Portfolio Project: Characters

The film centers around our main character (Peter), with his best friend (Mike). For the characters, we decided that we wanted to create very simplistic people that could be able to relate back to our target audience. As we have our basic idea for the movie, we have centered the characters around it:

Peter Moore: 

(17 years old, high school senior)

He is our main character. His high school years were filled with friends, fun, and the constant homework. But, he always had average grades, average classes, and average homework. This resulted on him having good grades, but not really standing out from other class mates. 

Like any other high school, Santa Fe High School provides college guidance throughout the four high school years. As an underachiever, he never really bothered to look for any kind of guidance. So, when there is a mandatory college night for all seniors, his doubts and regrets start: "I should have done this earlier" "Where do I start?" and most importantly "What do I even want to do?."  

Michael Pike:

(17 years old, high school senior)

He has been Peter's friend since freshmen year. He had a similar high school experience, fun, friends, homework. However, in difference from Peter, Michael has done track and field ever since 8th grade. Still being an underachiever and not that smart, but he really worked hard for his times. While in some occasions Peter and his friends were playing online, he was out in the track practicing. This work that he put in really showed, because by the end of his Junior year he ran a competition and because of his great times, he got a full scholarship offer at the University of Houston. Even though he still needs to keep working to maintain or better his grades and marks, in his mind, he is already set.

As a good friend, he saw the mental "breakdown" Peter was going through, so through his "wide experience"(or so he says) of college advice and finding your vocation, he decides to help him.