Lesson 13

[Jack Young]

Jack Young Has Great Introductions! for “STREAM”

I learned doing this assignment is to not to spend too much time trying to physically describe them, but to try and reveal their character through their actions and how they look at things.

For Michael, I introduce him at work where he’s foreclosing on homes of the elderly. He comes across as empathetic although his hands are tied. We also find out that he’s been having an affair but later find out that he used the affair as a crutch to deal with his brother’s death. My characters get revealed during the telling of the story.

For me, what worked introducing characters is to throw them in the fire (C: Put them in action) and to have them interact with each other (D: Relationship).

C. Put them in action. Use the action to give a light physical description.

D. Show relationship to another character.

[Madeleine Vessel]

Madeleine Vessel Has Great Introductions!

What I learned doing this assignment is making passes over my descriptions in the areas of character introduction, world introduction, and irony adds interest and intrigue to my script.

Improving the character introduction of Yelena Tebieva is the most important improvement I made. Once a popular woman, who hobnobbed with Moscow’s rich and powerful, she is now reduced to being an elderly Russian tour guide. Ironic, if I do say so myself.