Character Development

Characters Start Coming to Life

I decided to create a queer romantic comedy because I wish that was something I could've watched growing up. Representation is so important and I feel like many queer stories inaccurately represent the LGBTQ+ community. As someone who discovered such a big part of myself in my teenage years, I wish I had watched more stories where lesbians are just people who fall in love, the same way hetero couples do instead of a freak show created to please the male gaze. I am tired of cliche characters and stories filled with homophobic stereotypes. I will strive to make my story relatable and focus on the actual love story instead of making a big deal about it being queer. 

Jade

The main character in the film is a girl named Jade, whose main goal is to succeed academically and go to college to major in biochemical chemistry. She is a hard worker and keeps her life together, she is organized, responsible, mature, and resilient. She loves challenges and likes her healthy lifestyle. She is not overly social and prefers to focus on herself and managing her busy schedule. She is going through the beginning of her senior year in high school, stressed about college applications but ready to enter her adult life. She lives alone with her father since her mom left when she was a baby, her dad tried to be there for her as she grew up, but because of his demanding job and work trips, he was somewhat absent. She has always wanted to make him proud and show him she can succeed as much as he does. 

Here I am attaching a mood board I made to represent her, her personality, her hobbies and her vibe. 

Maia

Maia is Jade's love interest whom she will meet in the opening of the film. She is funny, extroverted, carefree, enthusiastic, and charismatic. She loves music, painting, cooking, and spending time outdoors. She does not worry too much about the future and she prefers to enjoy the present. She is the oldest daughter in a loving family with 4 kids. She has helped take care of and raise her little brothers and sisters and therefore is very protective of the people she loves. She is adventurous and silly and does not care what other people think about her. She is a junior in high school who has no set plans for her future but to have fun. I also made a mood board to encapture her essence as well:

I am excited to continue to develop a story for these two characters! I had a lot of fun creating their personalities and making the mood boards, I love the creative freedom this project offers. I might still tweak one thing or two about the characters as I finish developing their story but I am pretty happy with what I have going on so far.