Building Blocks

     Hello again! I'm brainstorming specific ideas for my story. As I've mentioned before, I'm sort of suffering from writer's block right now. I know I have to get over it as soon as I can so I can really get started on it. After all, I can't really plan out how my shots, angles, music, etc. is going to go if I haven't written a story and I don't know how I'm going to portray my character yet.
     So that's what I'm going to do now: build my character. I'm going to be using New York Times best selling author J.T. Ellison's article How to Build a Character as a guide. In it, she says that the first thing I should do is come up with a name for my character. The name should be pronounceable and should fit the character. I already know my character has to be a Hispanic teenager/young adult because Kailynn is a 17 year old Puerto Rican. I'm going to stick to making her character Puerto Rican too as I feel it would be easier, since I intend to ask her to speak Spanish in a few scenes and I don't want her to go through the trouble of changing her accent on camera.
     I found this list from the Social Security Administration of the top baby names in Puerto Rico in 2010, since I want my character to feel like a realistic Puerto Rican character.

     I like a few names; Natalia, Andrea, and Victoria mostly. I'm leaning most towards Natalia, but I'll see what pairing with a last name sounds best as I need the name to sound good together. I found some last names here. I kind of like the last names Castillo, de la Vega, and Hidalgo. Now I have to decide what exactly I'm gonna name her.
     I asked a couple of people for their opinions and I think my protagonist and only character is going to be called Natalia de la Vega. It's a very Hispanic-sounding last name and it goes well together. It's a little bit long but definitely not difficult to pronounce. I think it will suit the type of character that I have in mind, but if not, that's okay too, I can always change it once I'm done planning the story but before I film.

Sources:
Ellison, J.T. “How To Build A Character.” J.T. Ellison, New York Times Bestselling Author, www.jtellison.com/how-to-build-a-character/.
“Family Tree DNA - Genetic Testing for Ancestry, Family History & Genealogy.” Family Tree DNA, www.familytreedna.com/groups/puertoricansurname/surnames.
“Popular Names For Births In Puerto Rico.” Social Security Administration, www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/territory/puertorico2010.html.