Character + Location Analysis

Character Analysis

When choosing the characters we wanted to star in our trailer, we took various things into consideration. Firstly, the availability of the individuals. From our previous experience, like the AS level project which was to create a magazine front cover, we knew that people who couldn’t be relied on created more problems then they were worth. So, we wanted to cast people who could guarantee they’d always be around to help us with our trailer. Secondly, we wanted people who would fit the physical and indeed the personal portrayal of the character that would conventionally be in a fairytale. After researching various characters used in other trailers, we set our minds to actually casting the characters. We did encounter a few problems throughout this process. For example, one of the people we wanted to play a lead characters was never around to film so we had to quickly choose someone else who would fir the stereotype we were looking for. It didn’t prove to hard, overall, to find someone to play each of our characters. Most of the characters involved I this trailer, are indeed part of the group. This means that, not only are the always around, they’re also able to input their ideas in a physically.

Our cast list

To play the princesses: Ashley Finch
Charlotte Piper
Charlotte Meek
To play the prince:Matt Kaal

Each of the characters we picked to star in the trailer fitted the look we wanted for our trailer. The princesses all have individual looks and all have an individual acting style. They all contrast well with one another and all fit the conventions of princesses. The character we decided to use as the prince also fitted the conventions of a prince. Like many, he is tall and dark however some of the modern princesses like the one cast in Ella Enchanted appear to have longer hair than then one used in ours. I feel this is a good thing as its adds originality to our trailer.

The locations used in our trailer went through the same process as our character casting. We decided what we wanted each scene to portray then linked in the location. Since our trailer is a modern day fairytale it made sense to film most of it in school. This is because, not only is this where our main target audience spends most of their teenage years, it also adds a modern feel to a fairytale, we are avoiding filming in an old village./fairytale castle like many fairytales and adding individuality to our trailer.

Our location list

School Corridor
Outside of School Area
Common Room
Picnic Benches
Class Room


Most of our trailer was shot in school, this is because we want our target audience which is teenage girls to be able to relate to the narrative and we also wanted to give this trailer a modern edge. We feel that by using an original location which hasn’t been used in traditional fairytales adds a modernistic feel to this fairytale story. We used various locations in school including a Class room, the school corridors, the sixth form common room and indeed the picnic benches in the schoolyard. All these locations, not only represent the school environment but also add a modern edge to this trailer and like I’ve said make it easier for our target audience to link with the narrative. Finally, in order, to add a bit of variety to our trailer we decided to film a couple of scenes outside of school. We felt this added a different appeal to the trailer and originality.