The character I want to develop is a child around the age of seven whose name is Milo. I see this character as inquisitive, highly emotional and very in tune with his surroundings. Milo is extremely young however acts much older than he appears and this is illustrated though his interests. He enjoys vintage science fiction and horror movies as well as collecting any small antiques knick-knacks. He is soft spoken and can easily pick up on others emotions.
This character came from a combination of places one of them being my own personal life. One of them is Trent he is seven years old and a fantastic kid. I’ve known Trent since he was three years old and spent about 4 years picking him up from school and baby sitting him when his parents wanted a night out. Being the youngest child in my family and not having any younger relatives around me it was my first experience working with a kid. I found him fascinating the way in which he perceives the world and the way in which he expresses himself. I am very close with him and his family still and get a chance to see them semi regularly. Trent is also a very emotional, sensitive child. One instance that stands out in my mind was when he was 5 and there was this giant spider on the wall and when I saw it I freaked out because I HATE spiders, so I got a shoe and went to hit when Trent asked me what I was doing. I said that I was going to kill the spider and that was when he got really upset and started telling me not to killing and the reasons why. All his reasoning was correct and the facts that he wasn’t scared made me feel a little dumb. Watching him grow as a person is what made me want to do a younger character because I believe they have such a unique perspective on the world.
This is Trent:
Other inspirations for this character come from children in movies that I believe showcase the truly unique perspective that children can have.
Kids like:
Danny from The Shinning
Cole from The Sixth Sense
Norman from ParaNorman
Theses are also the kind of things I see the character of Milo collecting
And the kind of movies he would watch
Nice work, Katelyn. I especially like the visual inclusion of his likes and dislikes -- good use of the blog form. Looking forward to where you take Milo.
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