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Day 6 Assignments
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Cathryn Atkinson’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is to plan out the interactions between the characters on multiple levels in order to have more to write about and with greater depth and richness
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED but I cannot add the box.
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David Quinn’s Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment: I had fun! I re-affirmed intentionally respecting this creative process, looking beyond the way I have written for three decades, ie “accepting the first or second right idea.”
How do I add the relationship maps? I have them as both pdf and jpg but I cannot import them here
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What I learned doing this assignment is that we forget to think as our characters as having complex relationships but it is needed if we want our viewers to get engaged and care about their journeys and their final outcome.
Assignment 1:
Harry Gardener relationship to: 1) Doris Gardener 2) Alma Gardener 3) Austin
Surface: 1) Wife 2) Daughter 3) fellow writer (but successful)
Common Ground: 1) Marriage – Daughter 2) Harry and daughter both like the resort town 3) Together, they can make Harry successful
Conflict: 1) Wife wants to leave the town resort and Harry wants to stay 2) Daughter wants the magic pill that she saw father take. Father denies 3) Being successful Austin’s way involves killing
History: 1) Wife feels threatened by town and citizens 2) From sweet daughter to calculating and deceiving 3) From acquaintances to sharing victims
Subtext: 1) She, too, wants to be successful and is tempted 2) As far as she’s concerned everyone is in her way of success 3) Conspiring with other vampires and writers
Relationship Arc: 1)Being dominated by husband to becoming a liability to him and daughter 2) From being a motivated but mediocre artist to blood-thirst for success 3) From admiration as a successful writer to mistrust as a blood sucker
Assignment 2:
For “Stream” (my project)
Michael Walker relationship to: 1) Diane Walker 2) Professor Darlington 3) Cronus
Surface: 1) Wife 2) Mentor/Leader 3) Adversary
Common Ground: 1)Marriage – Son 2)The Stream 3) Both are able to tap into powerful unseen forces.
Conflict: 1) Diane doesn’t trust the Professor’s idea for Michael’s entering the Stream. 2) The Professor’s solution puts Michael’s life at risk Michael wants the seals to remain sealed. 3) Cronus’s mission is to remove them.
History: She has been dedicated to Michael and sham marriage 2) The Professor is Michael’s mentor 3) Cronus has been trying to stop Michael long before they met
Subtext: 1)She can be as strong as Michael or stronger 2) The Professor knows that the path he puts Michael on may be a one-way trip 3) Cronus secretly fears Michael even though he’s more powerful
Relationship Arc: 1) From a reserved and frightened wife to becoming part of the solution 2) From not knowing to Michael’s only hope for everything 3) From not knowing to becoming mortal enemies
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Eric Humble’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is: that the relationships between the various characters can be as fascinating as the characters themselves. I really tried to push some of these relationships to extremes that I didn’t initially think would work for my two concepts, and discovered that when I did this, the relationship itself made things interesting and generated the potential for story ideas as much as some of the exercises we’ve done for individual characters. They took the characters and possible storylines in unexpected directions, and made some very intriguing pathways for the show to take. Every day I feel like we’re getting new ways to generate stories and to ensure that our characters have depth enough to sustain multiple seasons of a series.
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Elliot. 1.) Mr. Robot. 2.) Tyrell. 3.) Angela
Surface: 1.)Hacker boss. 2.)Exec/avowed enemy. 3.) Childhood friend/coworker
Common Ground: 1.) Both are brilliant hackers who want to tear apart society and the wealth gap. 2.) Both are expert hackers/cybersecurity specialists 3.) Both are cybersecurity techs, both trying to make it as young, single, living in the city
Conflict: 1.) Manipulates Elliot, keeps him in the dark about plans, plans operations more dangerous and harmful than Elliot is willing to be part of. 2.) Holds power in the conglomerate he has vowed to take down 3.) Unrequited love, has a boyfriend
History: 1.) Baited Elliot with the first hack – and seduced him with it to leave the infected server intact. 2.) Had the same job and still loves Linux; offered Elliot a lucrative job after he played a role in setting up the head of IT, a job Tyrell covets. 3.) Shared childhood trauma – both had parents who got cancer from E Corp
Subtext: 1.) Manipulates Elliot 2.) Suspicious of Elliot, wants him under his control or out of the picture entirely. 3.) Long-simmering feelings even though both are involved with other people
Relationship Arc: 1.) Enemies to co-conspirators. 2.) Mutual respect to enemies. 3.) Friends to ——- (haven’t seen the end of the season yet)
ASSIGNMENT 2:
CONCEPT 1:
Jude. 1.) Dres. 2. ) Marks. 3. )Catherine
Surface: 1.) Research patient. 2.) Colleague. 3.) Wife
Common Ground: 1.) Both have been targeted by a shadowy cabal. 2.) Both work in cancer research, both prosper off the healthcare/insurance system; both have spouses who are terminally sick. 3.) True loves
Conflict: 1.) Doesn’t want his help, hiding from him; he’s trying to manipulate her into letting him experiment with her DNA 2.) Part of the cabal hunting Dres; stifling cancer research to maximize drug profits – doesn’t want a cure, wants to keep “the cancer business” booming
3.) Hiding that she killed a man who tried to target Dres (or perhaps herself) in her business. Suspicious that Jude isn’t telling her everything about her ailments.
History: 1.) Jude saves her life when an assassin comes after her. 2.) Classmates who rose together in the oncology research community. 3.) Catherine’s true love – after hundreds of years walking the earth.
Subtext: 1.) He is conning Dres to get her DNA; she is conning him to get money enough to escape 2.) Jude works for Marks to infiltrate his company so he can use their tracking algorithm to find Dres. 3.) Keeping her in the dark about how serious her cancer is… in the hopes that he can find a cure.
Relationship Arc: 1.) From distrustful to partners on the run. 2.) From mutual respect to hunter/prey. 3.) From deep intimacy to suspicion on both sides
Marks. 1.) Jude. 2.) Mr. Jacques. 3.) Mynath
Surface: 1.) Colleague/employee. 2.) Cabal rival – European opposite number. 3.) Cabal leader
Common Ground: 1.) Both work in cancer research, both prosper off the healthcare/insurance system; both have spouses who are terminally sick. 2.) Cabal members committed to exterminating the lineages to keep the cancer business in the red. 3.) Both share in the principles of big business and deregulation, both believe that cancer is a cash cow threatened by these people; both have sacrificed a normal life to this cause
Conflict: 1.) In charge of hunting Dres; – and Jude, who is helping her. 2.) Mr. Jacques has a better track record at hunting the lineage members – and is being groomed to take over Marks’s territory. 3.) Edging Marks out because he’s threatened by his ambition; blackmailing him into compliance with evidence of the crimes he’s committed for the cabal
History: 1.) Classmates who rose together in the oncology research community. 2.) Rival businessmen – Mr. Jacques beat out Marks for a lucrative business deal that has given his company a global edge over Marks’s. 3.) Mynath was Marks’s mentor who brought him into this cabal and this belief – and who made him enormously wealthy
Subtext: 1.) Tracking the person helping Dres – once he discovers it’s Jude, acts like nothing’s up but tracks him with orders to kill him. 2.) Marks is trying to keep his job, wealth, position – and his life. Mr. Jacques is trying to edge him out to the point where a hit will be put out on him.
3.) Marks is trying to mutiny so that he’ll have access to all the cabal’s secrets; Mynath fears Marks may overtake him – or perhaps even kill him.
Relationship Arc: 1.) From mutual respect to hunter/prey. 2.) From allies to cutthroat rivals
3.) From protege to mutineer
Dres. 1.) Jude. 2.) Catherine. 3.) Easy
Surface: 1.) Con artist/thief whose DNA holds the secret Jude is looking for. 2.) Mark in her con
3.) Fellow con artist
Common Ground: 1.) Both are being targeted by a shadowy organization. 2.) Both are involved in covering up the death of an assassin who targeted one of them. 3.) Both are thieves/con artists who know how to run the streets
Conflict: 1.) Needs to get Drea’s DNA to develop a cure – through trickery, coercion, or force
2.) Need to work together to cover up the killing, but neither trusts that the other won’t turn them in. 3.) Easy wants to continue the con of bilking Catherine and Jude, but Dres needs Catherine on her side and is starting to feel that Jude is her only hope of surviving the cabal
History: 1.) Jude has saved her life once already. 2.) Unbeknownst to Dres, Catherine is of the same immortal lineages. 3.) Longtime friends, occasional lovers, co-conspirators
Subtext: 1.) She needs his help but will betray him at the drop of a hat. He’s out to manipulate her but is willing to risk his life to protect her. 2.) Co-conspirators. 3.) Plotting a con together which Easy isn’t ready to drop even when Dres starts developing feelings for both marks, Catherine and Jude
Relationship Arc: 1.) From distrustful to partners on the run. 2.) From con woman/mark to partners-in-crime. 3.) From partners-in-crime to at war with one another
CONCEPT 2:
Darren. 1.) Scoleri. 2.) Bender. 3.) Rebecca
Surface: 1.) Mob boss Darren is trying to take down. 2.)Best friend, colleague. 3.)Wife, soul mate, life partner
Common Ground: 1.) Both professionals, unbending, principled; both fish out of water in politics. 2.)Both FBI agents, trying to make their careers on organized crime busts. 3.) Supportive, common values, partners in parenting
Conflict: 1.) Darren will do anything to take Scoleri down; Scoleri will do anything to avoid arrest. 2.) Bender breaks rules to achieve what he wants, which Darren won’t do. 3.) Rebecca is having an affair with someone… Darren doesn’t know who.
History: 1.) Darren has been after Scoleri fir a decade, and his doggedness has earned him Scoleri’s respect. 2.) Bender and Darren have made the organized crime unit what it is. They are the young faces of the FBI. 3.) College sweethearts, an unbreakable couple… until Rebecca’s fling.
Subtext: 1.) Scoleri is hiding his true business from the public – but knows that Darren knows his secret. 2.) Bender sabotages his own investigation because his gambling debts have put him under Scoleri’s thumb. 3.)Rebecca is concealing that her lover is Eco.
Relationship Arc: 1.) From sworn enemies to political rivals. 2.)From best friends to betrayers
From soul mates to separated
Scoleri. 1.) Darren. 2.) Eco. 3.) Detweiler
Surface: 1.) Fed trying to take him down. 2.) Scoleri’s mob lawyer/face of the organization. 3.) Sitting governor and primary rival
Common Ground: 1.) Both professionals, unbending, principled; both fish out of water in politics 2.) Both dedicated to the organization, both obsessed with finding whoever’s pulling the strings on this. 3.) Both are fighters; both believe in brute strength, both are surrounded by betrayers
Conflict: 1.) Darren will do anything to take Scoleri down; Scoleri will do anything to avoid arrest. 2.) Scoler wants to kill his way towards whoever is doing this; Eco wants to ease up in order to make the deal. 3.) Trying to win… at all costs
History: 1.) Darren has been after Scoleri fir a decade, and his doggedness has earned him Scoleri’s respect. 2.) They broke into the crime world together – Eco has been his right-hand man since they were kids. 3.)Governor used to be a prosecutor who came after Scoleri… until Scoleri bought him off.
Subtext: 1.) Scoleri is hiding his true business from the public – but knows that Darren knows his secret. 2.) Scheming – they’re in a conspiracy together to expand the empire with this presidential run. 3.) Both have leverage on the other – it’s a game of chicken,
Relationship Arc: 1.) From sworn enemies to political rivals. 2.)From trusting to distrustful
3.) From political rivals to killer/victim
Eco. 1.) Scoleri. 2.) Darren. 3.) Rebecca
Surface: 1.) Scoleri’s mob lawyer/face of the organization. 2.) Biggest threat to exposing the organization; his lover’s husband. 3.) Lover
Common Ground: 1.) Both dedicated to the organization, both obsessed with finding whoever’s pulling the strings on this. 2.) Both are caught between the rigid structures of their organizations and their ambition to break free of the rules. 3.) Both are in danger from this relationship; both feel stuck in their comfortable lives but are unprepared for the shifts that are about to happen in those lives
Conflict: 1.) Scoleri wants to kill his way towards whoever is doing this; Eco wants to ease up in order to make the deal. 2.) Having an affair with Darren’s wife; in charge of sheltering the organization from exposure – while Darren is using his extensive knowledge of the organization to expose it to the world. 3.) Needs information about Darren’s plans, but Rebecca refuses to get in the middle of their business
History: 1.) They broke into the crime world together – Eco has been his right-hand man since they were kids. 2.) Darren built his case around a crucial error Eco made. 3.) They met once in an elevator at the courthouse and there was an undeniable spark – another chance meeting led to their affair
Subtext: 1.) Scheming – they’re in a conspiracy together to expand the empire with this presidential run. 2.) Conspiring to debunk all of Darren’s claims; covertly seeing his wife. 3.) Is open about her affair but won’t divulge who she’s seeing
Relationship Arc: 1.) From trusting to distrustful. 2.) From adversaries to rivals in a love triangle. 3.) From an affair with rules to a scorched-earth relationship
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Paula’s Relationship Map (attempt #4)
I don’t know what happened but all my assignment 1 disappeared, suddenly the window closed!
Again,
What I learned from this assignment is that there are unlimited ways the characters can relate and I have to choose the ones that are both believable and intriguing.
Character 1. Character 2. Character 3. Character 4
Serena. Blair Dan Nate
Surface Best Friend. New boyfriend Had a fling
Common Ground Childhood friends Don’t like pretension. Being elite adolescent
Conflict She slept with her b.f. From poor background. She still has hots for him.
History Went thru school together. Only recently met. Went thru school together
Subtext Competitor She allows him into elites. She loves him
Relationship Arc. from friends to rivals. from casual dating to ? One night stand to obsession
Character 1 Character 2 Character 3 Character 4
Dan Serena Blair Nate
Surface New relationship Hates her privilege Schoolmates but rivals
Common Ground. Schoolmates Schoolmates Schoolmates
Conflict She’s an elite Obstacle to him & Serena. Rivals for Serena
History Just really met Schoolmate in h.s. Schoolmate
Subtext Can use her to get into elites. Another spoiled girl Future enemies
Relationship Arc. From not knowing to ? From hating to accepting. from frenemies to enemies
Assignment 2: My Characters
Character 1. Character 2 Character 3 Character 4
Tess John Tony Bianca
Surface Mutual friends of Tony. Her obsession/love interest. Jealous of, rival
Common Ground. She tutors him. Tutors him; they are greedy. Knows she is tutor
Conflict. He wants to be #2 in ring. He teases her, manipulates her. Sexy, envied by T.
History Met him after she followed Tony. Met him on tutoring job. Knows about her
Subtext Rivals for Tony’s love. He knows she wants him exclusively. T. jealous & envious
Relationship Arc: Student to rival and enemy. Student to bus. partners. From jealous to deadly
Character 1. Character 2 Character 3 Character 4
John. Tess Tony Bianca
Surface Tutor and co-member of ring. Old friends, gang member. Childhood friend
Common Ground. Lessons, in drug ring Grew up together, gang Grew up together
Conflicts Wants power in ring Has obsession for him Rival for Tony
History Only a few months Since childhood Since childhood
Subtext Hates her, competitor. Does whatever he wants Love Rival for Tony
Rela. Arc. From tutor to power-hungry rival. From best friend to obsession. From friends to rivals.
Character 1 Character 2 Character 3 Character 4
Tony John Tess Bianca
Surface Friends and co-members. Tutor and bus. partner Tony’s g.f.
Common Gr. Childhood friends and know each other. Both greedy Childhood friends and lover
Conflict Sees him getting competitive. Knows she wants him. Not always loyal.
History Since childhood Tutor, but knows private life. Childhood
Subtext Knows he is attracted to him. Will they betray each other for $$? Will she marry him?
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Madeleine Vessel’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is how to create a relationship map that shows the relationships each of my lead characters have with one another, fleshing out multiple layers of basic understanding.
ASSIGNMENT 1
Watched SUPERNATURAL and created a relationship for Sam, one of the lead characters.
Relationship Map
SUPERNATURAL – SAM’S RELATIONSHIP MAP
Character: Sam
On the surface, Sam is a brother to Dean, a son to his father, the demon hunter, and the adversary of the Shapeshifter.
Sam has common ground with Dean. They are brothers, who grew up in the same family and learned hunting demons from their father. Sam and the Shapeshifter have common ground in that they both come from weird families.
Sam’s conflict with Dean is this: He was set to go to Stanford Law School when Dean intervened and lured him away to find their missing father. Sam’s conflict with his father is the same as with Dean. As far as the Shapeshifter goes, they are adversaries. The Shapeshifter is evil. Sam is good.
Sam’s history with his brother goes back to the time when they were children. They lost their mother to a horrific murderer. They were raised by their father, a demon hunter, and apprenticed at his side. Sam has no history with the Shapeshifter.
The subtext in Sam’s and Dean’s relationship is that although they have different goals, they love one another and their father. The Shapeshifter looks like Dean and acts like Dean, but Sam can tell them apart.
So far, Sam’s relationship with Dean has gone from not wanting to have any part of his hunting to jumping on board to help save their father. No relationship arc so far between Sam and his father.
ASSIGNMENT 2
Relationship Maps for Three Lead Characters from MY SHOW IDEA
1. Sophie:
On the surface, Sophie and Bill are strangers thrown together by the attack on Zhora. Sophie and Zhora are family, father and daughter. Sophie is thankful for Vitaly’s support of the Russian art exhibition.
Sophie and Bill have common ground in that they both care about Zhora and that he knows about her being in the witness protection program. Love of art is the common ground Sophie has with Vitaly.
Sophie’s conflict with Bill is that she wants to find the stolen art and Falisa’s killer while he wants to keep her safe and keep her identity from being exposed. Sophie’s conflict with Zhora involves his willingness to risk having his true identity coming out. Sophie’s conflict with Zhora has to do with a painting he wants that she’s trying to keep safe .
The only history Sophie has with Bill is that she’s seen him with her father before. Her history with Zhora is lifelong. They are a father and daughter who defected to the U. S. together when she was a young teenager.
Subtext between Sophie and Bill: She needs his help to carry out her mission. She can’t do it alone. Subtext between Sophie and Zhora: She wants to keep his safe. Between her and Vitaly, the subtext is major competition.
The relationship arc between Sophie and Bill is from distrust and suspicion to admiration and possible to love. That between Sophie and Zhora is from suspicion to trust. That between Sophie and Vitaly is from admiration and trust to distrust to wanting to bring him down.
2. Bill:
On the surface, Sophie is Bill’s informant’s daughter. With Zhora, he has a contract relationship. Zhora is his informant. Bill is Zhora’s FBI handler. Bill and Vitaly are adversaries/
Bill’s common ground with Sophie is their mutual care for Zhora and desire that justice will prevail. Bill’s common ground with Zhora is their mutual desire to combat Organized Russian crime. Bill’s common ground with Vitaly is that they both speak Russian and know about Russian history.
Bill’s conflict with Sophie is that he wants to keep her and her secret identity safe, she wants to save a painting from being stolen and find a murderer. Bill’s conflict with Zhora is that he wants to investigate the attack on Zhora while Zhora doesn’t want an investigation to reveal his true identity. Bill’s conflict with Vitaly is that he wants to bring him down while Vitaly wants to avoid capture.
Bill’s history with Sophie is that he has seen her FBI profile and he’s seen her a few times. His history with Zhora is that he has been Zhora’s FBI handler for a few years. They have worked together to take down Russian organized crime criminals. His history with Vitaly is nonexistent.
Bill’s subtext with Sophie is that he loves her. With Zhora he’s frustrated by Zhora’s reckless behavior. With Vitaly, the subtext is suspicion.
The relationship arc between Bill and Sophie goes from being professional to being personal. He falls in love with her. There’s not much of a relationship arc between him and Zhora. Between him and Vitaly the arc goes from distrust to wanting to bring him down.
3. Vitaly:
On the surface, Vitaly is a donor to Sophie’s Russian art exhibition and a Russian art enthusiast. On the surface, Vitaly and Bill are strangers. On the surface, he is helping Olivia with the exhibition.
Common ground between Vitaly and Sophie is that they both knew Falisa, the murder victim and that they both love art. Between Vitaly and Bill their common ground is that they both have an interest in Sophie. Between Vitaly and Olivia, their common ground is that they both love art.
Vitaly’s conflict with Sophie is that he is an art thief and murderer who wants to kill Sophie. His conflict with Bill is that he doesn’t like his always being around. With Olivia, his conflict is that he is using her to get stolen paintings from Russian into the United States.
Vitaly’s has no history with either Sophie or Bill. His history with Olivia is that he has been working with Olivia to bring off the Russian art exhibition.
Vitaly’s subtext with Sophie is adversarial. With Bill it is also adversarial. With Olivia, he’s her secret lover.
The relationship arc between Vitaly and Sophie goes from trust to wanting to destroy each other’s worlds. Between Vitaly and Bill there’s not much of an arc. Between Vitaly and Olivia the arc goes from trust to adversarial.
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George Petersen’s SHOW RELATIONSHIP MAP
What I learned from doing this assignment is the depth of characterizations that comes with plotting relationships
The Americans
Phillip’s relationships to Elizabeth and Stan
Surface: Elizabeth – wife / Stan – neighbor
Common Ground: Elizabeth – spycraft / Stan – neighborhood get-togethers
Conflict: Elizabeth – to cash out or stick it out / Stan – to catch a spy
History: Elizabeth – spy training / Stan – his research on Phillip
Subtext: Elizabeth – not to slip up and expose their spycraft / Stan – not to slip up and expose his spycraft
Relationship Arc: Elizabeth – from coworkers to a caring relationship / Stan – from neighbors to adversaries
The Red Ballot
KATE’S relationship with PINKERTON FERRANDINI LINCOLN
Surface: PINKERTON – her boss / FERRANDINI – her “friend” / LINCOLN – her charge
Common Ground: PINKERTON – training sessions / FERRANDINI – dinner engagements / LINCOLN – train mates
Conflict: PINKERTON – how best to perform the covert operation / FERRANDINI – arguments over the proper way to kill a President / LINCOLN – how to manage him by keeping him out of sight and keeping his mouth shut
History: PINKERTON – recently widowed, Kate needs a job / FERRANDINI – Kate gets introduced as a fiery Southern sympathizer / LINCOLN – Kate has studied Lincoln’s speeches printed in the newspapers
Subtext: PINKERTON – secret spycraft / FERRANDINI – secret spycraft / LINCOLN – the daughter Lincoln never had
Relationship Arc: PINKERTON – from employer to employee > Kate becomes Pinkerton’s right hand “man” / LINCOLN – from secret agent > loving “daughter” / FERRANDINI – from secret lovers > full out adversaries
PINKERTON’S relationship with KATE FERRANDINI LINCOLN
Surface: KATE – employee / FERRANDINI – secret lover / LINCOLN – his charge
Common Ground: KATE – training sessions / FERRANDINI – drinking friend / LINCOLN – security target
Conflict: KATE – how best to perform the operation / FERRANDINI – how best to kill a President / LINCOLN – how to keep a gun out of his hands
History: KATE – her job interview / FERRANDINI – Pinkerton’s introduction to him as a successful businessman of the South / LINCOLN – Pinkerton knows of him from living in Chicago
Subtext: KATE – the daughter he never had / FERRANDINI – spycraft / LINCOLN – is there a plot or isn’t there?
Relationship Arc: KATE – from employer to employee > Kate becomes Pinkerton’s right hand “man” / FERRANDINI – from drinking buddies to full out adversaries / LINCOLN – from adversaries to partners
FERRANDINI THE BARBER’S relationship with KATE PINKERTON LINCOLN
Surface: KATE – dating partners / LINCOLN – the target of his assassination plot / PINKERTON – adversary
Common Ground: KATE – dinner dates / LINCOLN – the target of his conspiracy meetings / PINKERTON – adversary
Conflict: KATE – arguments over the proper way to kill a President / LINCOLN – target of his assassination plot / PINKERTON – how best to kill a President
History: KATE – gets introduced to him as a fiery Southern sympathizer / LINCOLN – has followed his speeches in the newspapers / PINKERTON – knows of his notorious capture of criminals in the newspapers
Subtext: KATE – secret spycraft / LINCOLN – object of destruction / PINKERTON – sworn enemy
Relationship Arc: KATE – from secret lovers > full out adversaries / LINCOLN – from object of disdain > full out hatred / PINKERTON – from sworn enemy > full out adversary
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Leybe Díaz- Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is how incredibly important the relationship among characters can be and how to apply this method on designing the relationship map, which ultimately will help me to create a better story and a better experience for the audience. Absolutely loved this assignment!
ASSIGNMENT 1:
SCANDAL Relationship Map
Olivia:
1-Fitz / 2- Syrus / 3- Quinn
Surface: 1- Former boss-employee / 2-Mentor, coworkers- / Boss-employee.
Common Ground: 1-Lovers, both care for the people, same political party. / 2- Used to work together, advising the President, share secrets, same political party, both are smart, strategic, ambitious 3- Both work solving crisis for clients, both attorneys, common secrets.
Conflict: 1- They’re in love with each other, Fitz is married. Olivia believes Fitz lied and had an affair with Amanda. Fitz believes Olivia wants to harm him/ his power with Amanda’s case. / 2-Syrus puts his job and political future first and still works for the President, believes Olivia is blackmailing the President with Amanda’s case- using a tape. / 3- Quinn is confused about how things are handled by Olivia and the firm.
History: 1- Olivia used to be Fitz advisor for his campaign and was a key player in his success at winning the election. / 2- Syrus was Olivia’s professor and mentor and brought her to work on Fitz’s campaign along with him and introduced her to Fitz. / 3- Olivia knows some secrets about Quinn and her true identity.
Subtext: 1- In love with each other / Lovers / 2- Competition, rivalry. / 3-conspirators.
Relationship Arc: 1-From campaign advisor relationship to lovers. / 2- From admiration, mentorship, complicity to opposition, distrust. / 3- From being the new girl in the firm, becoming a client of the firm after her boyfriend is murdered.
ASSIGNMENT 2:
“The Home Aide” – Relationship Map
Emma Bala:
1- Flora / 2- Isaac / 3- Lori
Surface: 1- Care giver-patient / 2- Employee- Boss / 3- Flora’s neighbor, acquaintances.
Common Ground: 1- Both emotional, joyful, and social outcasts. / 2- Both looking after Flora / 3- Both care about Flora.
Conflict: 1- Emma is discovering Flora’s secrets. / 2- Emma is learning about Isaac’s criminal activities and keeping it from him. / 3-Emma is keeping what she’s discovering at Flora’s home from Lori and Lori is hiding her true identity from Emma.
History: 1- Total strangers. / 2-Isaac met Emma at the restaurant where she worked as a waitress and hired her as the HHA for Flora. He had reasons to choose her. / 3- Total strangers, became acquainted after Emma became HHA for Flora .
Subtext: 1- Emma knows a lot about Flora’s past. / 2- pCompetition / 3- adversaries
Relationship Arc: 1- from Care giver / patient to a Symbiotic relationship / 2- From Boss/employee to major adversaries / 3- From acquaintances to adversaries.
Flora:
1-Isaac / 2- Albert / 3- Lori
Surface: 1- Siblings, brother / 2- Personal and family long time attorney. / 3-neighbors
Common Ground: 1-Siblings / 2-Group up in same social circles, both wealthy. / 3- Both have similar upbringings and live in same environment.
Conflict: 1- Isaac has a plan to get rid of Flora, wants her killed so he will keep all the inheritance as a sole heir. / 2-Flora has kept a lot of information legal and financial from Albert. / 3- Lori is spying on Flora, even before she got sick and Flora wasn’t aware.
History: 1- Flora was always the favorite child. Her father left some conditions in place on his will – involving Isaac’s inheritance, and gave full control to Flora./ 2- They were engaged when they were younger, Flora cheated and left him. / 3- Lori knows about Flora and her family more than what she appears to.
Subtext: 1- adversaries / 2- Albert loves Flora and has her full power of attorney over the family’s fortune. / 3-Adversaries
Relationship Arc: 1- From siblings, conspirators to adversaries. / 2- From lovers to allies. / 3-From neighbors to adversaries
Isaac :
1- Emma / 2- Linda / 3- Albert
Surface: 1- Boss- employee / 2- Marriage, wife / 3- family attorney- client
Common Ground: 1- Flora’s care / 2- Marriage / 3- Both wealthy, smart, same social circle.
Conflict: 1- Isaac needs Emma to fail at Flora’s care so she is taken to a nursing home where he’ll be able to get her killed. Emma needs Flora at her house for her to keep the job and discovering more secrets, which she’s keeping from Isaac. / 2- No longer in love with each other. Linda has her own agenda and wants her independence, both are having extramarital affairs. / 3- Albert is protecting Flora and her estate , Isaac wants to get rid of Flora to keep her part of the inheritance.
History: 1- Isaac met Emma at the restaurant where she worked as a waitress and offered her the Home aide job / 2- Linda used to work for Isaac’s family. / 3- They went to school together, rivalry.
Subtext: 1- Adversaries / 2- Conspirators / 3- Adversaries
Relationship Arc: 1- From boss – employee to adversaries / 2- From marriage to adversaries. / 3- From friends to adversaries.
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Rafal’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned doing this assignment is exploring character relationships to enrich potential for storytelling,
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Madeline – 1/ Celeste 2/Bonnie 3/Renate
Surface:
1/ friends
2/ civil relation
3/acquaintances
Common Ground:
1/ they share friendship with Jane, they are moms of classmates in primary public school, they are loyal to each other,
2/they are moms of classmates in primary public school, Madeline used to have the same husband – Nathan, the need to do justice to others
3/they are moms of classmates in primary public school, both are competitive and inventive, they both blow the conflicts, both are overprotective, the need to do justice to others
Conflict:
1/ They envy each other the “perfect” live
2/ They compete in the field of Abigail’s upbringing and her attention
3/ they are moms of classmates in primary public school, both are competitive and inventive, they both blow the conflicts, both are overprotective, the need to do justice to others
History:
1/ their friendship rises
2/ Nathan left Madeline for Bonnie,
3/ They called out each other publicly
Subtext:
1/ They hide their suffering from each other, yet they depend on each other. Celeste needs Madeline recognition to withstand her husband abusing. Madeline needs Celeste as friend to feel better.
2/ Madeline hates Bonnie, she feels abandoned by her father, then husband, now daughter and she blames Bonnie for the latter. She is also jealous of her „perfection”
3/ he is son of Arcadia’s lover and knows her secrets
Relationship Arc:
1/ from superficial friendship to deep trust and complicity in crime
2/ from hatred to complicity in crime
3/ he is son of Arcadia’s lover and knows her secrets
ASSIGNMENT 2
Arcadia – 1/ Chris 2/Eve Matthew
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Surface:
1/ grandma/grandson
2/mom/daughter and the doctor responsible for treatment
3/ mother in law/son in law
Common Ground:
1/ on the edge of finishing their life, ironic sens of humor,
2/ medical education, family, love for Chris
3/ love for Chris, competing with Eva,
Conflict:
1/ different attitude towards people, education, life, Eve and Matthew
2/ Competition on Chris, competition on influence on patients, disagreement about Matthew
3/ Arcadia disapproves Matthew cheating on Eve
History:
1/ spend a lot of time with Arcadia as a child,
2/ Arcadia chose the career for Eve and was her mentor
3/ Matthew sincerely adored his mother-in-law, then he started using the mutual adoration to manipulate her
Subtext:
1/ he is forced to hide his discovery about parents marriage falling apart, later they become both conspirators
2/ Eve is jealous of Arcadia’s currage and faith
3/ he is son of Arcadia’s lover and knows her secrets
Relationship Arc:
1/ from distrust to friendship
2/ from disregard to admiration
3/ from being the favorite person to wishing death
Chris – 1/ Monica 2/Eve 3/ Matthew
Surface:
1/ classmates
2/son/mother
3/ son/father
Common Ground:
1/love for animals, fear of powerful institutions – feeling meaningless, searching for sense of life
2/family, Tom- psychotherapist, affection for animals
3/music critics, asking question to everything, love for discussion
Conflict:
1/ different worldview, another suitor
2/ Chris he is breaking out of obedience to his mother, conspires against her
3/ Chris disapproves Matthew cheating on Eve
History:
1/ she ignored his advances
2/ she was leaving him often with grandma
3/ as a father Matthew does not believe in Chris enough
Subtext:
1/ he loves her, she treats him as an psycho
2/ she was leaving him too often with grandma
3/ Matthew wants Chris to be better than him
Relationship Arc:
1/ from disregard to love
2/ from domination to partnership and admiration
3/ from distance and disappointment to friendship
Eve – 1/ Nelly-Arcadia’s friend 2/ Tom- Chri’s psychotherapist 3/ Matthew
Surface:
1/ patient- doctor relation
2/ Tom is an employee of Eve
3/
Common Ground:
1/ relationship with Arcadia, relationship with Chris – Nelly is a teacher, relaxation while cooking,
2/ good will for Chris,
3/ managing the clinic,
Conflict:
1/ conspiracy with Arcadia
2/ different view on medical ethic, Eve wants to control the therapy over Chris, Tom allows it only at the beginning, then he starts to scheme for the sake of Chris
3/ competition over Arcadia’s legacy
History:
1/ Eve gave Nelly the right diagnosis and started her treatment
2/ Tom owes his work and professional position to Ewa, they were fascinated to each other.
3/ they used to love each other and worked together, yet he is cheating on her
Subtext:
1/ fear and suspicion of bad intentions
2/ Eve needs Tom as consoling friend, she loves him in unexpressed way. He admires her but does not want let her to interfere his therapy on Chris.
3/ Eve hopes for saving their marriage, yet want to keep her dignity
Relationship Arc:
1/ from trust and admiration to accusing of incompetence and causing suffering
2/ from professional dependence, through suspicion to deep friendship
3/ From hidden hatred to forgiveness
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Eloise Healey’s Relationship Map
What I learnt from this assignment is to look for different relationships between characters to avoid doubling up and to expand conflict.
Completed but tables won’t copy and paste.
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