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Lesson 6 Assignments
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Lesson 6: Relationship Maps, Sample is The Vampire Diaries
DAMON STEFAN
Surface Brothers
Common Ground Both are vampires; both appear to hate each other
Conflict Sibling rivalry; he wants to dominate Stefan
History Loved the same woman in the past
Subtext He wants his brother to be like him
Relationship Arc From adversaries to reunited
DAMON ELENA
Surface Adversaries
Common Ground Both strong willed and have ties to Stefan
Conflict He threatens her and Stefan
History He’s noted her resemblance to Katherine
Subtext He is in love with Elena
Relationship Arc From adversaries to friends
DAMON CAROLINE
Surface Victim
Common Ground Physically attracted to each other
Conflict He is using her for amusement and revenge against Stefan
History He seduces her
Subtext He has some skewed affection for her
Relationship Arc From victim to mutual respect
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Sample Show: Secrets and Lies
Ben’s Relationships Episode 6
KEVIN
Surface Neighbors, military surveillance career
Common Ground Hiding Ben’s affair
Conflict Thinks Ben killed Tom, thinks he’s selfish and disrespectful
History Friends at one time, saw Kevin cheating with a soldier’s wife
Subtext Is exacting revenge for something that happened to him
Relationship Arc Friends to mortal enemies
JESS
Surface Neighbor, had a fling with Ben
Common Ground Dramatic measures to get info Son Tom, sadness and anger over Tom’s murder, hiding the fling
Conflict She seems like she wants more than he does relationship-wise
History Got to know each other better at Kevin’s 4th of July party
Subtext Might just need a friend whom can relate with her
Relationship Arc Friends to estranged
DET. CORNELL
Surface adversary
Common Ground finding who killed Tom
Conflict They don’t trust one another
History she’s made him the number one suspect
Subtext She is looking at things from all angles
Relationship Arc Acting like his enemy, but being his rescuer
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Assignment #1 TV Relationship
Handmaid’s Tale June Osborne
Serena Joy Waterford
Surface – Subordinate Handmaid her boss
Common Ground – Both want motherhood
Conflict – Have distain for her power and she has distain for her fertility
History – Spearheaded new government for June to become a handmaid
Subtext – Tension and power struggle
Relationship Arc – Secret kindred spirits have respect for each other
Comandor Fred Waterford
Surface – Subordinate Handmaid her boss
Common Ground – Both want something from each other.
Conflict – Has distain for control over her
History -Spearheaded new government for June to become a handmaid
Subtext –He wants her she does not want him but obliges to his desires to get what she wants
Relationship Arc – Become a secret lover to get to plan an escape
Nick
Surface -Subordinate Handmaid
Common Ground – Both have empathy for each other
Conflict – Knows he’s an eye
History -Low level job with old government and now has power over June
Subtext – Attraction
Relationship Arc – Become lovers and fuels plan for an escape
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>Module 1.6 – Relationship Map Assignment 1
>Mr. Robot
Elliot – Mr. Robot
Surface: Allies
Common Ground: Both want to bring down Evil Corp
Conflict: Elliot doesn’t agree with all of Mr. Robot’s methods
History: Mr. Robot is kind of a mentor
Subtext: Conspirators
Relationship Arc: Elliot goes from mistrust to alliance
Elliot – Darlene
Surface: Siblings
Common Ground: Both want to bring down Evil Corp
Conflict: Elliot doesn’t want Darlene interfering in his personal life.
History: Siblings of a uncaring mother
Subtext: Conspirators
Relationship Arc: Elliot goes from avoidance to a more accepting attitude
Elliot – Mr. Wellick
Surface: Adversaries
Common Ground: Both are intelligent IT experts and some mutual respect
Conflict: Elliot doesn’t want Wellick to know his trying to bring down Evil Corp
History: Wellick disappointed Elliot doesn’t want to work for him
Subtext: Wellick is suspicious but also envious
Relationship Arc: Wellick goes from minor interest, to being impressed to admiration
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Assignment 1 – As the Relationship Map does not appear to be transferable to this forum post, I’ll type it out.
Relationship Maps, Game of Thrones: Character 1 – Jon Snow
Character 2 – Ned Stark
Surface – Father/son
Common Ground – family
Conflict – acceptance as a real son
History – brought home as and infant and raised as a bastard
Subtext – Jon feels disappointment and resentment
Arc – from birth until Jon enlists in the Night’s Watch
Character 2 – Alliser Thorne
Surface – fight instructor
Common – Night’s Watch
Conflict – looks down on Jon as a noble boy and a bastard
History – off to a bad start at the Night’s watch
Subtext – Alliser sees Jon as a snob and resents his privilege
Arc – from bad to worse
Character 3 – Samwell Tarly
Surface – friends
Common – both of noble upbringing
Conflict – Jon is dismissive of Sam at first because he can’t fight
History – Jon comes to accept Sam and becomes his guardian
Arc – from pity to respect to friendship
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Kim’s Show’s Relationship Map
What I learned from doing this assignment is that relationships can be layered…AND connected. I hadn’t started out connecting Eric’s best friend (Matt) to Eric’s first wife (Danielle) or Natalie’s friend (LaDonna) to Natalie’s therapist (Krystal). But once I saw it evolve, it made more sense and gave me more places to create tension and conflict.
ERIC
Linnie
Surface daughter
Common Ground Quick-thinking on her feet
Conflict He hides a lot from her, and she senses it
History Divorced when she was five
Subtext Doesn’t fully trust her father
Relationship Arc From unconditional love to hate to love again
Danielle
Surface Ex-wife
Common Ground Love their daughter
Conflict Never felt she was “the one”
History Met Eric through her brother, Matt
Subtext Has never forgiven Eric for leaving her for Natalie
Relationship Arc From love to apathy
Matt
Surface Best friend
Common Ground Danielle…Matt is Danielle’s brother
Conflict Matt doesn’t like Eric’s wife Natalie, probably shouldn’t be representing her in court
History Known each other since seventh grade
Subtext Anger over what Eric did to his sister, even as he helps Eric and Natalie out
Relationship Arc From trust to mistrust to taking time to trust again
Natalie’s three are Eric, LaDonna, and Jeff
Krystal’s are Eric, Natalie, and LaDonna
All mapped out on my own sheets. 🙂
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Phyllis’ Show Relationship Maps
I learned from this assignment that the relationships among my characters can generate deeper motivation and more story ideas.
SASHA & DUNCAN
Surface: Employee/Boss
Common Ground: Both believe in fighting climate change by whatever means possible
Conflict: Personalities are opposite: practical vs. idealistic and cautious vs. impulsive. Sasha doesn’t believe in the monsters Duncan thinks are real
History: Sasha has heard of Duncan as a climate activist and philanthropist
Subtext: Mutual Exploitation
Relationship Arc: From lack of trust to belief that Duncan’s monsters are real
SASHA & DELIA
Surface: Adversaries
Common Ground: Both are competent women working in a man’s world
Conflict: Environmental activist vs. CEO of oil conglomerate
History: Sasha investigating Delia’s Company
Subtext: Major Rivalry
Relationship Arc: From deep rivalry to grudging respect
SASHA & HER FATHER
Surface: Estranged
Common Ground: Sasha’s childhood with him until he left her when she was 12
Conflict: She feels abandoned because he disappeared without a trace
History: He is the father who abandoned Sasha and her mom
Subtext: Father not sincere about repairing relationship; he needs money
Relationship Arc: From second chance to dismay
DUNCAN & SASHA
Surface: Boss/Employee
Common Ground: Both believe in fighting climate change by whatever means possible
Conflict: Duncan wants Sasha to take more risks; he believes his monsters are real
History: Duncan knows Sasha from her EPA investigation into his sister’s Company
Subtext: Mutual Exploitation
Relationship Arc: From a “marriage of convenience” to a deep friendship
DUNCAN & DELIA
Surface: Brother-Sister
Common Ground: Family background
Conflict: Duncan wants to slow climate change; Delia wants to pay lip service
History: Close as children but became rivals when Duncan decided to break with the family business
Subtext: Prove themselves worthy to the other
Relationship Arc: From estranged to a complex sibling relationship
DUNCAN & HIS EX-WIFE
Surface: Estranged
Common Ground: Married for 10 years
Conflict: Whether Duncan was responsible for their 16 year old daughter’s death
History: They met through Delia and she fit perfectly with his family
Subtext: Deep hurt
Relationship Arc: From guilt to redemption
DELIA & DUNCAN
Surface: Sister-Brother
Common Ground: Family background
Conflict: Duncan wants to slow climate change; Delia wants to pay lip service
History: Close as children but became rivals when Duncan decided to break with the family business
Subtext: Prove themselves worthy to the other
Relationship Arc: From estranged to a complex sibling relationship
DELIA & SASHA
Surface: Adversaries
Common Ground: Both are competent women working in a man’s world
Conflict: Environmental activist vs. CEO of oil conglomerate
History: Delia getting Sasha fired as part of Company settlement deal with EPA
Subtext: Major Rivalry
Relationship Arc: From deep rivalry to grudging respect
DELIA & DUNCAN’S EX-WIFE
Surface: Boss/Delia’s Sustainability Chief
Common Ground: Both are competent women working in a man’s world
Conflict: Delia pays lip service while Duncan’s Ex-Wife believes in sustainability and the eventual transformation of the Company
History: Business School Classmates, Colleagues, Sisters-in-law
Subtext: Superficial friendship
Relationship Arc: From friendship to betrayal
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Assignment #2
Character Relationship Map – Refuge Nation
What I learned from this assignment is mapping relationships will layer and move a story forward. There are so many opportunities to layers characters, intertwine stories that makes a story more interesting.
Irene Relationships
Jessie
Surface: Older Sister
Common Ground: raising Isaac and Mira
Conflict: Her behavior puts the family at riskHistory: She was born when Irene was a 15 helped raise Jessie
Subtext: contempt for her free spirit nature
Relationship Arc: Thinks Jessie’s actions are the reason for Isaac taken away
Grandpa Frank
Surface: Spirit that guides the family and is Isaac’s ancestor
Common Ground: Wants the family to make it to safety
Conflict: Irene hides something only he knows about History: He’s been watching Irene since she adopted Isaac.
Subtext: frustrated with not being forthright
Relationship Arc: She finally sees him but thinks she’s imagining
Isaac
Surface: Irene’s adopted nephew Common Ground: They love each other very much wants a home. Conflict: Waking up to his Native culture questions outside culture. History: Mother died of a drug overdose, Irene adopts himSubtext: loves both Irene and his new native cultureRelationship Arc: is rehomed with his native relatives
Jessie Relationships
Irene
Surface: Little rebellious sister
Common Ground: Want a new home and safety
Conflict: Irene disapproves of her behavior
History: sex and drug abuse Irene disapproves
Subtext: wishes she control her impulses
Relationship Arc: when they lose Isaac she blames Irene
Grandpa Frank
Surface: Thinks Isaac and Irene are imagining him
Common Ground: both want a safe home for Isaac
Conflict: Unhealthy for the kids to think he’s real
History: Been watching her since they took in Isaac she always felt someone was there
Subtext: Disapproves of her behavior but see the good she does
Relationship Arc: He may be real
Isaac
Surface: Her little man, more of a buddy Common Ground: She feels free with himConflict: worried they will loose the relationship if he finds his native family History: Help raise IsaacSubtext: Fear he won’t survive the journey Relationship Arc: See the true love he has for her when he has to stay with his tribe
Grandpa Frank Relationships
Jessie
Surface: Watches over Jessie
Common Ground: both feel Irene is hiding something
Conflict: disproves of her risky behavior
History: Watched over
Subtext: Knows her secret for survival but does not judge
Relationship Arc: She leaves Isaac’s family he watches over her
Irene
Surface: Thinks she is the leader of the family but lacks insight
Common Ground: Safety and love for Isaac and Mira
Conflict: Undermines his advice to Isaac as trivial
History: Watched over her since she adopted Isaac
Subtext: Helps her reveal her secret
Relationship Arc: Helps her say goodbye to Mira
Isaac
Surface: His grandson and hope for his people
Common Ground: deep love for each other
Conflict: Fears one day he will not see him
History: been watching him since he was born
Subtext: both want for him to embrace his culture
Relationship Arc: upset that he is starting to fade and Isaac questions if he is real
Isaac Relationships
Jessie
Surface: Fun Aunt who he loves very much
Common Ground: They have fun together relieves him from his worry
Conflict: worries about her risky behavior
History: She helped raise him
Subtext: instinctively he knows she does bad things for good reasons
Relationship Arc: She has to leave he knows it the right thing
Grandpa Frank
Surface: Loving ancestral grandfather
Common Ground: Only he and Mira can see him
Conflict: Worries he may not be real from time to time
History: know he has always been with him in spirit
Subtext: They work as a team to guide Irene and Jessie
Relationship Arc: Isaac questions him if he is real
Irene
Surface: His mother
Common Ground: love for nature and his curiosity
Conflict: Does not like how she judges his Aunt Jessie
History: Adopted him when he was two
Subtext: know she’s hiding something but does not know what
Relationship Arc: questions her raising him
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DAY 6 ASSIGNMENT 1
Mary J. Andrews Relationship Map of The 100. What I learned is another way to diagram relationships out.B E L L A M Y relationship Map
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Surface…Overprotective Brother & Sister demanding independence
Common Ground…Brother & Sister
Conflict…His refusal to hear anything she says has cost her mother to be executed, Finn’s wounds, Atom’s death.
History…On the Ark, their mother had a second child and hid her under the floorboards against the law; penalty was death for mom, Finn became a Janitor and Octavia was locked in jail since she was underage.
Subtext…He is trapped by the responsibility since childhood/She has never had a say about anything all her life.
Relationship Arc…Family>Co-dependence>Domination>Resentment> Guilt/Blame/Anger
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Surface…They begrudgingly work together to help the group
Common Ground…Both care for others & take control of things, natural leaders
Conflict…He works for himself and his sister/ She works for everyone.
History…He is poor and she is privileged on the ARK./ She is optimistic & naïve/ he is realistic and jaded.
Subtext…He is desperate to keep himself & Octavia safe from the ARK/She cannot forget his betrayals
Relationship Arc…Disdain>Contention>Respect>Anger>Sympathy>Romance?
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Surface…Bellamy is the leader/Jasper is a nerd crony.
Common Ground…Jasper is wants the same thing he does—to keep sister safe.
Conflict…After Jasper is wounded with the spear, Bellamy is willing to kill him to appease others.
History…Bellamy, a guard in training, snuck his sister to a party and she got caught, / Jasper became enamored. The Earth drop put all of them on equal terms
Subtext…Bellamy is filled with anger, regret and fear/ Jasper has found the ability to be brave and is willing to die for Octavia.
Relationship Arc…Bellamy does not take Jasper seriously, but Octavia does…there will be trouble
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DAY 6 ASSIGNMENT 2
Mary J. Andrews Relationship Map of The Fireborn Chronicles.
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What I learned is that I have room for more intrigue in my characters.
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R A E L P O I N T E’s relationship with
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Surface…friends, coworkers, equals.
Common Ground…Laynald keeps Rael grounded and provides experience
& wisdom. Rael values the humanity of him.Conflict…Laynald sometimes is non-orthodox in his methods,
but he always gets the job doneHistory…Rael & Ira rescued Laynald from his home world.
He was King’s Healer and foul play won a coupe and killed his king. They
carried him wounded to Nemesis & signed him up to team.Subtext…Rael finds Laynald’s candor refreshing. And can
almost see him as the father he never had.Relationship Arc…Laynald gets things done his way
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Surface…Rael is Ira’s Captain and Team leader,
Common Ground…Ira is a paranormal team member who lives aboard
Nemesis with the team.Conflict…Likes the boy but teases and treats him as a
youngling; uses his authority to keep his power in check.History…Rael commandeered Ira & his sister from slavery
of The Wall on their home planet. Ira’s mastery of his abilities makes him
invaluable to the team,Subtext…Rael uses his authority to keep Ira’s power in
check. Almost Father-likeRelationship Arc…Rael can trust Ira explicitly
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Surface…Accepts her as a valuable addition to the team
Common Ground…Everything about her is alien to Rael. He keeps
distant.Conflict…Rael has seen & felt her mental powers so he
keeps Ira between themHistory…She claims to be a Chosen one who will save her
world from destruction—wherever it is.Subtext…Rael never forgets how she mind-jacked and
controlled him. He keeps Ira between themRelationship Arc…Tristen will surprise him
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L A Y N A L D’s relationships with
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Surface…Rael is his Captain and Team Leader
Common Ground…They live and work together
Conflict…Laynald wishes Rael would be more vigilant and
sometimes He takes it upon himself to do things that have to be done, his way.History…Rael saved his life during a coup on his horrible
home worldSubtext…Laynald feels indebted to him for this.
Relationship Arc…Laynald will always be there for his team.
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Surface…to Ira, Laynald serves as Healer, Assassin, and tactician.
Common Ground…They live and work together.
Conflict…Laynald pushes Ira constantly, forcing him to keep
up his control at all times.History…Ira warned him of the coup that killed his king, saved
his life afterwardsSubtext…Laynald is a bit of a sadist.
Relationship Arc…Laynald worries about Ira and Tristen working
together so closely===============================T R I S T E N ==========================
Surface…They are team mates–eventually
Common Ground…They will work together
Conflict…He does not trust her and is always on guard at the
beginning.History…From the start, he is ever cautious of her and questions
her loyalty.Subtext…He has always found a beautiful woman to be the
most dangerous…Relationship Arc….Eventually he becomes quite fond of her and even
dotes on her.===================================================================
I R A H A Z E’s relationships with
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Surface…Rael is his Captain/Team Leader
Common Ground…They work together & live aboard Nemesis
Conflict…Rael taunts him for his youth and Ira feels
underappreciated.History…Rael freed him and his sister from slavery. Ira
will always be grateful and loyal to the captain.Subtext…Ira seeks Rael’s approval as if he were his father.
Relationship Arc…Ira’s arc will cause him to grow independent &
more powerful==========================L A Y A L D L O C K H E I M===================
Surface..Is rough and condescending, but looks after Ira’s
health closelyCommon Ground…They work and live aboard the Nemesis
Conflict…Laynald’s harassment keeps Ira on his toes and strengthens
his continual need to remain in control. Ira accepts Laynald’s ways.History…Laynald loves a good hunt and frequently participates i the end hunt after ta find. he watches over Ira’s health for what he does is physically straining.
Subtext…Ira realizes Laynald is trying to look out for him
whether he likes it or notRelationship Arc…Ira trusts Laynald despite the old man’s attempts
to harass him.============================= T R I S T E N============================
Surface…They work more and more closely together
Common Ground…Both are Psi born and have much in common
Conflict…He rewrites her mind and feels guilty of it
History…She was psi-jacker for Psi terrorists. Ira captured
her and to free Rael, he overwrites her mind into thinking she is his slaveSubtext…They draw more and more in sync each time they work together
Relationship Arc…Though he resists, eventually they will become
bonded…and happy===================================================================
T R I S T E N’s relationships with
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Surface…He is her master
Common Ground…Tristen serves him
Conflict…His compu-link and interfaces disrupt her gifts
History…When enslaved by the Psi terrorists, she psi-jacked
his mindSubtext…She is in his service now. His commands are to be
followedRelationship Arc…With time, she will develop into a full creature.
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Surface…They work together closely because they are both
Psi born.Common Ground…They are both Psi Born
Conflict…He cannot get her to consider her own future. She lives
for her mission above all elseHistory…Tristen was rescued from a psi terrorist ring on a pleasure
planet where she had psi-jacked a Universal Gov AmbassadorSubtext…Nothing anyone can tell her will make her not
believe she is chosen.Relationship Arc…From slavery to her mission to independence?
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Surface…Laynald is
part of the teamCommon Ground…She knows he doesn’t trust her
Conflict…She does not care for his harassing Ira
History…Laynald has suspiciously kept watch on her all
alongSubtext…She recognizes Laynald as head of security and is
not bothered by itRelationship Arc…Slavery is liberating to her
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Ahnee’s Relationship Map
What I learned from doing this assignment is that the bonds between these 3 siblings is why they go to such extreme measures to try to save one another as adults
RIKKI MC#1
Gabbi
Surface Older sister by 2 years
Common Ground Grew up in same dysfunctional family, uncared for by many
Conflict Unknowingly resents her for having to take care of her, but loves her deeply at the same time
History Given up by mom, left to fend for herself and siblings
Subtext relies on herself from very young age
Relationship Arc Deep love and protection, to resentful, jealous and angry…to acceptance
Arthur
Surface Little brother by 15 months
Common Ground Grew up side by side with Rikki
Conflict Loved by her, but in a mean/dysfunctional way because that’s how she has been shown to love
History Partner in crime, had each others back, sidekick, always together
Subtext Looks up to her as his best friend, his ride or die
Relationship Arc Mistaken twin, best friend to asking her to break all the rules and ditch her moral compass to save him
GABBI MC#2
Rikki
Surface Little sister by 2 years
Common Ground Grew up in same dysfunctional family
Conflict Relies heavily on her for safety, belonging, acceptance ands love
History Diagnosed depressed at 4 years old because she was away from her sister Gabbi and pit on a plane alone from LAX back to NY to be with her
Subtext Looks up to Gabbi as her hero, coolest sister ever
Relationship Arc Deep love and adoration to confusion and disbelief, to acceptance
Arthur
Surface Little brother 3.5 years
Common Ground Abused and grew angry like her, same dysfunction
Conflict He becomes a disrespectful little brat to her
History Went back and forth from mom and grandma, so in and out of dad’s home, leaving them not as close and he and Rikki
Subtext Bratty little brother, always getting into trouble
Relationship Arc Sweet baby brother to unruly, out of control, not really caring what anyone says
ARTHUR MC#3
Rikki
Surface Big sister by 2 years
Common Ground Grew up in same dysfunctional family, shared friends, both loved to wrestle/fight, cause ruckus
Conflict He does not know when enough is enough, becomes antagonistic and their bond becomes one of annoyance, yet still unbreakable
History Because these two are ride or dies, they get into a lot of trouble together and cover for one another
Subtext She will always be there for him, no matter what he does or how high the price because she is his ride or die
Relationship Arc Safety, protection, belonging to saviour, lifeline, only family by his side until she is not
Gabbi
Surface She is his big sister by 3.5 years
Common Ground He and Gabbi are more outspoken and opinionated than Rikki, so they get into more trouble at home and at school and both become more outspoken and angry
Conflict His choice of friends conflict with her choice of friends, because of race which tends to create conflict between the two
History Tends to go to gabby less than to Rikki, so his bond with her is not at tight
Subtext Bratty little brother, but can always call on Gabbi for help if needed
Relationship Arc Bratty younger brother who gains more love and respect with age and hardships
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Assignment 2
Subject: Marcus Wolf’s Character Relationship Maps.
This assignment taught me how to begin to set up relationships between my main characters. It seems that interrelationships between characters are sort of characters themselves and can’t be superficial. It is the interaction between characters that creates all drama, so having a method of creating complex relationships is critical to the story.
-Harold Godwinson to William of Normandy
Surface: Acquaintances
Common Ground: Noble men, relationship by marriage to Count
Baldwin VConflict: William holds Harold’s brother and nephew hostage
History: William believes Harold should support his claim to
King of EnglandSubtext: Both want to succeed Edward as King.
Relationship Arc: Acquaintances to deadly enemies
-Harold Godwinson to King Edward of England
Surface: A vassal lord to the King
Common Ground: England, defense of the realm
Conflict: Power struggle between Harold’s family and King
EdwardHistory: The revolt of 1051 then reinstatement of 1052, then a
new balance of power. They become close friends.Subtext: Harold, closely associated with his father and older
brother, must prove himself.Relationship Arc: Enemies to best of friends
-William of Normandy to King Henry of France
Surface: Henry is former protector of William, now adversary
Common Ground:
Conflict: Henry comes to see William as a threat as he gains power and independence.
History:
Subtext: Henry was his friend only as long as it suited him.
Relationship Arc: Friends becoming
enemies.-William of Normandy (William) to William Fitz Osbern (Fitz Osbern)
Surface: Closest friend and deputy to William
Common Ground: The rule and protection of Normandy.
Conflict:
History: Fitz Osbern’s father protected William as a child.
They became close.Subtext: Fitz Osbern is devoted to William, trust.
Relationship Arc: Lifelong friends.
-William of Normandy to Count Geoffrey Martel of Anjou
Surface: Worst enemy and rival
Common Ground: Powerful lords in France.
Conflict: Ultimate control of Normandy (and County Maine).
History: They vie for the favor and support of King Henry.
Geoffrey wins.Subtext: A hatred which goes from “business” to personal.
Relationship Arc: Constant warfare. Geoffrey loses.
-King Edward to Robert of Jumieges
Surface: Friend and advisor to Edward
Common Ground: Life in Normandy as young men
Conflict: Robert is too single-minded in hating Godwin and
becomes a religious fanatic – where it suits his interests.History: They meet during Edward’s exile and become friends.
Later, Edward must exile him from England.Subtext: Robert begins to take advantage of Edward’s good
will. He thinks he’s better than Edward.Relationship Arc: Good friends during Edward’s exile, Edward brings
him to England and gives him important positions in the church. Edward must exile him
because he becomes too troublesome.-King Edward to Earl Godwin of Wessex
Surface: Vassal lord to Edward
Common Ground: Rule of England
Conflict: Both are players in the balance of political power in England.
History: Godwin played a hand in the murder of Edward’s
brother, Alfred. Godwin supported Edward’s accession to the throne.Subtext: Edward needs Godwin but does not trust him in the
least and vice versa.Relationship Arc: Godwin opposes Edward (and his brother)
overthrowing King Harthecnut. After Harthecnut dies, Godwin supports Edward.
Edward later exiles Godwin. Godwin wins back his title and lands.-King Edward to Count Eustace of Boulogne
Surface: Brothers-in-law
Common Ground: Edward’s sister, Goda married Eustace as her second
husband. Certain political expediencies. Edward can help Eustace with his problems, so
Eustace must find a way to make Edward indebted to him.Conflict:
History: During his exile, Edward finds friends in Boulogne.
Eustace even marries his sister. Eustace then looks for friendship from the
King of England.Subtext: They each feel that the other can further their
goals of power.Relationship Arc: Eustace marries Goda. Goda dies without children by
Eustace. Eustace comes to Edward with a mutual proposition which instigates the
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Mod 1 Lesson 6 Assignment 1
Main Character: Lenny Belardo (Pope Pius XIII)
Character 1 – Sister Mary
Surface: Adviser
Common Ground: Both believe Lenny may have been selected by God to be Pope
Conflict: Different visions for the Catholic Church
History: Sister Mary raised Lenny after he was abandoned by parents
Subtext: Strained parent-child relationship
Relationship Arc: From timid adviser to major player in the Vatican
Character 2 – Cardinal Angelo Voiello
Surface: Adversary
Common Ground: Catholic Church and the Vatican
Conflict: Control of the Vatican
History: Vioello’s plotting during the conclave helped Lenny become Pope
Subtext: Mutual mistrust
Relationship Arc: From subtle maneuvering to direct confrontation
Character 3 – Cardinal Michael Spencer
Surface: Rival
Common Ground: Both were former archbishops of the diocese of New York
Conflict: Lenny holds the position Michael believes belongs to him
History: Michael was Lenny’s mentor
Subtext: Who would be the better Pope
Relationship Arc: From disgust to subservience
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Bob’s Relationship Map
What I learned from doing this assignment was that developing more relationships allows you to develop additional story lines.
Title: Mount Moriah
Main Character: Daniel Shay
Character 1 – Christine Wade
Surface: Activist
Common Ground: Both want Israel to control the Temple Mount
Conflict: Different visions of what Israeli control will look like
History: From same neighborhood in New York
Subtext: Using each other
Relationship Arc: From relatively unknown to possible lovers
Character 2 – Avi Tiber
Surface: Daniel’s superior
Common Ground: Mossad operatives
Conflict: Operational methods
History: Both were trained in an elite program in the Israeli Defense Force
Subtext: Who’s in charge
Relationship Arc: From colleagues to political opponents
Character 3 – Najeh Tamra
Surface: Enemy
Common Ground: The Land of Israel
Conflict: Najeh is the terrorist leader of a group that Daniel opposes
History: Najeh participated in the raid that killed Daniel’s parents
Subtext: Both are fighting for what they believe is a noble cause
Relationship Arc: From knowing each other as the face of an enemy to knowing each other as human beings
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Nadine’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is a deeper experience of the characters’ relationships in a well-written show.
I also learned that even when the technology does not allow me to present assignments as envisioned, I am still able to complete the assignments, until the technology is corrected (eg., after numerous attempts, I was unable to download the Character Relationship Chart).
ASSIGNMENT 1:
I watched a LOST episode and focused on ONE of the main characters (Jack), and how he interacts with others. I discovered how I can create a Relationship Map where I can enter data for any lead character and see more clearly their relationship with others.
Jack’s relationship with three others:
JACK – KATE – SAWYER
Surface:
With Kate, has a respectful friendship. With Sawyer, expresses competition and power.
Common Ground:
With Kate, both are brave, adventurous. With Sawyer, predictable as Alpha males.
Conflict:
With Kate, he doesn’t trust her. Jack believes Sawyer’s just a user.
History:
With Kate, he appreciates that she helped tend his deep cut. Jack sees Sawyer as always benefitting from others’ pain.
Subtext:
With Kate, he likes but can’t love her. With Sawyer, Jack needs him to help so all will survive.
Relationship Arc:
With Kate, went from seeing each other as allies to not trusting each other With Sawyer, Jack went from seeing him as sleazy to seeing other’s strengths.
ASSIGNMENT :
I created a Relationship Map for 3 of the lead characters in my script, KUNO and JAI, and completed a Character Map for each.
KUNO – JAI- CHARLOTTE
Surface:
Kuno will work w/ Jai to get to the truth. He’s puzzled why Charlotte helps him.
Common Ground:
Kuno and Jai are both on a mission. Regarding Charlotte, she’s related to him.
Conflict:
Kuno is bitter that Jai set him up and he went to prison. Kuno respects Charlotte
History:
Kuno and Jai were on opposite teams in a school competition. Kuno’s history with Charlotte is a big secret.
Subtext:
Both Kuno and Jai are attracted to ea. other. With Charlotte, he feels a deeper connection.
Relationship Arc:
Kuno and Jai went from competitor – to betrayer – to partner. With Charlotte, they went from strangers to her being his mentor, to bonding as mother and son.
NOTE: I was finally able to download four “TV Relationship charts” on which I entered the relational information between KUNO, JAI, CHARLOTTE, and LIONEL. However, I was unable to copy these * onto this forum (*my KUNO AND JAI screenplay). If someone needs to see them, please email me and I will send them as a PDF via email.
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ASSIGNMENT 2:
“What I learned doing this assignment is how to purposely create relationship connections between characters”
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Anthony David, Jr.
Surface:
– Edward: Young teen require to watch over
– Chris: Young teen require to watch
– Officer Tim: Ex-military pro, assigned over his community serviceCommon Ground:
– Edward: Both has daddy issue
– Chris: Doesn’t trust people
– Officer Tim: Ex-military officerConflict
– Edward: Disrespects Anthony
– Chris: Think Anthony is an uneducated drunk
– Officer Tim: This Anthony is a loserHistory:
– Edward: Edwards family was targeted by Anthony Father for corruption
– Chris: Anthony could have turns Chris in for steaking but didn’t
– Officer Tim: Anthony is targeted by the group that paid Tim is place him to setup AnthonySubtext:
– Edward: Edward wants a father figure
– Chris: Chris knows he’s a good man but doesn’t want to admit it
– Officer Tim: There’s a hidden agenda against Anthony that Tim is a part ofRelationship Arc:
– Edward: Edward grows to respect Anthony
– Chris: Chris grows to follow Anthony
– Officer Tim: Anthony grows to see where Tim has conspired against him==============================
Christopher Hope
Surface:
– BrayBray: He’s his cousin
– Officer Tim: He has arrested him a couple of times
– Edward: He is another teen in group homeCommon Ground:
– BrayBray: They both are into crime
– Officer Tim: Both from broken homes
– Edward: They bot have abilities they don’t understand completelyConflict:
– BrayBray: BrayBray is competing with Chris
– Officer Tim: Officer Tim doesn’t believe there’s any good in Chris
– Edward: Chris believe Edwards family is racistHistory:
– BrayBray: They have always competed growing up and BrayBray always seemed to loss to Chris
– Officer Tim: Tim drops several charges from Chris crimes for a share of the goods
– Edward: Chris found negative history about Edwards family and targeting them through cyber attackSubtext:
– BrayBray: They tolerate eachother because there’re family but they don’t really like each other
– Officer Tim: Officer Tim blackmails Chris to continue to do wrong
– Edward: Chris doesn’t want to trust Edward but kinda doesRelationship Arc:
– BrayBray: They grow to dislike each other more as Chris is drawn to good while BrayBray wants to continue to do bad
– Officer Tim: Chris begins to look for ways to turn the tables of Officer Tim to blackmail him and get free from his control
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I learned that characters are as complex as you make them. A concrete map like this will help me to imply these complexities during the writing process.
The Fisherman— Show Relationship Map
John
Kate
Surface Lovers
Common Ground Age, Smarts, Culture
Conflict Trust
History High school
Subtext Conspirators
Arc Friends/Lovers
Capt.T
Surface Co-workers
Common Ground Fishing/Work
Conflict Morals
History Family Friend
Subtext Father figure
Arc Role model/Caretaker/Confidant
Mother
Surface Mother/Son
Common Ground Family
Conflict Caretaker roll Reversed
History Wild lifestyle during John’s childhood
Subtext Burden/Excuse
Arc Purpose/Burden/Excuse
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Anne James
Show Relationship Map – Lesson
What I learned doing this assignment: I really enjoyed creating a visual representation of my character’s interconnections to the people around them. Was surprised what popped up.
ASSIGNMENT #1:
CARDINAL DUSSOLIER 1) LENNY 2) SISTER MARY
Surface: 1) Cardinal & best friend 2) Nun & Mother figure
Common Ground: 1) Devoted and loyal 2) Adores him and wants him to find peace
Conflict: 1) Secretly violated vow of chastity. Gay and straight sex. Not the cardinal that everyone thinks he is. 2) Mother figure and confidant.
History: 1) Orphans who grew up together. Identical paths.
Subtext: 1) Can’t be what Lenny wants him to be 2) Loyalty ultimately is to Lenny.
Relationship Arc: 1) Trusted, close friend to destroyed, banished Cardinal 2) Ma to Lenny loyalist
ASSIGNMENT #2:
NERILLA:
ALIENA
Surface: Fellow Vestal
Common Ground:Desperate to restore credibility of Vestals
Conflict: Wants to be Head Vestal and most popular with Roman people
History: The three of them used to be very close. Came into the House around the same time as young children.
Subtext:Competition for love of the people
Relationship Arc: Public face – loving, spiritual goddesses / Privately – adversaries out to destroy the other.SILVIUS
Surface: Boss/Employee
Common Ground: Restore credibility and get control back over the House
Conflict: Wants to keep her in previous role – obedient and silent
History: Been in job only eight months. Predecessor was a trusted, father figure.
Subtext: She’s more of an instinctual politician than he is. Smart and shrewd.
Relationship Arc: Awkward, incapable leader to trusted ally.LIVIA
Surface: Fellow Vestal
Common Ground: Childhood friend, confidante and lover.
Conflict: Mystery and scandal surrounding her pregnancy.
History: Allies — always had each other’s back
Subtext: Devastated and betrayed by pregnancy.
Relationship Arc: Cherished leader and lover to fallen virgin riddled in scandal and 1st Vestal put to death.AELIANA:
NERILLA
Surface: Fellow Vestal
Common Ground: Desperate to restore credibility of Vestals
Conflict: Passed over as Head Vestal. Wants control over the House.
History: The three of them used to be very close.
Subtext: Competition
Relationship Arc: Public – loving, beautiful spiritual goddess to adversary out to undermine NerillaSILVIUS
Surface: Boss/Employee
Common Ground: Befriended him when he first took over as Pontifex.
Conflict: He chose Nerilla to be Head.
History: Supports him and helped get him credibility in the House.
Subtext: She’s his favorite.
Relationship Arc: Coddled favorite to distrusted obstacleLIVIA:
Surface: Fellow Vestal
Common Ground: Childhood friend who she looked up to.
Conflict: Mystery and scandal surrounding her pregnancy. Jeopardizes their safety.
History: 3rd wheel. Nerilla was always closer to Livia.
Subtext: Livia knew Aeliana wasn’t a virgin.
Relationship Arc: Worshipped hero to fallen virgin riddled in scandal and put to death.SILVIUS:
NERILLA
Surface: Boss/Employee
Common Ground: Chose her for Head. Respects her.
Conflict: She wants to be a new kind of Vestal.
History: Turned a blind eye to her and Livia’s relationship.
Subtext: Competition for power and authority over the brand and the House.
Relationship Arc: Adversary to reluctant allyAELIANA
Surface: Boss/Employee
Common Ground: Befriended him and has a crush on her.
Conflict: Chose Nerilla over her.
History: Their fathers are both political machines. Wealthy families.
Subtext: Enjoys attention of this beautiful but unattainable “star” of Rome
Relationship Arc: Smitten to frustratingly uncontrollable.LIVIA
Surface: Boss/Employee
Common Ground: Let her lead — she made him look good.
Conflict: Scandal occurred on his watch.
History: She mentored him when he first came to the post.
Subtext: He called for her swift death. No trial.
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Charles Ferrell’s Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is how complexity can be so simple.
Scarlett Taylor,Dr. Les White,Vasilli Petrov,Lilly Clark
Relationship Surface ,Colleage,adversary,sister
Relationship Common Ground,”both seek restoration, intelligent and moral”,”smart, care about their children,”,”same parents, sisters”
Relationship Conflict,”Scar disapproves of his addictions, Dr. White resents being judged”,He delivers the threat that the parent crime family will not let her leave,”Lilly hates her life and wants Scar’s freedom, Scar is judged against Lilly by their parents”
Relationship History,”Both come from medical background, Scar has not lost her license and slipped in making a comment about his”,He keeps her locked into this life of crime with a false threat. Secretly he is jealous that her child is still alive.,”Lilly does everything right on the surface. Being the source of judgement against Scar. Lilly wants to dump the pressure of being “”miss perfect”” for the fun life she thinks Scarlett has.”
Relationship Subtext,unspoken connection over their life mistakes,They are both loving parents ,Major competition and jealousy runs both ways
Relationship ARC,from mutal judgement to mutual respect,Near hatred to Understanding via mutual fear,”Social, tolerant, friendly…..dangerous exposure, vengeful “
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Lesson 6, Assignment 1
What I learned in doing this assignment is that there are so many layers to think of, I especially liked figuring out the common ground my characters have even if they are enemies.
Mr. Robot
ELLIOT
Mr. Robot
Surface: Partners in crime
Common Ground: Both want to change the status quo
Conflict: Elliot is an empath while Mr. Robot couldn’t care less whom he hurts. To him – the end justifies the means.
History: Not much history between them midway through the series. That will change as Elliot learns more about Mr. Robot.
Subtext: Elliot is very skeptical of Mr. Robot much of the time.
Arc: They start out adversarial but become partners in the fight to bring down economic injustice.
Angela
Surface: Co-workers at AllSafe
Common Ground: Friends since childhood
Conflict: Elliot makes her feel incompetent
History: Both of their parents died at the hands of Evil Corp
Subtext: Elliot loves Angela. Angela only sees him as a friend.
Arc: Angela begins to fight the injustice that brought about her mother’s death.
Shayla
Surface: Drug dealer/client
Common Ground: Broken individuals with very little connection to others in the world
Conflict: Elliot keeps breaking his promises he makes to her re: Vera and Morphine
History: Next door neighbors who become friends and she’s Elliot’s supplier.
Subtext: She knows when Elliot is lying, can read him easily.
Arc: Friends to lovers
Lesson 6, Assignment 2
JILL
Jimmy
Surface: Mentor/Mentee
Common Ground: They are the only ones in the crew who do not drink.
Conflict: He does not want her involved with the crew but realizes she’s an asset.
History: He was present when her father was tortured. He also started a war on his behalf.
Subtext: Romantic attraction
Arc: from mentor/mentee to lovers
Charlie “Rooster” Andriacchi
Surface: Rival crew members
Common Ground: take out aggression on others
Conflict: She wants revenge on him
History: Tortured her father and made a public display, whereas Jill and her family were cognizant of it.
Subtext: He can pick up her unease with him
Arc: Fears him/shuts down around him to warring against him.
Ray
Surface: Surveillance partners, mentor/mentee, ex-boyfriend
Common Ground: grew up in mob life, same neighborhood
Conflict: She doesn’t love him, she was the one who broke off the relationship.
History: Surveilled and collected from debtors together, he taught her what he knew, became romantically involved
Subtext: She has her suspicions about him, secretly uses his tools of surveillance to surveille him
Arc: Goes from being on friendly terms to reporting his deceptive activities to Jimmy.
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Lesson 6 – Assignment 1
Example show: INVENTING ANNA
ANNA’s relationship map:
1/ Relationship with Vivian
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE – Prisoner interviewed by an average journalist
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND – Need of recognition
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT – Anna wants to test Vivian to see if she is able to write about her.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY – from first interview in jail.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT – Anna manipulates Vivian for her own sake.
RELATIONSHIP ARC – From seeing her as a worthless person to understanding her motives and using the best of her.
2/ Relationship with Chase
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE – Lovers and business partners
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND – Ambition
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT – Ego conflict. He works for himself and she has to work for herself too. Competition and mistrust.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY – Lovers travelling the world.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT – which one is using the other the most?
RELATIONSHIP ARC – from passionate love to being abandoned.
3/ Relationship with Val
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE – Friends
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND – The love for fashion
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT – she doesn’t love him as he loves her.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY – she is using him to be introduced to the wealthiests.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT – she ignores his love for her.
RELATIONSHIP ARC – she likes having him around but when she discovers he looked at her passport, she turns her back to him.
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Lesson 6 assignment 2
My show: LIGHT WINGS
Character: SKYLER
1/ Relationship with CHARLIE
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE – both are Guardian angels
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND – both work hard at increasing their knowledge of the angel world in order to escape it.
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT – Charlie destroys everything Skyler does.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY – They have been sitting on the same school benches for ever.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT – Skyler has been instructed to spie on Charlie who is suspected to be a fallen angel.
RELATIONSHIP ARC – from friendship to mistrust
2/ Relationship with Murrill
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE – Both are Guardian Angel
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND – Murrill helps Skyler to spie on Charlie.
Skyler shares his visions from earth with Murrill. (he is the only one who has vision as he cannot drink at the fountain that makes you forget what you saw on earth.
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT – Murrill discovers that Skyler is planning to live on earth and hasn’t shared his plan. She feels betrayed.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY – Have always been studying together.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT – Skyler lies to cover his plan to live on earth.
Merrill lies to cover that she has been talking to Charlie and they are destroying everything he does around his departure.
RELATIONSHIP ARC – from mistrist to real friendship
3/ Relationship with ROSE
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE – Skyler is her Guardian Angel
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND – Love
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT – she cannot follow his guidance because she has to do what she is told to do or else she would be locked in a cellar. And without knowing it, she is influenced by Charlie, the fallen angel (the demon) to put her life at risk and regret it after.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY – He was assigned to guard her since birth;
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT – Skyler plans to live with her as a human being but she doesn’t know that.
RELATIONSHIP ARC – from impossible love to being together for good.
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Chantria’s Relationship Maps
What I learned from this assignment is that creating a visual relationship map gave me a bird’s eye view of the connections between the characters and, in turn, allows me to see any gaps that I can create to make a more compelling show.
ASSIGNMENT #2 <b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Sample Show: The Handmaid’s Tale
June Osborne >> Serena Waterford
Surface: Handmaid to her and her husband
Common Ground: Women trapped in this new order. Both want family units
Conflict: June wants to destroy Mrs. W. Mrs. W is jealous June can conceive and that her becoming a mother is dependent on June.
History: June is the new concubine after something tragic happened with the last. Mrs. W has been kind only when she thought June was pregnant and reverted to her aggressive/controlling
self after finding out June was not.
Subtext: Competitors
Relationship Arc: Competitors to partners
June Osborne >> The Commander
Surface: Handmaid to him and his wife
Common Ground: Enjoys playing scrabble and connecting to each other
Conflict: June does not want to be a handmaid
History: They have been secretly playing Scrabble together. He gives her small gifts.
Subtext: Co-conspirators
Relationship Arc: Enemies to friends
June Osborne >> Nick
Surface: Fellow lower-ranking staff
Common Ground: Both work for the Waterfords and disagree with the new order
Conflict: She feels betrayed by him
History: He has been driving her around for errands. He’s also warned her when an Eye came to
question her relationship with Ofwarren. They’ve slept together intentionally and passionately.
Subtext: Allies
Relationship Arc: From strangers to lovers
ASSIGNMENT #2
“Beyond Temple Walls”
Dekhune Serey >> Sovannah Thach
Surface: Attends temple events regularly. Dekhune Serey is one of 5 monks who reside at the temple.
Common Ground: They both care deeply about the well-being of the temple and its community members.
Conflict: Sovannah breaks all the rules, legally and sometimes morally. As a devoted monk, he cannot condone that.
History: They have known each other for over 15 years and have spoken a handful of times.
Subtext: Secretly attracted to one another
Relationship Arc: From strangers to each others’ “ride-or-die”
Dekhune Serey >> Detective Tran
Surface: Local detective, unfamiliar to Dekhune Serey. Detective Tran is intrigued by the temple but has never attended.
Common Ground: Believes justice is of upmost importance.
Conflict: Wants to dig into the history of the temple and suspects the place to be the headquarter of a major underground illegal gambling operation.
History: The precinct is a block away. Detective Tran has been scoping the temple for a few months now.
Subtext: He is morally superior to her.
Relationship Arc: From allies to enemies
Sovannah Thach >> Detective Tran
Surface: They live in the same city and have mutual friends. Both have questionable moral values.
Common Ground: Both street-smart and strategic
Conflict: Detective Tran wants to take expose the temple for money laundering and other criminal activity. Sovannah cannot let that happen otherwise it will collapse the community.
History: Seen one another at various mutual friends’ birthdays and get togethers. Have been attracted and intrigued by one another but no one’s made the move.
Subtext: frenemies
Relationship arch: From distrusting frenemies to lovers
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Diana’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned: It’s really cool to look at the relationships among each of the characters. Plotting it out this way helps me see the key elements of the relationships that I will incorporate into their actions, motivations, dialog, etc. later.
The tables don’t paste well. Sorry for that.
Part 1: Apply to Mr. Robot:
Elliot Mr. Robot Elliot’s Boss Tyrell
Surface Colleagues Employee/Boss Employee/Boss
Common Ground Hacker Computer savvy Computer savvy
Conflict Elliot doesn’t take his advice. Elliot is going to betray him Elliot is a threat to Tyrell. Tyrell is a threat to Elliot.
History Strained Strained Strained
Subtext I need you. Don’t make stupid mistakes. Left server vulnerable: Betrayal Wants Elliot to work for him:
Relationship Arc Intrigue to TBD Awkward to less awkward Not sure yet
Part 2: Apply to My Show
Husband Wife Mother-in-Law Ex-Boyfriend of Wife
Surface Spouse Son-in-law Friend of family
Common Ground Married Family by marriage They’re both attracted to the same person.
Conflict She is breaking the law without his knowledge. She is breaking the law without his knowledge. Sleeping with his wife.
History Mercurial Strained Strained
Subtext Please love me. I put up with you because you’re family. I don’t trust you.
Relationship Arc People-pleasing to pissed off Pretense to pissed Strained to Neutral
Wife Husband Mother-in-Law Ex-Boyfriend of Wife
Surface Spouse Daughter Friend of family
Common Ground Married Family Lovers
Conflict Husband won’t take the fall for her. Wants daughter to take the fall for her. She is married to someone else.
History Verbally and emotionally abusive Dysfunctional On again/off again
Subtext I don’t love you. When the shit goes down, I am going to rat you out. I am going to betray you.
Relationship Arc Married to separated Plotting to Pissed Fucking to Fucked
Mother-in-Law Daughter Son-in-Law Ex-Boyfriend of Wife
Surface Mother Son-in-law Friend of family
Common Ground Crooks, family Family, both like to cook Both are crooks
Conflict She won’t take the fall for her. She is breaking the law without his knowledge. TBD
History Dysfunctional Strained Opportunistic
Subtext I resent you. I am going to such you dry, mijo. I am using you.
Relationship Arc Plotting to pissed Cordial to strained Warm to Cool
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What I learned is that adding these levels yet again changed the direction of the stories and the characters.
SALVA SEGUIR
Surface: Partner
Common Ground: Both want to return to the base reality
Conflict: Wants revenge on Joshua for causing her death in the base reality
History: Worked together on The Experiment
Subtext: Hidden agenda
Relationship Arc: From unknown to partner with agendas and baggage
THE TWO AGENTS
Surface: Spying on Joshua
Common Ground: Want to know the secret of The Experiment
Conflict: Working for government, and not always in Joshua’s best interests
History: Spied on Joshua in the runup to The Experiment
Subtext: Who’s side are they on?
Relationship Arc: From unknown to unreliable allies and/or enemies
HENNA BLANK
Surface: Joshua’s wife
Common Ground: Marriage; he’s father to their daughter and stepdad to her son
Conflict: Her personality (and her history with Joshua) changes from reality to reality
History: A good marriage—in the base reality; otherwise, history changes unpredictably
Subtext: She loves Joshua
Relationship Arc: From loving wife to confounding question mark
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Mark Lederkramer Binge Worthy TV Module 1 Lesson 6 Assignment 1
Model Show Mr. Robot
What I learned from these assignments is that it is imperative to look at every aspect of the main characters relationships and history. The more you can put into the relationship maps the better you can flesh out what these characters are really about and create interesting characters
TV Relationship Map for Elliot
Mr. Robot
Surface: Elliot is following Mr. Robot into F Society. They are allies
Common Ground: They both want to bring down E Corp
Conflict: Elliot doesn’t like Mr. Robot or some of his actions but he wants to help him and F Society take down E Corp
History: Elliot is stalked by Mr. Robot and he is convinced to help Mr. Robot and F Society take down E Corp
Subtext: Elliot doesn’t really understand how Mr. Robot found him and he doesn’t like him but he respects him for his creation of F Society
Relationship Arc: When they first meet, Elliot doesn’t really want to get involved with Mr. Robot. As time goes by Elliot starts to build a relationship like father and son.
Angela
Surface: Elliot has known Angela longer than anyone. He considers her his closest and best friend
Common Ground: Elliot will do anything for Angela. They both work together at All Safe
Conflict: He loves Angela but she considers him a friend.
History: Angela and Elliot have known each other since they were very young
Relationship Arc: Elliot loves Angela and will do anything to help and protect her. Over time she will get mixed up in Elliot’s plans and problems
Titus Wellick
Surface: Elliot really doesn’t know what to make of him. He doesn’t like him.
Common Ground: They are both doing things that will affect E Corp
Conflict: Elliot is not sure what Tyrell’s game is. Tyrell wants Elliot to work for him but Elliot wants no part of anything he has planned
History: Elliot meets Tyrell briefly after the big meeting at All Safe with E corp. Shortly after that Elliot is forced to go to E Corp where Tyrell offers him a job which Elliot turns down
Subtext: Elliot is really worried about what Tyrell has planned and why Tyrell is so set on bringing Elliot into the fold at E Corp
Relationship Arc: At first Elliot is scared of Tyrell and what he knows or doesn’t know about F Society’s plans to destroy E Corp. He can’t understand why Tyrell is so set on befriending Elliot and getting him to work for E Corp. Not sure yet where the relationship goes
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Mark Lederkramer Binge Worthy TV Module 1 Lesson 6 Assignment 2
Show: Smuggle
What I learned from these assignments is that it is imperative to look at every aspect of the main characters relationships and history. The more you can put into the relationship maps the better you can flesh out what these characters are really about and create interesting characters
TV Relationship Map for Micky
Matty
Surface: Micky works for Matty
Common Ground: They are friends as well as boss and employee. They both need the Columbian trip to be a huge success
Conflict: Stuey and Tony and more importantly Jackie Torrio are asking Micky to help keep Matty focused. They also want Micky to report to them on Matty’s behavior. Micky is loyal to Matty but his behavior causes Micky an enormous amount of stress and frustration
History: Micky and Matty have been. friends since junior high school
Subtext: Micky really cares about Matty. He wishes that the Boys were right and that he had as much influence as they thought he had with Matty
Relationship Arc: Micky is one of Matty’s only real friends. Most of those supposed friends were just using him for drugs or money. As time goes by their friendship will be strained. It starts to feel more transactional and Micky worries that not only will the Columbian trip get busted but that Matty could be arrested or even worse killed.
Stuey
Surface: Micky works for Stuey who always has the last word on decisions
Common Ground: They are strictly boss and employee but. they both need the Columbian trip to be a huge success
Conflict: It’s really hard for Micky to be talked down to by Stuey. He respects and fears Stuey but he really doesn’t like him. He hates the fact that he knows how much smarter he is than Stuey
History: Micky has known Stuey since the 7<sup>th</sup> grade. They started out as enemies with Stuey picking a fight with him and then threatening to have his friends gang up on him. Micky stood up to them and they ended up all being friends.
Subtext: Micky really doesn’t like Stuey. He thinks that Stuey is a bully and only as tough as the people who will fight his battles for him.
Relationship Arc: Micky doesn’t really like Stuey. Their relationship started off badly in junior high school. Micky is doing his best to make Stuey think that he likes him. As time goes by Micky gets closer with Stuey but in the back of his mind he knows that Stuey would give them all up to save himself.
Tony
Surface: Micky works for Tony
Common Ground: They are friends as well as boss and employee. They both need the Columbian trip to be a huge success
Conflict: Micky likes Tony a lot but he doesn’t trust him. He also feels that Tony is just riding on Matty’s coat tails. Tony really doesn’t bring anything to the success of the Big 3 crew
History: Micky just met Tony a few years ago. Before joining the crew. He didn’t really know that much about him. He does like Tony just like the rest of the world
Subtext: Micky is making sure to make Tony a friend and an ally. He figures that if the shit hits the fan between the partners, this way he would have two of the three partners on his side
Relationship Arc: Over time Micky develops a real friendship with Tony. As it has been said before, everybody loves Tony and Micky is no different
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