Character Development

 Introducing Dr. Hank Shabata

In the film, Hank Shabata is a 48-year-old white male.

Dr. Hank Growing Up

As a little kid, he was anti-social and weird at school. He was very dedicated to his education even though he was naturally smart. He grew up low middle class so his parents were always busy trying to keep up. This led him to do bad things to get attention from his parents but over time became a habit for him later on. One example of things he did is torture little animals he found in his backyard and since his parents didn't have much time for him that led them to dismiss his psychotic behavior as normal kid activities.  Considering that he grew up low middle class and seeing his parents always working he knew he wanted to do something that would make him lots of money and became obsessed with the idea of becoming rich.  

As he became older he started working on developing his social skills to cover for his odd behaviors. he went to an all-boys private school where the teachers were rigorous and involved in the kid's life to keep up with their work. Since he still had an obsession with torturing animals but had an adult watching him at school most of the time he started making detailed plans so no one would catch him and he could keep his record clean. All this combined led him to be the mastermind he is. On the outside, he is just an average guy but in reality, it's quite the opposite.

Outside of high school all Hank desired was freedom. he wanted to leave his house which he eventually did. Went to a prestigious medical school earning the highest grade and graduating to become an official doctor. He saw there was a small clinic near where he lived and started working there. Since it was such a small clinic and needed lots of help, he saw it as an opportunity to take over it and become the highest rank. Since many patients were getting better and didn't need any more treatment the clinic started losing money. This led to him wanting more money than ever and finding that he could just use his patients to make money.

 

Creating Hank

Coming up with how to develop Hank in the introduction was not an easy process as there were so many connections we wanted to make to his character. Since it is a mystery genre we want to leave easter eggs that the audience can go back to after watching the movie and realize the answers were in front of them all along.

In the movie, Hank is first presented as a psychopath. This will be done by using mise-en-scene elements like low lighting, props, and editing to make the audience feel eerie and uncomfortable when in his physical or mental space. We will also show him having MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder) since he will act like a different person when with people and alone. This will be shown by the contrast of the dark space when he is inside and the bright outside showing that he is not a dark person on the outside. Not only that but Hank will also show signs of OCD throughout the movie having certain meanings for things, like the marbles, and keeping them organized.

So excited for you guys to meet Dr. Hank!