Influences for the Main Character - Main Task

The main character Peter in 'Nineteen Minutes' and our actor, Tom also reminded me of the character 'Charlie' from 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' and 'Oliver Tate' from 'Submarine' due to their character's having similar in vulnerability. Tom also came across as quite quiet and thus fitted the role perfectly. Not to say that he is the kind of person who would be bullied, he just had a sense of perhaps hiding things behind the surface as with the character 'Oliver' and 'Charlie' who also share traits which Peter (the main character of Nineteen Minutes'). In this way,  think this drew me to the character more since I love those films so much. 

Also, similarly both Charlie and Oliver have an interest in writing which also relates to Peter's character (despite his writing perhaps being more sinister and suicidal). In particular near the beginning of the 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' there is a scene of Charlie writing a letter just as Peter does. Also, Oliver's character in 'Submarine' is introduced though a tracking shot which reveals the interior of his room beforehand. This is similar to how we wanted our film opening to be. 

Charlie from the 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' was quite influential in creating Peter's character initially since the characters were very similar and both struggle from depression. 

Similarly, 'Oliver Tate' was an influence due to the character being portrayed as isolated due to the affects of bullying and perhaps not being perceived as 'normal' by other people the same age.