Fiction Adaptation: Characters and Setting

Since I have come up with a story concept for my idea, I will now mention any possible thoughts I have in regards to the characters and setting. As well as talk a bit more about the style I want to put across.

Who is my Main Character?

Their will only be one main character in my story. There might be another one but i'm unsure whether I want another actor at this point. There will also be a narrator

Main Actor: The Grandson

A young man in his early 20's will portray the grandson.

Age: He is in his early-mid 20's. Presumably he is living at home as he is searching through his families basement.
I've decided to make the character this age to show how he is still learning about his grandfather and is curious to find out more about his life as a soldier. This is the reason why he starts looking through some of his old possessions.

Style: He will be wearing casual clothing, however he will be dressed in a somewhat retro way that shows what time period it is. This will most likely be the late 90's, to get the time period of his grandfather being in WWII correct.

Personality: His personality will need to be emotive, but not over the top. He will be reacting to the narration as he is reading it so he will need to show a wide variety of emotions. He is a respectful guy, who has been hidden from the horrors of war by his parents. They intentionally didn't want him to know about his grandfathers inner turmoil in such depth. As such he might react in shock at certain points in the film, but he is nethertheless understanding of the situation.

Who is my Narrator?

For the narrator, I want the voice of a man that is powerful and rich and can uncover the inner turmoil and intensity that Wilfred Owen intended when he wrote the original poem. Especially since the narration is being read as the commentary of the main characters grandfather. His accent will need to be upper class to fit in with his original time period of the 1940's. I would like a deep, and tense reading for my film. A good example that I am looking for is Sean Beans narration of the poem, which I have previously written about here.

Boxes in an attic.

What is the Main Setting I have chosen?

The main setting takes place in a family attic. This is where the grandson will uncover the box containing his grandfathers war possessions. It will contain a book made to look old and dusty as well as some genuinely vintage items from the 1940s such as records, books and even music sheets. These are all possessions I have access too. I will also get access to some vintage photos from the era that relate to the era.

The attic will feature dark lighting, this is to represent that it is rarely frequented by the family members and that a lot of the stuff there has been untouched for years.

I will update my blog on any further thoughts concerning the fictional adaption and my ideas.

Stay tuned.