R+P Post 6: Our opening sequence's characters and how we plan to represent social groups

Our characters will be acting very naturally and mirroring how people would act in real documentaries. Examples of this mockumentary character archetype are Dave Sanderson from Parks and Recreation, and Viago and Stu from What We Do In The Shadows. This is often conveyed by the character looking into the camera a lot, or stuttering on their words/not speaking very much, as well as fumbling with the clip on microphone.
 

Dave from Parks and Recreation

Viago from What We Do In The Shadows.

 

Clip from What We Do In The Shadows, where Stu (in the stripy top)

teaches the vampires about technology.

Clip from What We Do In The Shadows where Viago tries to suck the blood of his victim.

Auntie Angela from Outnumbered.

1. Toby - Protagonist // invisible boy who is very socially awkward because he has been home-schooled his whole life. His character is conventional to the comedy and mockumentary genre, because he is a very extreme character, and also very awkward in front of the cameras.
2. Joyce - Toby's mum // an ex-pilates instructor, who is a single, independent mother of two. She favourites Toby because he is a special child compared to Kenny. She is conventional of comedy films because she is such an outrageous character. She also follows the trope of the over-involved 'cool' mum in famous comedy films such as Regina George's mum in Mean Girls, or the edgy relative, like Auntie Angela in Outnumbered.
   

   

   Regina George's mum from Mean Girls.

3. Kenny - Toby's identical twin // he is not invisible, and is very odd, but normal compared to the rest of his family. He doesn't have much involvement other than the fact that he is Toby's twin, and the least favourite of Joyce's sons. His role is to be the character that the other character's don't really cares much about, similar to Big Keith in The Office.
4. Tony - Joyce's ex-husband/Kenny and Toby's dad // he is now married to a 20-year-old. He has moved on with his life and Joyce is "over him". He is only mentioned in the opening sequence, and does not actually appear.

Big Kieth's appraisal from The Office.