Sunday, 23 February 2014

Jane and Michael= Jade and Mike

 (Source: http://marypopppins.wordpress.com/jane-and-michael-banks-the-characters/)
For Jane and Michael I simply gave them names that seemed more modern but were close to the originals.
Appearance wise I made them look less formal and more casual as these days there's less of a concern about looking proper. I've also aimed for a bit of a scruffy look to suggest a lack of care to them (also shown by the state of their room). At the start of the film they don't behave too well as they are always running off and have got through a series of nannies. I've exaggerated on this by making them close to nonviolent juvenile delinquents. Instead of running off to fetch a kite like in the film, they run off to steal from a kite stand. I've dressed them in a way to make them look a bit 'no good', Jade has a large coat for shop lifting.

There seems to be a very strong focus on kids behavior these days being down to the parents. I've tried expressing this by portraying Mr and Mrs.Stock as distant and almost unconcerned about their children. Mr.Stock for instance rather than disciplining the kids himself says he'll hire a nanny specifically to keep them under control but ends up hiring the first nanny he meets (who is actually a danger to the kids). Mrs. Stock meanwhile is too concerned about her protests to really care and even wants to keep a nanny who keeps losing the kids. This lack of attention towards the kids would these days be cause to the kids petty criminal behaviour.
They think magical things happen to them but instead they just get into Cherry's drug supply.

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