Claudia has an imaginary boyfriend, Quentin, who is long suffering and a constant disappointment to her. They don’t live together but he visits regularly and they talk on the telephone if he can’t get in to see her. As he is part of her imagination his appearance changes to suit her mood. Sometimes he will be a David Beckham looking guy, whilst in another scene he will appear as a Pete Docherty type, Daniel Craig type or a Hollyoaks Babe. If she is having a bad day he will morph into an uncouth couch potato chav with all that brings with it.
He is as into the horror film genre as she and into role-playing to suit her whims and moods.
Claudia has a paranoid suspicion that he is constantly having affairs behind her back and keeps him firmly under her thumb, sometimes restraining him or keeping him prisoner in one of the rooms.
My Chosen Key Word
I chose 'Red rave' as my key word to inspire me for my creation of Quentin. I found images of raves with red lighting and they looked very chaotic, out of control, overwhelming, claustrophobic and energised. The rich red colours of the raves immediately made me think of blood, pain and torture, but lead me to think of blood thirsty vampires. I think it would work if he was a vampire because Claudia got scratched in the eye and made blind by a werewolf and in many horror films the werewolves and vampires fight against each other, suggesting that Claudia wants her imagery boyfriend to protect her and possibly get revenge on the werewolf society. The chaotic and out of control energy reflects how Claudia wants to control Quentin and how he is always on edge as he doesn't know what Claudia's emotions will be and what she will turn him into. I think the strobe lights of a rave could represent how quickly Claudia could change his appearance, just like how you can see someone in one flash but by the next they could be gone or in a different position. I also think a red rave could reflect his love for dark and shocking horror films and how you can lose your imagination in the film, just like you can lose your sense of reality or control in a rave.
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