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Assignment #1
Show: The Americans
Three Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle:
The main characters are the FBI agent, Stan Beeman, and his neighbors, the two Soviet agents posing as an American couple, Elizabeth Jennings and Phillip Jennings.
B. Connected Circle:
For each of the main characters, there are family members (Beeman’s wife and son; the Jennings kids), coworkers (Beeman’s partner and boss; the other Soviet agents and handlers; the travel agency workers for the Jennings’s cover), and people any of the three characters are actively working, whether as informants or targets.
C. Environment Circle:
There is anyone associated with the Soviet embassy, the FBI, the neighborhood, random strangers.
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Meg Stout’s Three Circles of Characters for The Norman Queen.
What I learned doing this assignment is how easy it is to fill up a world with enough people to get the “job” done.
A. Main Characters Circle:
Knútr is the second son of King Sweyn of Denmark, exiled because only the eldest son can inherit. He learns his father thinks he would have been the better king, but plans to conquer England and make Knútr heir to the English throne.
Emma is second daughter of the deceased Duke Rikard of Normandy. When her older sister marries the Duke of Brittany, King Sweyn asks Emma to become betrothed to Prince Harald of Denmark, with young Knútr acting as intermediary. Emma and Knútr come to secretly love one another.
King Æthelred is King of England because his brothers were murdered. He was cursed in his youth by the mother of his dead half-brother. Now a widower and desperate to forestall the curse, he attacks Normandy and demands Emma become his Queen.
B. Connected Circle:
Each character has immediate family. Emma and Æthelred have royal retainers and Emma has the friendship of Ædgyth, her oldest step-daughter. Knútr has his mentor, Thorkell, the Danes killed during the English attack on Normandy, and others he will meet during the course of his quest, such as his brother-in-law Eilaf. Emma’s confessor is part of the connected circle.
C. Environment Circle:
The environment circle consists of anyone in Denmark, Normandy, or England that needs to be there to support the story, such as guards, ladies in waiting, or the various combatants, for example the un-named Danes who are murdered while defending Knútr’s aunt during the massacre of St. Brice’s Day (the public incitement for King Sweyn’s attacks on England).
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Meg Stout’s Three Circles of Characters for Children of Heaven
What I learned doing this assignment is how easy it is to fill up a world with enough people to get the “job” done. And rinse and repeat for the story I am creating and publishing on Vella.
A. Main Characters Circle:
Dr. John C. Bennett is an 1840s medical doctor specializing in women’s medicine whose wife kicks him out because she mistakenly believes he is a bigamist. Bennett goes to Illinois to make a name and fame for himself, hoping to win his wife back to his side.
Annie Cowles is an unmarried woman in her mid-twenties who becomes governess to the children of Mormon founder, Joseph Smith. Traumatized by the brutality and schism the Mormons experienced in Missouri, Annie strives to overcome her fear and accept the courtship of newcomer, Dr. Bennett. [Bennett begins to court Annie when he learns there is no hope of reconciling with his estranged wife, only to learn the estranged wife refuses to grant him a divorce.]
Jonathan Holmes becomes a widower. Annie, who was a friend to Jonathan’s dead wife, becomes effective mother to Jonathan’s surviving daughter.
Eliza Snow is an unmarried woman in her late thirties and next-door neighbor to Dr. Bennett. As the rogue “doctrine” of illicit intercourse spreads among the Mormons, Eliza Snow believes Bennett’s pitch that Eliza is to be Bennett’s secret wife, unaware she is practice for Bennett’s plan to impregnate Annie. Eliza becomes pregnant. When Bennett is expelled from the Mormon community, it is arranged that Eliza will become wife to widower Jonathan Holmes.
B. Connected Circle:
Bennett has a range of familial and professional contacts, including Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Later Bennett will have a string of women and his friends and colleagues as he is elected Mayor of Nauvoo, the main Illinois city founded by the Mormons. Annie has family contacts, the family she works for, other women working in the Smith home. Jonathan has his wife and daughters. Eliza has her family and, later, her fellow officers in the Church’s women’s organization, a small group that includes Annie Cowles.
C. Environment Circle:
A cast of thousands as needed to populate the world of the American frontier, particularly along the Mississippi River.
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Meg Stout’s Three Circles of Characters for Mr. Riley
What I learned doing this assignment is how easy it is to fill up a world with enough people to get the “job” done. And rinse and repeat for another screenplay for which I’ve created a first draft.
A. Main Characters Circle:
Mr. Riley Zhang is a brilliant man who has achieved massive financial success through canny investment. When Riley’s long-time girlfriend breaks off their relationship, Riley is thrilled to meet a woman online who needs his help to secure her inheritance.
Sue (Zhang) Hill is Mr. Riley’s oldest daughter, a professional who is horrified to learn her father believes he will obtain a gold mine and hundreds of millions of dollars from contacts in Africa. Ms. Hill petitions for guardianship and conservatorship of her father.
Jane (Zhang) Hunkin is Mr. Riley’s favorite daughter. Jane initially objects to Sue’s plan to petition, believing it is possible to persuade their father without resorting to the courts. But when Jane learns Riley has sent the scammers over $1M and can no longer pay his mortgages or taxes, she works with Sue. When Riley flees the state where he and Ms. Hill live, Jane is able to become her father’s guardian, only to find that Riley plans to litigate his way to emancipation.
B. Connected Circle:
There is the extended family to which all the main characters are related, together with the scammers and the lawyers and court officials with whom each of the litigants interact. There are also Riley’s former wives and his former girlfriend. Riley has several renters, many Salvadoran, who he pressures for advance funds while neglecting maintenance needed on the properties. There are also the expert evaluators, who struggle to help the court protect Riley while allowing as much autonomy as appropriate, each coming to the evaluation with different expertise and beliefs about what protection is needed.
C. Environment Circle:
A cast of dozens to flesh out the legal and familial interactions affecting the family.
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What I learned doing this assignment is that I might have to change the focus of my show to a different main character.
ASSIGNMENT 1: Donna Stockwell’s Three Circle of Characters for Jessica Jones
A. Main Characters Circle: (4) Jessica Jones, Trish Walker, Malcolm Ducasse, Jeri Hogarth
B. Connected Circle: (10-15) Kilgrave, assistants to Trish,
C. Environment Circle: (rest) clients of Trish who are subcontracted to Jessica (episode 1: Spheeris, Spheeris’ secretary, Bob, Barbara, Hope, et al), team at Hogarth’s firm, street folk related to case and venues of episodes casesASSIGNMENT 2: Donna Stockwell’s Three Circle of Characters for Betrayed
1. Three circles of characters for my show.
A. Main Characters Circle: mother, father, daughter, son, daughter’s boyfriend
B. Connected Circle: uncle & aunt, work colleagues, some of kid’s friends
C. Environment Circle: neighbours, the rest to fill venues2. One sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Mother is unhappy housewife who finds comfort in children and their activities.
Father is hard working, works 60 hours per week. Tired when he gets home.
Daughter just finished high school and dating for 2 years. She lives at home and just got a job as a city librarian assistant.
Son is younger than daughter and still in high school.
Daughter’s boyfriend from high school is handyman, and fixes little things around the house.-
Donna,
I am reading your synopsis of Betrayed, and wondering how on earth you are writing the story of my life? Minus the teenagers (thank God!). I also need a handy man, young and cute would be the top requirement. Not sure you need to change this yet. It is very relatable.
M.M.
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Jane’s Three Circles of Characters – What I learned doing this assignment is that just putting all of the characters that I know about so far down in writing really helps to begin thinking about the different ways that the four main characters may end up interacting, both with each other and those in the connected circle.
Assignment 1: RIVERDALE Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle: Archie, Betty, Veronica
B. Connected Circle: Kevin, Cheryl, Jason, Miss Grundy, Jughead, Josie and the Pussycats, Betty’s mother, Veronica’s mother, Archie’s dad
C. Environment Circle: Moose, kids at school, teachers, football coach, cops and detectives, owner of malt shoppe, town folk
Assignment 2: Thirteen Weeks (working title)
A. Main Characters Circle:
Jodie – age 17, a local girl from a white trash family who must find her father, a veteran living as a hermit in the wilderness, and convince him to show up at a hearing so that his family can continue to receive his veteran’s benefits.
Miguel – age 19, from El Salvador, in search of his brother who his family thought had been killed by drug lords but who was seen working as a park ranger by family friends on vacation.
Susie – age 18, an Asian beauty from a prominent Californian family who has been sent by her father to the lodge for the summer to escape the abusive boyfriend that she met during her first year of college.
Lucas – age 17, a convicted gang member who has been placed in hiding by the Chicago DA until he can appear as a witness in another gang member’s trial.
B. Connected Circle:
Jodie – father, mother, two little sisters
Miguel – older brother
Susie – father, boyfriend
Luke – sister, police escort
All of them – Ranger Jack (head of summer staff), Polly (RJ’s assistant), Carmen (women’s dorm supervisor), Teddy (men’s dorm supervisor), other teens working at the lodge almost all of whom really want to be there.
C. Environment Circle: tourists on vacation, staff working at national park, staff at hospital, police staff in Chicago, townies.
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Emmanuel Sullivan’s Three Circles of Characters
What I learned doing this assignment is that it is similar to looking at your own life, often with 3 levels, family, friends and associates. Associates in your life come and go, your family immediate family may grow, but overall remains the same, and some friends are there for a lifetime.
Assignment #1
Three Circles of Characters
Show – The Americans
A. Main Characters Circle: Elizabeth, Phillip, Henry and Paige Jennings
B. Connected Circle: Stan Beeman, KGB agents, Russian government officials
C. Environment Circle: School teachers, FBI agents, community neighbors
Assignment #2
<b style=”background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Three Circle of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle: Mark Cason, Sarah Cason, Andrew Brice and Molly Brice
B. Connected Circle: AB Brice, Michael Brice, Madison Brice, Alice Cason and Justice Cason
C. Environment Circle: Foundation staff, local news reporters, politicians, old friends
Mark Cason is a former democrat president of the US and he is socially aloof but also an engaging political professional.
Sarah Cason is married to Mark, she is sometimes insecure, which brings out her nice-nasty personality.
Andrew Brice is a former republican president of the US; he is close to his family and always gets what he wants in the political and business world.
Molly Brice is married to Andrew, she is the family ringleader, even with her adult children; she loves buying quality, but always at a fair price.
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Assignment #1
The Show: Mare of Easttown
A. Main Characters Circle:
Detective Sergeant Mare Sheehan; Mare’s daughter, Siobhan; Mare’s mother, Helen; Mare’s best friend, Lori; Mare’s diseased son Kevin’s son, Drew.
B. Connected Circle:
The writer, Richard; Mare’s ex-husband, Frank’ Detective Colin Zable; Erin (murdered girl); Erin’s father, Kenny; Kenny’s cousins: John, Billy; Chief Carter; Lori’s son, Ryan, and daughter, Moira; Erin’s baby; Dylan; Dylan’s girlfriend, Brianna; Erin’s best friend, Jesse; Missing girl, Katie Bailey; Missing girl’s mother, Dawn Bailey; diseased son’s wife, Carrie; Mare’s diseased son, Kevin.
C. Environmental Circle:
Frank’s fiancé, Faye; Black Lady cop; Deacon Mark; Deacon Dan; Jesse’s mother, Trish; Siobhan’s girlfriend, 5-6 girls and 3 guys who saw Erin in the forest; Pediatrician; Briana’s father, Tony; Tony’s wife, Patty; town’s people; cops in the station and at crime scenes; restaurant workers and patrons; people at the book reading; people on the street.
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Big Little Lies – Three Circles of Characters – Sherri D. Coffee
A. Main Characters Circle:
Madeline Mackenzie
Jane Chapman
Celeste Wright
Renata Klein
B. Connected Circle:
Chloe, Abby, Ed, Nathan and Bonnie
Ziggy
Perry and twins
Amabella, Gordon
C. Environment Circle:
School teachers and school guards
Police press conference
Individual interviews
Restaurant patrons
Cafe patrons and waiter – Tom
Nanny
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Lesson 2, Assignment 1:
Three Character Circles: Big Little Lies
A. Main Characters Circle:
Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata
B. Connected Circle:
Madeline’s husband Ed, Madeline’s ex-husband Nathan, Nathan’s new wife Bonnie, Celeste’s husband Perry, Renata’s husband
Madeline and Nathan’s daughter Abigail (High School), Madeline and Ed’s daughter Chloe (1st Grade), Celeste and Perry’s twin sons (1st Grade), Renata’s daughter Ammabelle (1st Grade), Nathan and Bonnie’s daughter Skye (1st Grade), Jane’s son Ziggy (1st Grade)
School principal, Detective
C. Environment Circle:
Teachers, Students, Other mothers at school, Yoga instructor & class, Celeste and Renata’s nannies, Renata’s staff, Abigail’s friends, Theater director, Barista, Police press conference background players
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Big Little Lies Three Circles of Characters
Main Circle
Madeline Martha Mackenzie
Celeste Wright
Jane Chapman
Renata Klein
Connected circle
Perry Wright and the kids
Ed Mackenzie
Bonnie Carlson
Nathan Carlson
Gordon Klein
Abigail Carlson
Ziggy Chapman
Tom at coffee shop
Harper Stimpson
Amabella Klein
Environment circle
Two lead cops
Other students
Other cops
Other parents
Yoga participants
Other teachers and administrators
Maids etc.
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Lesson 2, Assignment 2:
Doug Johnson’s Three Character Circles: Tin Men
What I learned doing this assignment is that my anchor character isn’t the most intriguing character in my story and needs work.
Concept: Four Colorado sheetmetal workers stash a million dollars worth of contraband inside the ductwork of a new maximum security prison during its last month of construction.
A. Main Circle:
John Tampico, 40’s, second-to-none sheetmetal worker and second-to-many family man. Born leader without any desire to be one, he loyally holds it all together but wants more out of life.
Dana Tampico, 30’s, John’s little sister. Sheetmetal worker #2. Irresponsible and free, an itinerant worker who’s spent time in jail herself.
Gary Bellows, 40’s, John’s best friend. Sheetmetal worker #3. Married to a corrections officer, he dreamed of being a metal sculpture artist but settled for a steady paycheck.
Charles “Chick” Young, 30’s, Gary’s apprentice. Sheetmetal worker #4. A daredevil who leaps before he looks.
B. Connected Circle:
Keira Tampico, 40’s, a park ranger and John’s wife, a courageous, stubborn rescuer. Ivy Tampico, John and Keira teen daughter, takes after her Aunt Dana. Tyler Tampico, John and Keira’s grade-school son, thoughtful and reserved.
Frank McCormick, the asshole shop boss. Calvin Empers, a prison contraband king. Frizell, the crew’s inside man. Flo Bellows, Gary’s wife, a corrections officer. Motel manager, nosy fly on the wall.
C. Environment Circle:
Rival construction trades, Building inspectors, Metalworkers union, Prisoners and CO’s, Local police and officials, Prison spouses, Halfway houses, Town residents and business owners, gangs and organized crime on the outside with connections on the inside, Ivy and Tyler’s teachers, friends, classmates.
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Assignment 1: Three Circles of Characters in Supernatural
A. Main Character Circle: The two, monster-hunting brothers, Sam and Dean
B. Connected Circle: The show splits its time between the season-long plot arc of Sam and Dean looking for their father, and the monster-of-the-week plots for each episode. Episode two’s connected circle all seem to be only for the latter plot: Tommy, a camper kidnapped by a wendigo in the woods; Tommy’s sister, Hailey, who goes with Dean and Sam to rescue him; Tommy and Hailey’s brother, Ben; and Roy, a local hunter Hailey hires to lead them through the woods.
C. Environment Circle: Tommy’s friends, Brad and Gary, who get killed by the wendigo; Ranger Wilkinson, a park ranger who tells Dean and Sam about the campers in the park; and Mr. Shaw, the only survivor from a wendigo attack years before.
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Watchmen Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle:
Angela Abar, Will Reeves (her grandfather)
Veidt (placed in this circle now because he leads his subplot, but hasn’t connected with Angela yet)
B. Connected Circle:
Primary colleagues in Tulsa Police Department: Wade/Looking Glass; Red Scare
Cal (Angela’s husband), Angela’s adopted children (Topher, Emma, Rosie)
Sheriff Crawford (deceased, and in flashbacks), Jane Crawford
Senator Joe Keene
O.B., Will’s father (flashback)
Relative seeking visitation of the children of Doyle and Ginny (Doyle was Angela’s partner; Doyle and Ginny murdered on The White Night)
Within the American Hero Story: Hooded Justice
Veidt’s World: “Mr. Philips”, Ms. Crookshanks<br style=”user-select: auto;”><br style=”user-select: auto;”>
C. Environment Circle:
U.S. Soldiers serving in Germany
Tulsa citizens, business people – a news stand owner, delivery guy, a customer
Fraulein Mueller (typist) and German Commandant who dictates the copy for the propaganda Will has.
Tulsa police officers, crime scene investigators
News reporters, photographers, news “moths”
Seventh Kavalry members, gunmen
Friends and colleagues of Crawfords
Greenwood Center for Cultural Heritage: customers, protestors, employees, U.S. Treasury Secretary “Skip” within interactive media station
Within the American Hero Story: Boston citizens, news reporters, police, paperboy, customers in general store, four robbers of general store, general store manager
Veidt’s World: stage hands, violinist
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Assignment 2: Three Circles of Characters for my novel, Athens, MN
What I learned during this assignment is that it’s very useful prioritizing your characters in this way. Don’t spread the focus of the audience too thinly, wanting to give every character their moment to shine. Always make sure to keep their role in the greater story in mind. Not everyone needs to have the same amount of dimension and care.
A. Main Circle: Tom, a directionless young man in his 20’s, who discovers he is under a fairy curse when his grandfather dies, and decides to learn magic in order to escape; Mark, a jaded and cynical man in his late 40’s, who has become a very experienced magician on his own, and becomes Tom’s friend and mentor; Miguel, once an architect, but served prison time after getting into a barfight and now makes his living as a contractor and gives Tom a job as a day-laborer; Lizzie, a witch who has unnaturally preserved her life through magic and now rules a fairy court called Everlasting Summer.
B. Connected Circle: Tom’s parents, Nathaniel and Catherine, a loving, but overprotective couple, who try to stay close with their four, now grown children; Tom’s sisters: Talia, the adventurous one; Cathy, the sensitive one; and Lily, the silly one; Charles, Tom’s grandfather who apparently dies, but who keeps sending his grandson messages from beyond the grave; Louis, an older man, and ex-pat from England, who knows a great deal about the history of magic; Robby, a mischievous employee of Miguel’s with several side-scams going to collect extra cash.
C. Environment Circle: The crew of regulars at Connecticut Yankee’s, a cigar lounge that the main characters frequent; the homeowners that Miguel and his employees work for in the Twin Cities metro area, where the story is set; Miguel’s other subcontractors, the servants in Everlasting Summer, Lizzie’s enchanted castle.
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What I learned from this assignment is that when you figure out the circles of characters, plot and concept come into focus.
CHEATERS
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Circles of Characters in my ShowA. Main Character Circle: Ruby Kane, a detective in a small town; Brian ‘Thor’ Vinter, her handsome and Police Chief; Lula Kane, her eccentric mother; Rebecca Kane, Ruby’s disabled daughter by her first marriage; her police partner, Curtis; Ruby’s best friend, Charlene ‘Char’.
B. Connected Circle: her diseased father (real name: Karnofsky); Hannah, the senior criminalist, the Chief’s secretary; the first male victim; first victim’s wife; evangelical minister; bartender; owner of the restaurant; other brothers, sisters, wives, parents.
C. Environmental Circle: another attractive woman from opening anniversary party; witnesses that Ruby interviews; criminalist Supervisor; other cops in the station; specialists brought in to investigate; entomologists; her daughter’s friends’ teachers; therapists; neighbors, relatives, towns people.
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Assignment 1
The Walking Dead – Three Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle: Rick Grimes, Lori Grimes, Shane Walsh
B. Connected Circle: Carl Grimes, Glenn Rhee, Merle Dixon
C. Environment Circle: Andrea Harrison, Dale Horvath, T-Dog
Assignment 2
What I learned doing this assignment was how to prioritise characters in the context of the main character and the story.
Create the three circles of characters for your show
A. Main Characters Circle: Jack Friedman; Margaret La Mer; Gina Lang; Harold Waker.
B. Connected Circle: Elizabeth Jacobsen (newspaper owner); Sarah Stafford (Jack’s contemporary and rival); Rosalind Arbour (politician out for Jack); Tony Griffey (alien conspiracy theorist).
C. Environment Circle: Dean Porter (Jack’s assistant); Forrest Danvers (alleged alien abductee).
Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Jack Friedman – highly respected, highly credible, multi-award-winning investigative journalist, his trademark is his reputation as highly credible and his ability to get to the truth.
Margaret La Mer – editor and Jack’s boss at the newspaper has the unenviable task of balancing Jack’s insatiable curiosity with the newspaper’s interests.
Gina Lang – an abductee who got away and blows the whistle, she’s gone underground in fear of her life.
Harold Waker – Government Agent on Black Budget Projects, he is a bloodhound on the trail of Gina Lang.
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Assignment #1
Three Circles of Characters
Show – Revenge
A: Main Characters Circle
Emily Thorne, Victoria Grayson, Nolan Ross, Jack Porter
B: Connected Circle
Bill Harmon (guest), Ashley Davenport, Conrad Grayson, Charlotte Grayson, Declan Porter, David Clarke (flashbacks), Lydia Davis (guest), Frank Stevens, head of Grayson security
C: Environmental Circle
Party guests, polo players, polo spectators, investment firm brokers and staff
Assignment #2
Marc Armstrong’s Three Circles of Characters
What I learned doing this assignment: I am much more creative with plot and storyline and much less adept at creating characters.
Show – Catch and Release
A: Main Characters Circle
Nikolas Sutton – At age 24, the vigilante and primary character of the show, is conflicted with his desire to pursue justice due to his Christian upbringing.
Brandon Leek – Nik’s best friend from high school, who is fiercely loyal to Nik and serves as his confidant, knows about Nik’s game but does not want to be directly involved.
Charlie Anderson – an outcast from high school with social quirks, who goes through a similar tragedy, witnesses Nik in action and wants to get involved.
Bryson Volgard – the brother of Nik’s first vigilante target, who is now committed to tracking down and killing Nik.
B: Connected Circle
Nik’s long-time girlfriend and her parents, Nik’s former football coach, county Sheriff, county deputy, Nik’s parents and siblings, episode target
C: Environmental Circle
News reporter, crime scene investigator, football players, refs and fans (flashback), video arcade patrons (flashback), people on the streets
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<div>John Anderson’s Three Circles of Characters
</div><div>What I learned doing this assignment is: It’s been too long since I last read my book. I need to re-read the book with other character back stories in mind and while thinking how I will flush them out on the series.
The Americans
– Main characters: Phillips, Elizabeth, FBI Agent Stan Beeman
– Connected Characters: Kids (Henry and Paige), Stan’s wife, Annaliese (wife of Undersecretary of Defense), General Zhukov, FBI Agents side-kick, FBI agents boss, new Female spy for FBI inside KGB, FBI agent woman that thinks Phillip is an FBI agent
– Environment Circle: members of Russian embassy staff, members of FBI, fellow school parents and teachers, staff members at their travel agency, Regan’s inner circle (Casper Weinberger, etc), Other Soviet deep cover agents
John Anderson’s Three Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle:
MiG Pilot Viktor Belenko – Highly ambitious, defecting MiG-25 pilot who gets fed up with Soviet lies and his unhappy marriage.
Belinko’s wife – unhappy, disillusioned wife and mother who wants to live with connected parents.
Mother – sad, beaten down woman who is half alive.
Father – drunk, beaten down man who runs on his own anger with no sense of self
The Zuk – shell of a human prisoner who has had his life destroyed by politics of USSR.
Zuk’s wife – shell of a woman prisoner who has had her life destroyed by Soviet Union.
Farmer in N Dak. – Salt of the earth farmer who doesn’t want any trouble but finds he may have some.
CIA Agent – cunning, intelligent spy who must figure out this Russian pilots true intentions, uncover all of his secrets and indoctrinate him, all while keeping him safe from Soviets.
Female CIA agent – intelligent understanding spy and mentor who takes a liking to Viktor.
Belenko’s direct commanding officer – goes along to get along guy who keeps his sense of humor through the worst of times but loses temper easily.
Belenko’s psychiatrist – pragmatic but sold out doctor who knows there is no escape so resigned to making deals and making the best of things before it’s too late.
Belenko’s base commander – Haughty, soulless, politician who cheats, lies and steals and will do whatever he has to to keep himself in the good graces.
Belenko’s flight doctor – bored and detached but diligent flight doctor who Belenko must fool
Belenko’s librarian teacher – caring believer in people but not the Soviet cause.
Belenko’s female flight instructor – driven and a perfectionist, she sees the talent in Belenko
Belenko’s foreman at the factory – Tough as nails, no nonsense drunk who takes care of Viktor
KGB agent on base – unsavory spy who Viktor must keep on his good side without being too obvious.
B. Connected Circle: Japanese air traffic
controller, Russian ambassador, Christian Pilot, , Belenko’s child,
Belenko’s coworkers at factory,C. Environment Circle: people in
lines for food and shop workers, people on trains, people in air traffic
control, Soviet citizenry, CIA agents, Russian girls at air base, Japanese
military personal, Soviet workers on farms/coops</div>
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Hi John!
Wondering which few of your several main characters are the main main characters? Also, does your story have a title? Thanks! Meg
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Jason Bortz’ Three Circles of Characters
What I learned doing this assignment is these circles are subject to change as new characters are introduced, so it isn’t important that they are rigid or “right”; this is more of a guideline to maintain focus upon the A-Story and B-Story characters and keep them clear as storylines progress.
ASSIGNMENT 1
LOST – CHARACTER CIRCLES
A. Main Characters
Jack, Kate, Charlie, Sawyer, Sayid, Shannon, Boone, Claire
B. Connected Circle
Hurley, Michael, Walter, Locke, Marshall Mars, Sun, Jin, Rose
C. Environment Circle
Unnamed passengers.
ASSIGNMENT 2
DREAMING WIDE AWAKE – EP. 1 – CHARACTER CIRCLES
A. Main Characters
Gina, Maggie, Mark, Parker, Chris
B. Connected Circle
Alan, Craig, Vance, Kate, Angus, Simon, Ruth
C. Environment Circle
Point North denizens, Doolie’s Pub Patrons, Callers
Character Descriptions
Gina Semple, 30’s, hyperintelligent, reclusive, pure; her journal is her world within this world, where her writing transports her to idyllic settings.
Maggie Ketchum, 40’s, pragmatic, Gina’s boss, lives vicariously through Gina’s writing which she’s read secretly; wistfully wants to dream again.
Mark Ketchum, 50, Maggie’s husband and would do anything for her, blind to how being responsible has robbed him of joy and liking himself.
Parker Douglas, 30’s, bartender at Doolie’s Pub, intense and witty, moved to Point North to start over, fascinated with Gina.
Chris MacAllister, 30’s, Broadway actor in town workshopping a passion project, drawn to Gina’s ability with words.
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What I learned:
How to put a structure around the characters which helps me to deconstruct the Characters and their Relationships and understand what makes them compelling and original.
ASSIGNMENT 1: Big Little Lies
A. Main Characters Circle:Madeline MacKenzie, Celeste Wright, Jane Chapman, Bonnie Carlson, Renate Klein
B. Connected Circle: Perry Wright, Ed Mackenzie, Nathan Carlson, Gordon Klein, Ziggy Chapman, Chloe Mackenzie, Amabella Klein, Abigail Carlson, Sky Carlson, Josh Wright, Max Wright
C. Environment Circle: School Kids, School Principal, Café guy, Other Parents, Police, Detectives
2. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Madeline Mackenzie: very active in the school, realtor?, seems to have regrets about unfulfilled career, fear of empty nest her children growing up and missing opportunities, still stuck on her ex and Bonnie, critical of others work/career choices versus parenting.
Celeste Wright: is quiet, difficult to read, not sure what her job is, Madeline’s best friend yet very different from Madeline.
Jane Chapman: single mom with a son, is independent, not working, recently moved to Monterey, difficult relationship with her mom.
Bonnie Carlson: yoga/health instructor, laid back, opposite of Madeline and with Madeline’s ex.
Renate Klein: lawyer, on multiple big Corp. Boards, highly successful big profile career, but is very dissatisfied.
ASSIGNMENT 2: Green Lake (Working Title)
A. Main Characters Circle: Jess Pearson, Sheriff Linda Moore, Peggy & Patsy, Sarah Watson.
B. Connected Circle: Dr. Sally Williams Pathologist, Steve Beresford, Luke Smith, Anna Cole, Dave Smith, Jane Smith
C. Environment Circle: Police colleagues, people who live in the village/lake area, vacationers
2. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Jess Pearson until recently was a big city detective is now working in the County Sheriff’s office near where where she used to summer vacation with her parents.
Sheriff Moore has been on the job for 30 years and will retire next year.
Peggy & Patsy are identical twins who own a small guest house that’s haunted.
Sarah Watson is a local artist and award winning cafe owner who used to be Jess’ best friend.
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Sean’s Three Circles of Characters
— What I learned doing this assignment:
1. The main characters are on a journey, they are the smallest circle. (Main Characters Circle)
2. The other circles interact with them and only to be part of their journey.
3. Connected Circle will be closest to Main Characters with more frequent, deeper, and personal interaction.
4. Environment Circle is biggest circle and consists of characters that fill ‘standard’ roles (for your story) and for scenes, episodes etc. Also, this circle is where the “extras” and visual background roles.
5. It is particularly important to get these identified so you can focus on the relation to the journey and the story you are going to tell.
ASSIGNMENT 1:
In SUPERNATURAL, the
Main Characters Circle is Dean and Sam Winchester
Connected Circle is John and Mary Winchester, as well as Sam’s girlfriend Jessica. Also, the evil thing that killed both Mary and Jessica.
Environment Circle is both victims and survivors of (monsters, demons, and ghosts etc.), local law enforcement and background roles relevant to each place or episode.
ASSIGNMENT 2:
3 Circles for:
The S A T
Main Characters Circle
Cian Shea – an intense, highly gifted, and uniquely intelligent FBI profiler with a dark but destined past made that way by circumstance, the Devil and angelic influence alike and is now an obsessively calculating musician, writer and rising artist with a world ending purpose, namely the Devil’s world.
Bridget McCabe – a tenacious, dramatically unique, and larger than life FBI profiler with a prolific use of her stunning looks and sensuality to get anything she wants.
The DEVIL – an arrogant, mocking, and constant presence of evil in our lives, also the most powerful of the
fallen Angels, with a proclivity for the macabre having absolutely no boundaries where we are concerned.Connected Characters Circle
Ana Stasia aka Anastasia Krovopuskov
Caliel
Mitchell Dawe
Environment Circle
FBI Director
SILLICK band members
Director of programming, HellRock.TV
FBI agents
Mitchell Dawe’s victims
Background extras
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Three circles of character
Camilla Erlandsdotter
What I learned doing this assignment is…
While main characters soon “pop into your head” the connected circle is more difficult to nail and give something to do on screen. It’s very easy to use clichés (the doctor, the lawyer, the priest). These characters should be interesting too and their stakes should raise as well. More and more people in this category are presented as we go deeper into the story.
Prison Break
Main Character Circle
Michael, Lincoln and Veronica
Connected Circle
Michael’s cell-mate – Sucer, John Abruzzi, Pope, Dr. Tuncredi, D.B. Cooper (with cat), Lincoln’s son – LJ – and his mother, Veronica’s boyfriend, Fibonacci.
Environment Circle
Prisoners and guards, CIA guys, judges, prosecutors, mob guys.
My Show
Water of life
Chicago – in the late 20ies. Prohibition.
Story: three siblings in trouble with the law flee their home country Sweden to join their uncle in Chicago. When they arrive, they discover their uncle has lied to the family about his American dream. It’s more of a night mare. They will be destitute, unless they can make money on a very special skill – excellent moonshine aquavit (water of life) made out of raw potatoes, spiced with local herbs.
Main Character Circle
Anna (35), wise, hardworking, the silent type, responsible, determination, a-sexual. Head of the family (A-female) after the death of their parents. Works in the post-office
Dreams of the US – where she can make “the big buck”!
Amanda (30) a singer talent, talkative, curious, passionate, impulsive. Works in a cafe.
Bertil (17) their gay little brother, spoiled, sensitive, charming, an expert liar. Works for a barber.
The family house (Amanda lives there with Bertil) is in the middle of the forest. Built by their father.
Connected Circle
In Sweden, Anna is married to Arvid – the local policeman (30), a handsome, jealous control freak and alcoholic. It is not a happy marriage. Arvid does not want Anna to work – in particularly not in the café. He’s a control freak. When he’s drunk he beats her.
They’ve got an uncle in Chicago – Henning (55), that keep boosting about how well he’s doing but he’s barely making ends needs working in a factory in Chicago.
In Chicago – Anna will need to connect with a mobster – to start making and distributing her aquavit (water of life). Anna will meet up with jazz musicians and club owners (that needs to pay bribes)
A love interest for Bertil – maybe a journalist writing about the mob.
Their parents (flash-backs)
Environment circle
-Chicago (as a city)
-The nature around the city (as an entity)
-Mobsters
-Dirty and straight policemen
-Neighbors
-Musicians
-Night club and speakeasy visitors
-customers
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Three Circles of Characters
Mr. Robot
The main characters are:
Elliot – The main character
Tyrel – Head of E-Corp
Mr. Robot – Leader of F-Society
The connected characters:
Angela – Best friend and secret love interest of Elliot
Colby – Framed by F-Society and defunct head of E-Corp
Shayla – Drug dealer for Elliot – lives in the same building – friends
Gideon – Direct boss of Elliot
Ollie – Boyfriend of Darlene
Darlene – Female hacker at F-Society that physically contacts Elliot
Krista – Therapist
Romero – F-Society
Trenton – F-Society
Dark Army – Slightly introduced in episode
Environment characters:
Fernando – Drug dealer
Mr. X – head security force and other people that follow Elliot
Gang members
ASSIGNMENT 2 – Hybrids
Main Characters –
Gina (32) Female Lead UN Director of World Outreach – Daughter of high ranking Navy officer who has worked her way up the ranks at the United Nations for worldwide humanitarian outreach. Married with one child.
Brad (35) Naval Air Lieutenant Commander – Grew up with Gina as a Navy brat. Slightly older. Always protected her like a big brother.
Jacob (25) – Police officer –
Connected Characters
Radio Show
Native American
Abductee
UFO witnesses
Psychologist
Science Ph.D. Students in Physics, Biology, and Chemistry
Tech Nerds
Environment Circles
Church
Government Employees
FBI
other paranormal witnesses
technology
Air technology – Spaceships, Airplanes
What I learned about in this assignment. I still don’t have a definitive 3rd/4th character. By analyzing Mr. Robot I notices that the 3 main characters occupy 3 main spaces in the show. By which I mean:
Mr Robot = F-Society = Hacking
Elliot = AllSafe Work Environment = His life = Drugs Mental illness = Therapist
Tyrell = E(vil) Corp
Three distinct circles or environments within the show.
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Subject Line (Molly Gagnon)
Three Circles of Characters
Module 1 Lesson 2 Assignment 1 Example Show Supergirl
Main Characters
Supergirl/Kara
Alex Danvers (Sister)
Hank Henshaw (Head of DOE)
Connected Circle
Whinn Scott (Friend)
Superman
Cat Boss
James Olsen Photographer (Friend/ Love interest)
Villains from Who attack superhero
Environmental Circle
DOE agents
Coworkers at CAT Comm
City of people who need help
Module 1 Lesson 2 Assignment 2
What I learned during this assignment is how these characters really support the hero in moving forward in her transformation. I could not see this before studying this.
Molly’s Script Carrington Manor MAIN CHARACTER CIRCLE
FOUR MAIN CHARACTERS
COTA (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant) Gwenn
Spirit (Gwenn’s Mom)
PTA (Physical Therapy Assistant) Sally
DOR (Director of Rehab) Terry
PT (Physical Therapist) Earl
CONNECTED CHARACTERS
Dr. Sam Rogers , (Gwenn’s love interest) Karly HR lady, Nurse Mandy, Norma OT, Abigail PT, Patient Pat, Patient Goldie
ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCLE
Employees of Carrington Manor, Visiting/Involved Family of Patients, Medicare Compliance team, Police, Adult Protective Services,
2.) Brief Description of each Character
Carrington Manor – (can I make an actual company a character?)In its heyday was an amazing facility but has fallen into the hands of corrupt management and is falling apart at every corner, involved in petty crimes and the constant talk of the town.
COTA Gwenn – Hopeful therapist who comes from a successful career in Skilled Nursing moves back to take care of her senile mom Spirit. She is desperate for work of any kind to get herself out of huge financial debts (student loans and bad investments).
Spirit (Gwenn’s Mom) – Senile woman wearing only Kamono’s attempting to fool everyone that she is totally sane and does not need help living alone in her 80’s, makes Gwenn’s life almost impossible.
PTA Sally – Gwenn’s main support for her carrying out her heroic actions, single mom, hard working, very resigned about her work environment but more intelligent then her boss who oversees her.
DOR Terry – Gwenn’s boss who is completely incompetent, loud, inappropriate and not sure of her sexuality, loves to sexually herass employees.
PT Earl – Japanese American, doubts the system and thinks every healthcare modality is a conspiracy, he is great with the patients and there to save the day when Gwenn gets over her head, but doubts Gwenn is competent or actually does her job.
Is anyone else having a hard time going back and forth between assignments and postings? It seems unclear to me, and I have to really dig into the program to figure out where I am at and what I am supposed to be doing.
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Cooper James – 3 Circles of Characters
Show: Handmaid’s Tale
Assignment #1
A. Main Circle: Offred, Commander Waterford, Commander’s Wife – Serena, Ofglen, Commander’s Driver Nick
B. Connected Circle: Housekeeper, Ofwarren, Aunt Lydia
C. Environment Circle: Group of Handmaids, Guardians of Gilead, People of Gilead
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Cooper James – Three Circles of Character
MY Three Circles of Character for “Edgemont”
A. Simone (late 40s)- a strong woman in a dystopian future. Rebellious until she became a mother to twin sons, Roman and Remy. Now she must protect them and what’s left of her aging father’s family fortune… The Edgemont Hotel.
Roman (son, 20s) heir to the throne, smart and calm. He listens to his mother.
Remy (son, 20s) smart, but rebellious like his mother, which creates conflict and puts them at odds.
Mysterious Woman (60) heard by Simone only in voiceover.
King (Simone’s Father, 70s) once ruled supreme but has lost the fight. Often in conflict with his daughter, Simone. Will do anything for Remy. Ready to sell off the family fortune.
B. Mrs. Conners (60s), Senator (50s), Danielle – Senator’s new wife (30s) Johnny (13) a disconnect, Johnny’s father (also Senator’s brother) (40s) Owens (50s)
C. Kids from the town (7-20) remaining citizens in town, police, disconnects (people on the run) real estate developers (people trying to take control of the Edgemont)
What I learned doing this assignment was focusing on trimming a lot of distracting ideas that will probably get in the way and lead me all over God’s creation.
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Assignment #1 – Module 1, Lesson 2
Show: LOST
3 Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle:
I’m still trying to figure out who else will emerge as a main character – I want to find out by watching, not looking it up. 🙂
So far I have:
Jack, the Doctor
Kate
Sayid
B. Connected Circle
A few of these characters may move into the main character category as I watch more episodes.
Charlie
Sawyer
Hurley
John Locke
Asian couple (don’t know their names)
Boone & sister
Man and his son, Walt (w/ dog)
C. Environment Circle
The rest of the crash survivors
Whatever is in the forest
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What I’ve learned in this process is the need to define the circles to have available possible actors to step into the store and create various situations, conflicts etc., it’s like creating a map before the outline. I would think this also would help in the budget, knowing how many are needed, who can fill in as extras and so on. I like the connected circle, I think that is important for the conflicts and moving the story forward or in the direction needed ie; flashback to a younger age or time. This is a great starting point.
SHOW: BIG LITTLE LIES
THREE CIRCLE OF CHARACTERS
A. Main Characters
Madeline Martha Mackenzie
Celeste Wright
Jane Chapman
Renata Klein
B. Connected circle
Perry Wright and the kids
Ed Mackenzie
Bonnie Carlson
Nathan Carlson
Gordon Klein
Abigail Carlson
Ziggy Chapman
The waiter, Tom at coffee shop
Harper Stimpson
Amabella Klein
C. Environment circle
Several officers
Two investigative detectives
Students at school
Various parents throughout
Yoga students
Administrative employees
Principal
Reporters on air
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For Revenge:
Main characters: Emily, Victoria, Jack, David
Connected Characters: Nolan, Emily’s Party Planner friend, Jack’s brother, Jack’s dad, David’s sister, Conrad
Environmental characters: rich hamptonites, workers and customers at Jack’s bar, Victoria’s charity friends, David’s sister’s friends
For my script:
Main: Robyn, Will, Sheriff, Locksley
Connected: John, Alice, Patrice, Nathanial, Tuck, Sigil
Environmental: Townspeople, knights, clergy, rebels
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ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of your Example Show to see how the characters fit into these three circles:
BIG LITTLE LIES
A. Main Characters Circle:
Madeline
Celeste
Jane
Renata
B. Connected Circle:
Husbands and kids
Nathan and Bonnie
Harper Stimson (Renata’s team)
Principal Warren Nippal
Detective Adrienne Quinlan
C. Environment Circle:
School teacher
Tom at the café
Joseph community theatre guy who was the mystery person in first episode.
People who work with the police
People who work at the school
People who work in the shops
ASSIGNMENT 2:
What I learned doing this assignment is that I still need to develop more a lot things, especially who the connected circle characters are and how much they will be in the journey. Lots of decisions to be made but will let it ride for now to see if I figure it out more along the way. Don’t to get too hung up about it.
A. Main Characters
Kalina – late 40’s, she’s a mother of two kids under 10 and an imperfect hero. She tends to be “successful” but not necessarily true to herself, others and her path. She goes back to the field for the money.
Kalina 20 years ago – a more innocent adventurer, attractive and gets the job done. Is successful but suffers the unethical job along the way.
Mackenzie (Kalina’s sister) – beautiful, sensual, confident. She works for the same agency and sees the job for what it is. She doesn’t get bogged down by the details and knows how to enjoy the perks of her work. She is very successful and charismatic.
Astrid (Kalina’s boss 20 years ago) – comes across at first as understanding but ends up being quite hard and undermining. She started out young in the company and got beaten down. She learned the hard way and became what she used to criticize.
B.
PRESENT – Thiago (Kalina’s husband or ex), Molly (head of projects), Nadia (friend on the field)
Lana (24 year old rival in the business)
PAST – Hugo (partner in crime), Damen (Astrid’s boss), Candice (Rival on the field)
Alberto (partner in crime)
C.
Politicians, businessmen and women, Tyler and Celeste (Kalina’s kids – boy and a girl)
Kalina’s parents, Kalina’s past boyfriends
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Subject line: Renee Brown Three Circles of Characters
Lesson 2
What I learned doing this assignment is: My concept has been haunting me for a year or so. At first, I was trying to fit this into feature format. That’s where it stalled. Too many story lines, too many characters, too many plot points… too much to fit into 2 hrs. I now see that these very troubling aspects are my greatest strength for developing BWTV. Plenty of treads to weave in and out; creating an undeniable tapestry that must be seen in its entirety.
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of your Example Show to see how the characters fit into these three circles: The 100
A. Main Characters Circle: Clark, Finn, Abby, Canceler, Wells, Cain, Blake,
B. Connected Circle: Octavia, Jasper, Murphy, Monty, Blake’s groupies, good kids, Raven
C. Environment Circle: the forest, the rest of the prisoners, the rest on the ark, grounders in the forest.
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ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Create the three circles of characters for your show.
2. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Renee Brown’s Concept:
A. Main Characters Circle:
(Working names)
Tallas: Young (600 yr. old) longhead who is the blood line and leader of the original, underground alien species on earth.
Anauk: Leader of the ski – dwelling alien species who controls access for all aliens on earth to the dark side of the moon where the UN of Alien species lays in shadow.
Saltar: Reptilian / Salamander like leader of the water dwelling alien nation who is playing both sides with the Longheads and the Skifliers.
Mark Steelman: 5-star general who mediates top secret relations with the alien factions on earth.
Maryum: The One, who the longheads are training, underground, to bring peace to earth and free humanity.
B. Connected Circle:
Tallas’ ancestors who arrived 150,000 yrs ago.
Tallas’ ancestors who arrive present day and blow the whole thing apart to the public
Anauk’s army of fliers
Anauk’s son, who is secretly building a base of his own in the mists of Saturn
Saltar’s fleet of underwater wariors.
Saltar’s daughter who is in love with Maryum, but is forced to be with Anauk’s son in order to produce a hybrid.
The Earth military machine who knows, but hides it from the public
The alien researchers who are trying to uncover the truth
The existing human alien hybrids who know / don’t know what they are.
C. Environment Circle:
The origin planet / ship/ journey of the original longheads
Ancient earth / ancient human culture
The underground caverns going miles deep
Underwater cities in the deepest depths of the ocean.
Sky cities cloaked in cloud formations and weather
The military complex
The dark side of the moon
Saturn
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ASSIGNMENT #1
Show: Scandal
Three Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle: Olivia Pope, Abby Whelan, Quinn Perkins, Huck, Harrison Wright
B. Connected Circle: Cyrus Beene, Fitzgerald Grant, Mellie Grant,
C. Environment Circle: Secret Service Members, White House Staff, Members of the Press, Politicians
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Lisa Mangan’s Three Circles of Characters Assignment #2
What I learned doing this assignment is the beginnings of how my characters are organized and how they will work to develop the journey that the main character will experience. Also, how valuable and intricate relationships and proximity to the main characters are.
My Show: Karma is Alice
Alice Nichols: A by-the-book juvenile probation officer, turns rogue when she discovers an underground exploitation system imbedded within the juvenile justice system.
Mike Peterson: Alice’s direct supervisor, is known as the office misogynist and has it in for her by-the-book methods and thinks she needs to lighten up.
Patricia Thompson: Alice’s best friend who becomes suspicious when Alice’s behaviors begin to change.
Connected Circle: David Kingston, Judge Matthew Rice, Attorney Juan Gonzalez, Elizabeth Harris
Environment Circle: Probationers, Judges, Probation Officers, Attorneys, Families
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Assignment #1
Show: American Horror Stories: “Home Invasion”
Three Circles of Characters
A. Main Characters Circle: The main characters are: Ben Harmon – husband; Vivien Harmon- wife; Violet Harmon – daughter; Constance, neighbor.
B. Connected Circle: Tate Langdon – patient of Ben, love interest Violet; Maid – strange attachment to Constance and house; Downs Syndrome daughter of Constance.
Environment Circle: Ben’s pregnant girlfriend; Three (2 female- 1 male) Manson-like wackos; 2 cops.
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Three Circles of Characters: Assignment 2
Show: “The Worlds of Itscalar”What I learned doing this assignment is the organizational benefit of characterizing the players in the show, which greatly assisted in the focus upon each to facilitate the pace and impact of the individuals on the plotline.
1. MAIN CHARACTERS:
Professor Robert Kershaw PhD: Shadowy figure from the Dark Web; Don’s father;
Don Kershaw Phd: Astro-Physicist; partner to Zach;
Zachery Oste JD: Attorney; single; partner to Don; Legal counsel for “Buds for the World”;
Harper Standislav: CEO “Buds for the World LLC” marijuana distributing company; Investor “Angel”, “Alien Evidence” Reality Program;
Bethany Bechtel: Investigator – Covert Secret Service Agent investigating Standislav’s corporate (counterfeiting) activities;
Marcia Kershaw: Wife of Don, mother of Ken Kershaw-knows Sunny’s dark secret;
Ransom Jettel: Investigator – Covert NSA Agent investigating Robert Kershaw’s alleged alien relationships.
2. CONNECTED CIRCLE:
Sunny Oste-Placer: Ex-wife of Zachery;
Basil Oste-Placer: Presumed daughter of Zach and Sunny;
Maggie Collins: Office Manager for Don and Zach;
Helle Zintner: N/I Titular Showrunner Reality Program;
Rand Fader: N/I Titular Assistant Director Reality Program – Covert DEA Agent;
Itsky: “Bigfoot” alien.
3. ENVIORONMENTAL CIRCLE:
Loden Stelvic: Advisor and “heavy” to Harper;
Becky Kershaw: N/I Titular associate director (gofer) Reality Program; Younger sister to Don;
Kenny Kershaw: Son of Marcia and Don;
Zeb-Art: Alien contact presence;
Simzan Latoo: Alien contact presence – life partner to Zeb-Art;
Fennel Za: Young Male offspring of Zeb-Art and Simzan.
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Jónelle Berment – Three Circles of Characters
Show: Revenge
What I learned doing this assignment is that it is important to think out the three circles of characters not just your typical main characters and supporting roles. I also learned from thinking of my own idea that you will add more environmental characters and possibly connected as you being to outline etc.
Main Characters –
Emily Thorne/Amanda Clark
Victoria Grayson
Conrad Grayson
Daniel GraysonConnected Circle –
Nolan Ross
Ashley Davenport
Jack Porter
Declan Porter
Charlotte Porter
Lydia Davis
Bill HarmanEnvironment Circle –
Hamptons Socialites
Bar Patrons
Boaters
TownspeopleMy Show
The Commission
Main Characters –
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Michaela Johnson-Black Successful Real Estate Mogul married to Kingpin Michael Black.
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Tao Ming Li – Black belt housewife, born into the Triad life, unbeknownst to her. Her husband is Alex Li top general in the Triads.<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Gianna Aiello – Successful Defense Attorney for all her family’s associates, born into the Mafia and though she defied the odds of being a housewife she is loyal to her family. Husband is Johnny Aiello.
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Valentina Castillo Cortez – International Nightclub owner based in Bogotá Colombia. She is aware of her husband’s business but she separates her business from his. Husband is Juan Felipé Cortez.
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Oksana Babakova – Wife of KGB Commander Anatoly Babakova. She is a
trained assassin and works with her husband although she appears to everyone who knows her to be a housewife.Connected Circle
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Michael Black – Deceased husband of Michaela Johnson-Black<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Alex Li – Deceased husband of Tao Ming Li
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Johnny Aiello – Deceased husband of Gianna Aiello
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Juan Felipé – Deceased husband of Valentina Castillo Cortez
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Anatoly Babakova – Deceased Husband of Oksana BabakovaEnvironment Circle
The respective children for each family
Street soldiers
Attorneys
DEA Agents
Bodyguards
Police Officers
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Norene Smiley LESSON 2 ASSIGNMENTS – THREE CIRCLES OF CHARACTERS
What I learned form this assignment: This made me do more thinking and rethinking about characters, and relationships and how each character has to support the story in some way. I think this will be a fluid process as the story develops.
ASSIGNMENT 1 EXAMPLES SHOWS:
JESSICA JONES
MAIN CHARACTERS CIRCLE: Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Trish Walker, Will Simpson, Kilgrave, Hope
B. CONNECTED CIRCLE: Malcom, Jeri, Oscar, Pryce, Inez, Alisa
C. ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCLE: people in bars, the police, law office, apartment building
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SHADOW AND BONE
A. MAIN CHARACTERS CIRCLE: Alina, Mal, Kirigan, Baghra
B. CONNECTED CIRCLE: Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Deeson, Pekka, Tailor, Nina, Arken
C. ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCLE: First Army cartographers and trackers, Second Army Grishas, criminals and design of casinos and brothels, heartrenders, the king and his court
ASSIGNMENT 2 – TROUBLE
MAIN CHARACTERS CIRCLE: Scrap/Sybil(the curse), Ruby & Bardo Hoagg, Agrippa Chafe, Fidget, Toodie
B. CONNECTED CIRCLE: Registrar, Sorry (blind seer), Canker (bully), Got & Goat (nightcrawlers), Nancy (Agrippa’s son)
C. ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCLE: Underlings, engineers, fixers, idle hoi polloi of the Outside, little midgins, and scurries of the KEEP, clerks, mechanicals
Scrap is the protagonist, a darkling orphan living in the Keep, helping Ruby and Bardo preserve and document remnants of the natural world and cast-offs from the Outside.
Sybil is the fated curse living in Scrap, waiting to ripen and cause havoc in the world.
Ruby and Bardo Hoagg, shape-shifters and guardians of the Keep, as well as Scrap.
Agrippa Chafe, matron of the Institute of Child Protection, is a soft, squishy mother figure on the outside and an evil manipulator on the inside.
Fidget is Scrap’s 3rd guardian in the form of a cricket-like creature, half inspect/half machine.
Toodie a street waif befriended by Scrap on the Outside.
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Main character circle:
MARTIN: When a gregarious, fun-loving, and erudite student is hit by lightning on a clear day, he vows to become a monk. He abandons a bright future to join a monastery in search of peace with an angry God. When finds corruption and greed, he crushes the Church with sacred Scripture and shatters the Empire with a call for equality and freedom.
Martin’s father, HANS, is a self-made man with a huge vision of what is possible in the world. He has climbed from an uneducated worker in the mines to an international businessman, owning the smelter. He expects Martin to change the world, but Martin just wants to be safe from eternity in Hell.
Nathin: Beguiled Martin away from his career path.
Connected Circle: John, Uncle, Mother, siblings.
Environment Circle: Students, families, faculty, clergy
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DAY TWO ASSIGNMENT
What I learned doing this assignment is… that your main characters inner circle need not be present, eg Hannah, June’s daughter in the Handmaid’s Tale. They can loom large as absent. Also, what makes them intruiging is not the high stakes of the events that happen to them necessarily but how much empathy we feel for their dilemma based on what is important to them.
A. Main Characters Circle: Lani, her flight mechanic BF, her NCO who trains her, Squad leader perpetrator.
B. Connected Circle: Lani’s brother, Army chaplain, flight surgeon, Master Sergeant, Commanding Officer, Pele
C. Environment Circle: JAG office, Battalion personnel, HI civilians who do and do not like the Military.
Give us a quick list for each circle.
Deadline: 24 hours
ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
LANI – DRY, QUIET, SUBMISSIVE, THE PHOENIX BEFORE THE FLAMES.
HAWAIIAN BF – LOUD, GOOFY, BRASH, WARM, SUPPORTIVE – BRINGS LANI OUT OF HER SHELL AND PROVIDES HER WITH BACK UP. THE BRAWN TO THE BRAIN?
NCO – ROBOTIC TO SOME, BUT WARM ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HER. SHE IS TOUGH AND ENCOURAGES LANI TO DO HER BEST. BUT FINDS VULNERABILITY DIFFICULT AND LANI’S GRIEF and VULNERABILITY IS INITIALLY NOT WELL MET.
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