Evaluation Question 2

As a group we decided that we wanted the two main characters (the two murderers) to be teenagers. We also decided it would be more realistic and a better decision if they were male as opposed to female. We originally felt that they would be lower class, hard up criminals, who lived in the council estate areas in busy east London  We got this idea from films such as 'Kidulthood' 'Adulthood' 'Shank' and 'Attack The Block'. We planned for them to be stereo typical chavs who went around causing trouble and commiting crimes, wearing track suits trainers and baseball caps.
However we later decided that due to the murder taking place within a forest it would be more likely they live in a small remote town compared to the busy city of east London. This then influenced our other decisions. We decided that instead of the originally planned lower class status,  we believed it would be more believable and better suited for them if they were from a working class status. We then had to find a way in whcih we could show this in our project. So we decided it would be more appropriate if they were wearing jeans and other clothes that represent the middle class instead of the hoodie and joggers attire  By making the two murders working class, it makes the story more interesting. These teenagers had not previously committed a crime, never previously been involved with crime. This was just an accident that wasn't meant to happen, a plan that went horribly wrong for all involved. We as a group believed that this would be far more unexpected and would help keep the audience on the edge and keep them watching to find out more and waiting for anymore twists in the plot which make take place.Inspiration for this new characters came from UK drama and comedy shows such as 'Misfits' 'Skins' and 'The Inbetweeners'. By having middle class mureders, it also now linked nicely with the boy who is murdered. He is clearly a geeky middle class boy who would more likely be found in a small town rather than in the big city of lower class London.