toward school: Positive, good student, slightly scared at the pressure of starting a new one.
Hobbies: Reading, Army Cadets, Baking cakes
Dress style: Casual, fairly tidy as it's the first day at school and is nervous
Leader or follower: Follower
Positive personality trait: Laidback, Interested in English Language
Negative personality trait: Doesn't stand up for himself, Fairly physically weak
How other people see him: The new kid at school, Dark horse (Everyone is unsure)
Other traits, especially those to be brought out in story: Understanding/sympathetic
Most important thing to know about character: He's not your typical shy new kid, Will always be there for you when it matters
Favourite music: Retro 

The audience should connect with this character the most and feel sympathy for him as he will be portrayed as vulnerable. The story shows his empathy and ability to help and befriend others. 

Amy

Age: 16
General physical description:
Hometown: Birmingham

Attitude toward school: Doesn't try very hard but hard enough to not get kicked out
Hobbies: Smoking, Watching TOWIE and MIC
Dress style: Casual
Leader or follower: Follower
Positive personality trait: Gives people a chance if they look like they deserve one
Negative personality trait: Bitchy, Talks behind peoples backs
How other people see her: Carl's bitchy girlfriend, Only her friends know anything about her
Other traits, especially those to be brought out in story: Can be friendly, Is only mean when she believes people are mean to her.
Favourite music: Pop /OneDirection

Amy is the second character that people should connect with the most as she's the first person we see on screen that gives Dylan a chance and isn't particularly mean to him. This creates questions with the audience as she's firstly portrayed as a mean girl when she walks in with Carl and Luke. Amy is actually quite a kind person when she's being herself, as she secretly feels bad when Carl is rude to people.

Luke

Age: 16
General physical description:
Hometown: Birmingham

Attitude toward school: Pretends to be dumber than he is so doesn't achieve full potential to fit in with the laid-back attitude of his friends.
Hobbies: Smoking, Watching QI
Dress style: Casual but slightly messy
Leader or follower: Follower
Positive personality trait: Nice around people that aren't Carl, Supportive of his single mother, always avoids getting in trouble
Negative personality trait: Copies the bad behaviour of Carl, Doesn't understand his own flaws, Cocky
How other people see him: As Carl's sidekick / Best-friend, slimy cockroach
Favourite music: Jazz

Luke often feels like he owes Carl as they've been friends for a long time, so he tends to copy him to fit in with him. He and Amy have a fairly strong friendship as they hang out a lot with Carl. Luke wants to succeed in school but again, he feels like he has to act the way Carl does to still be friends with him.

Carl

Age: 16
General physical description:
Hometown: Birmingham

Attitude toward school: Doesn't really care, only goes because his father tells him to
Hobbies: Smoking, Finding people to make fun of, Jogging
Dress style: Casual but slightly messy
Leader or follower: Leader
Positive personality trait: Loving towards the people he cares about, Listens to his dad
Negative personality trait: Doesn't care about many people, Impulsive
Favourite music: Rap/Hip-Hop

Carl is the dominant member of the 3 friends and often puts people down, expecting Luke to follow his actions. He also expects Amy, his girlfriend, to go along with what he's saying but Amy questions him when he's rude to Dylan. Their dynamic changes as Amy becomes more up standing to Carl. He often says things without thinking and feels powerful from this.

By Natalie Lewis and Oliver Favell