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Lesson 2
Posted by cheryl croasmun on May 29, 2024 at 5:07 pmReply to post your assignment.
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Subject line: Nader Khaghani, Character Profiles Part 1
What I learned: Empowerment process continues and the secret
2. Pick the type of role your Protagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.
Hero
Explorer: Explorer
Runner
Fighter
Victim
Dreamer
3. Pick the type of role your Antagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.
Provides the impetus to explore
Villain
Change Agent: Change Agent
Authority
Predator
4. What other characters might be necessary?
Supporting characters: Maddy, Wife with mixed emotions
Minor roles: Justin, the son
Background characters: Kenneth Fu
5. Pick your genre.: Does not quite fit: Cross genre: Art, Drama, Fantasy (not science, but psychology)
Rom-Com or Buddy Movie
Thriller
Horror
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi
Comedy
6. Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.
Role in the story: Moves the story forward
Age range and Description: 40’s
Internal Journey: Transformation of dark and depression to light and the joy of life
External Journey: Various places, Chicago-LA-Rome-Pienza
Motivation: To get a feel for Imaginarium
Wound: Depression since childhood and an obsession to stick a knife into his belly, or die with Tai Chi, or Summarize sword
Mission/Agenda: One last attempt to find colors that may wash away depression.
Secret: The wish to self-destroy
What makes them special? What makes what special?7. Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” and put it at the top of your work.
8. Post your assignment in the forums at http://www.screenwritingclasses.com
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