Character Information: David Laverick

Laverick is the main character of our film, and below is some background information about him.

Name: David Joseph Laverick
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Personality: Laverick was also considered quite a reclusive person, occasionally being an outcast from the rest of society. However, he also did try to make the effort to socialize and be an iconic social icon. With the death of his wife Emma and his children, Laverick's personality changed dramatically, making him a complete outcast from society, never going out, unless it is to murder. Instead he resides within his workhouse, plotting murders.
Background: Laverick started off as an average working class person but he soon became a successful entrepreneur. He worked his way up to gain everything that he owned, including his mansion. Laverick first met his future wife, Emma, when he was doing his door-to-door sales. Emma stuck with Laverick as he worked his way up to be a successful business-man, both of them madly in love with each other. For quite a while, Laverick was at a good point in his life. He had lots of money, a large house and a loving family. This is all changed by once single event: the arson attack on Laverick Manor. The fire kills Emma and their two children, leaving Laverick beside himself with both guilt and mourning. Laverick then decides to find and take revenge upon the arsonists, in a brutal way, first by slicing their necks, and then by branding them with a symbol of fire.
Inspiration: Bruce Wayne (Batman). The character of Bruce Wayne is inspiration to us as he is a character who's life is changed dramatically through one dramatic event (the murder of his parents). This murder convinces Bruce to take revenge upon the low-life thugs of Gotham City. The motives of Bruce Wayne and Laverick are similar, as Laverick is also trying to take revenge on the thugs that turned his life upside down and killed his loved ones.

The image above is similar to that of our Branded film. This is because in the opening sequence, and, indeed, most of the film, you do not actually get to see who Laverick it or what he looks like. This creates a sense of mystery and enigma. This technique will particularly be used in the opening sequence of our film. We will show some aspects of David, like his fingernails, or the back of his head, but only certain areas of his body. This will add enigma and mystery to the character and will keep audience's interested, which is something which our audience research suggested that we should do.