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Character Circles
ASSIGNMENT 1:
What I learned doing this assignment is how to think about the three circles of characters in my series through their roles in the transformational journey.
Series: Unorthodox
A. Main Characters Circle:
Esty is a quiet but thoughtful and resourceful young Hasidic woman, who wants more from life and escapes a suffocating community in Brooklyn to seek her mother in Berlin.
B. Connected Circle:
Esty’s sister, grandmother and grandfather; Yanky Shapiro, who marries Esty; his mother Millie Shapiro; his father; Moishe, a “bad Jew,” who is eager to get reinstated if he can bring back Esty after she escapes; the tenant who teaches Esty piano and helps her escape to Germany; Esty’s strange father and her absent mother, who gives her papers to claim her German citizenship and attends Esty’s wedding, but is forced to leave. Esty’s friends at music school in Berlin; Orchestra conductor who helps her apply to music school.
C. Environment Circle: The rabbi; matchmaker; mikva instructor, bridal instructor, Hasidic community; miscellaneous people in Brooklyn and Berlin; Esty’s mother’s wife.
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David Wickenden Three Circles of Characters
Lesson 2 Assignment 1
What did I learn from this lesson:
I learned the different circles as in relation to the main characters of the story. The role they play on the MC journey.
Series: Mr. Robot
Main Characters Circle:
Elliot (MC)
Mr. Robot–Christian Slater–Genius that wants to take down Evil Corporation.
Angela is Elliot’s only real friend.
Connected Circle:
Tyrell is the protagonist.
Shayla–source of Elliot’s drugs
Gideon–Elliot’s boss
Angela’s boyfriend–Ollie who Elliot cannot stand.
Krista–Elliot’s phycologist
Environmental Circle:
Men in black
Lawyers
Other computer operators
Assignment 2
My story:
Main Character Circle:
Laura–PTSD councillor turned vigilante and Janice’s best friend.
Janice–RCMP Sex Crimes and best friends with Laura.
Connected Circle:
Rob–Janice’s partner.
Kilgour–RCMP homicide detective assigned to the task force.
Forbes–Master spy and director of CISIS assigned to the task force.
Lucy Trudeau–First Nations Elder–Helps Laura on reserve and sees through Laura.
Grismore–child abuser, who goes after Laura for payback.
Environmental: Other cops.
Most of the child abusers.
Native on both reserves.
Press members.
Hyndman–Minister’s Aid.
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Lesson 2 Assignment 1
What did I learn – the interactions between circles, the circles in this show morph, expand and contract, characters switching circles. The more complex the plots, the more complex the movements between the “Venn Diagrams” of the characters.
Series: Game of Thrones
Main Character (for purposes of this assignment) – Eddard Stark
A. Main Characters (Eddard Stark’s) Circle:
Sansa and Arya Stark – daughters
King Robert Baratheon
B. Connected Circle:
Lady Cersei Lannister – wife of King
Grand Maester Pycelle
Jaime Lannister – Lady Lannister’s Twin Brother
Robb Stark – Eddard’s eldest son
Sansa Stark – Eddard’s eldest daughter
C. Environment Circle:
Daenerys Targaryen
Jon Snow – Stark’s bastard son
Tyrion Lannister – King’s dwarf son
Bran Stark – youngest son of Eddard
Viserys Targaryen – Daenerys’ brother
Joffrey Baratheon – Kings Son (and a right bastard)
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Mod 1, Lesson 2 Assignment Two
Angels of Vengeance’s Three Circles of Characters
What I learned doing this assignment is that characters drive the story. Their circles may shift during a single episode, but often return to the main circle. The deeper the character, the better the story. It builds empathy with the audience.
1-A) Main character’s circle Dan Lanahan (Small town detective)
Megaera (A Fury)
Jones (Dan’s partner and confidant)
Brianna (Dan’s murdered niece)
1-B: Connected Circle
Tisiphone (A Fury)
Alecto (A Fury)
Chief Patterson
Sandra McKenna, Coroner
Gaia (Mother Goddess)
1-C: Environment Circle
Kyle Banks – FBI Profiler
Hansen – another detective
Hermes (Messenger God)
Thanatos (God of Death)(AKA “Junior”)
Lord Bune – Duke of Demons in Underworld
Sorath – Bad demon, old 666 his own damned self
Delfina – tribal medicine woman
Bobbie Banks (murder victim)
Kelsey Franklin (cop who is murdered)
2. Main Characters:
Dan Lanahan – cop in a small west coast town, plunged into a mythical world he never knew existed. Atheist who’s journey turns him into a literal Grecian hero.
Megaera – A Fury, Roman/Greco goddess. Ancient. Prone to extreme violence. Described as “Nuclear Hot” – so hot she’d melt sand into glass. Pale, blonde woman, who tends to wear light clothing, eye-catching skirts and flowing dresses. Beautiful, but no touching.
Brianna – Dan’s niece. A victim of a brutal serial killer, and sticks around as a ghost until her murderer is brought to justice by the Furies.
Jones – Dan’s partner, African-American, ex-military, solid cop, smart sense of humor and dress.
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Lesson 2, Assignment 2
AG’s Three Circles of Characters
What I am learning from doing this assignment is how to find and highlight the drama in quiet characters who avoid articulating their thoughts, negative feelings, and conflicts.
A. Main Characters Circle:
We meet Anne in 1950 as a 4-year-old rushing to the altar at a tent-meeting revival to accept Jesus and escape hell.
Her brother, Doug, nearly two years older, accepts Jesus at the same time, but their upbringing differs as male and female children.
Their father, an electrician and a Gideon, works with other born-again Christian laymen who buy Bibles to place in hotel rooms and give to prisoners and soldiers, intent on saving souls from the eternal torment of hell.
Their mother, teacher turned homemaker, provides a safe, peaceful, and predictable home. No drama here.
Their father’s father, a retired government worker who arrived from England in 1906, and is now intent on following the Lord’s leading to a safe place to escape the Red’s invasion and the Great Tribulation.
B. Connected Circle:
People at Methodist Church, People at the Full Gospel Church.
C. Environment Circle:
Neighbors, school teachers, television shows.
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MODULE ONE – DAY TWO – ASSIGNMENTS:
Mike – Three Circles of Characters
What I learned doing this assignment is the importance of separating out the various characters and then thinking and shaping them to contribute in some way to the hero’s arc as he journeys forward.
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of your Example Show to see how the characters fit into these three circles:
A. Main Characters Circle: Neil Caffrey (protagonist), Peter Burke (FBI handler) Mozzie (Neil’s friend and conman)
B. Connected Circle: Elizabeth Burke, Diana Berrigan, Diahann Carroll, Alex Hunter, Matthew Keller, Rebeca Lowe,
C. Environment Circle: FBI agents, art world patrons and collectors, white-collar thieves, 100s of characters
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ASSIGNMENT 2:
I. Create the three circles of characters for your show.
A. Main Characters Circle:
Caleb Sutherland
Rick Sutherland
Natalie Sutherland
Charles Stewart
Victoria Lynn Musgrave
B. Connected Circle:
Alexis Harlin
Andrew Sutherland
Annabelle Lee
Bruce Holland (Homeland Security Director)
Carolyn Westfall (leader of the gunslingers)
Corrina (leader of the Feeders)
Danyak & Kristin
Gwen
Jenkins (Homeland Security)
Johnny Lee
JR (Kadija’s dad)
Kadija
Lori Meyer
Luke Sutherland
Lydia Lyderia (Raquel’s older sister)
Olivia Megalos (FBI agent)
Raquel Lyderia (Caleb’s 1<sup>st</sup> love – killed in car wreck)
Rudy Coonrod (Homeland Security)
Special Agent Olivia
Sherry Durbin
Tarek Swaine
Tiffany Walker
C. Environment Circle:
GT’s Diner customers & employees, High-school staff & students, Shangri La residents, FBI employees, Homeland Security employees, 100s of characters.
II. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Caleb Sutherland – (protagonist) handsome, haunted, a reluctant hero forced to save two worlds.
Rick Sutherland – (protagonist’s brother) Hyper-competitive, his refusal to acknowledge his supernatural abilities leads to his wife and daughter’s murder.
Natalie Sutherland – (Protagonist’s mother) A famous, eccentric artist who lives for art & the creation of life itself.
Charles Stewart — Caleb’s mentor, a man who reflects before he reacts, and an old friend of the Sutherland family.
Victoria Musgrave – (protagonist’s Love Interest) Attracted to the mystery that is Caleb, her need to help strays, to bring out the best in people, draws Caleb to her.
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Watch the next episode of your Example Show (RIVERDALE) to see how the characters fit into these three circles:
A. Main Characters Circle: Archie, Betty, Veronica, Cheryl, Kevin
B. Connected Circle: Hermione, Fred,Penelope, Alice, Jughead, Josie, Sweet Pea, Hal, Pop Tate
C. Environment Circle: Staff at Riverdale HS, Police, Housekeepers, people on the street.
Give us a quick list for each circle.
ASSIGNMENT 2: NATALIE ‘S THREE CIRCLES OF CHARACTERS
1. Create the three circles of characters for your show.
A. Main Characters Circle:B. Connected Circle:C. Environment Circle:
2. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
3. Answer the question, “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” and put it at the top of your work.
As a background of the show am I creating – crime drama – (for the moment the name) is NATALIE and is about a young police detective whose life is about to change forever when she receives a life changing call.
Her name is Natalie, she is adopted ( she doesn’t know) she is from Romania, East Europe and her bio family was killed when civil Revolution in Romania started, back in 1989. She was adopted by an American family. What she doesnt know is that her brother and mother are alive. Her brother knows he is adopted and that he had a sister. He thought she died in that evening during the revolution. He is a detective in NYC. Their mom is in hiding in Paris, France with their dad (I am still debating on the dad).
All her life changes when her adoptive parents are killed by someone from the past and she needs to step up and be the best detective and find the killer.
NATALIE’S MAIN CHARACHTERS:
Natalie( main character), Cameron (adoptive brother), Olivia (her adoptive mother), Edward(adoptive father), Logan( Victor Gabriel / Razvan/ Alin/ Mircea (still debating which name) -biological brother), Philippe(Dan-biological father), Chantal(Zelma-biological mother)
NATALIE’S CONNECTED CHARACTERS:
Diana(co-worker, bff/wife), Laurie(bff), Samuel(mentor), David(boss), Liam(future ex husband), Simon(lover in the pilot), Ryan(coworker), Tim(coworker), Alexandra (her neighbour), George (newspaper guy)….
NATALIE’S ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERS:
Mob world, the law enforcement staff, neighbours, friends of friends, friends of lovers, anyone else…
Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Natalie – From party girl she becomes a leader in the pursuit of justice. Young Strong, vulnerable with hobbies of her own. She always felt like something was missing. Smart, determinate, easy going and with a big heart. She is more multilingual than she lets people know.
Cameron – insecure and though – using bulling as a weapon to not connect with people and see for who he is : a soft soul, insecure, always comparing himself with his sister and chasing his father love. He can become a villain in a second. We will discover later more about his mental health in the series.
Olivia – lovely devoted mother and spouse with a dark past. She is a well known law teacher at a prestigious college in Chicago and lawyer at one of the biggest law firm Olivia & Associates.
Edward – Superintendent of Police. Loving and kind man who loves his job, family and will do anything to keep Chicagoans safe, but he has created his family life based on a lie.
Logan – Strong, intuitive guy, funny who has a charm with women. He searches adventure everywhere he goes. He wanted to became a pilot but roads lead him to be detective in NYC.
Philippe and Chantal are characters to keep working on, as I am not yet decided. Romanian characteristics for sure, influenced now, by the life they are having in the hiding.
“What I learned doing this assignment is…?”
That writing a script & screenplay is one of the most challenging, beautiful and creative ways to express yourself. That small details can pass by if you don’t pay attention and that you become THE CHARACTERS. Living and breathing through them and get involved wholeheartedly with them, there, in their lives. I found out is a creative healing way to express modern issues and bring closure or healing for people through the characters. It’s challenging and amazing and I found out about the 5 star points.
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I am not sure if we need to put this out here but I would love to have some feedback on the show concept and everything from the pre-lessons 🙏
Choose a Plot Line for your show.
Plot nr 1 : An innocent in a mission in a strange world.
Short pitch : When a phone call shatters the identity of a young detective, her life will change forever / she wont stop until she finds the truth.
Start brainstorming ideas for your show concept. What makes your show unique? Hook, journey, world, conflict, character?
The journey of Natalie is unique as we are witnessing her transformation from an irresponsible and partying young lady into a fearless woman in the pursuit of truth and justice.
We haven’t seen yet a main character in a dual East-European – American crime drama action. We haven’t seen a series with Romanian origins and Romania – USA relationship as the main character influence. We haven’t seen Romanian influence in a main character and the mix of Romanian with American origins. We had only seen Romania as the bad apple when it comes to bad guys in the crime action: the drug dealers, the traffic persons, the kidnappers, the weapon dealers etc. It’s time to change the narrative.
NATALIE is a SERIAL TV. I am aiming to create 4 to 6 seasons where audience can identify and find healing or get closure through the characters.(INTENTION)
1.Big Picture Hooks of NATALIE
The big hook of Natalie is that she goes in the pursuit of her parents killer and in the process she finds out she is not who is said to be. As she goes in his pursuit (later will be found out is actually a mob), she becomes more and more confused of who she is, where she is coming from, who is her real family? She becomes fearless as she doesn’t know who to trust more.
A young detective’s life comes to ashes when she finds out her parents were killed and she is not who she is supposed to be.
2.INTRINGUING CHARACTER
There is nothing that can stop her to find out who she is and where her parents killer is. Her life and others life depends on her. She is determined, smart, multilingual, a leader.
What makes your show unique?
It’s a unique perspective between USA and Romanian world, between of the subworlds exposed through a main character like never before ( corruption, adoption, lgbtqi, mob, politic, racism, immigration, cultural, education and social emotional life in Romania during communism, communism life, Romanian Revolution in 1989, life after Revolution, geopolitical help between USA and RO during and after Revolution, social issues in USA during present times, crimes in USA and RO).
What is the unique World is is set in?
RO – USA and the subworlds.
What is the major Transformational Journey your hero is going on?
From an irresponsible, party person to a powerful & confident leader, ready for justice.
Who is the main character of the show and what makes them highly proactive?
Natalie – after she finds out about her parents deaths, she will do anything to find out who she is and where the criminal is. -FINDING JUSTICE & TRUTH.
3.Empathy / Distress
Natalie losing her family and her pursuit for truth and justice.
4.Open Loops
Will she succeed finding the killer? Why her real dad came out of his hiding just now ? What her adoptive parents have to hid? Who she is ? Who anyone else knows about her adoption? Who can she trust in her journey ? Will she have real people next to her ? Is she going to be killed? Will she find out the truth ? How she will find out who the criminals are ? Who now she is going to become knowing that she isn’t who she is ? How this change is going to impact her ? Are her mom and brother alive ? Who is alive in Romania? (this highlighted q later in the season 1) Is her adoptive brother going to get revenge on her? How he is going to get revenge on her? Who is her adoptive brother?
5.Inviting Obsession
What happens when she find the killer ? What happens when she investigates more about her origins & what she will find out? What happens if her adoptive brother gets revenge? What happens if she gets closer to the truth? What happens if she finds out about her adoptive parents past and the connection with her biological dad?
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Karen Tolliver: Three Circles of Characters
Module 1 Lesson 2
Assignment 1
TV Show: “Lost”
A. Main Character Circle: Jack, Kate, Charlie
B. Connected Circle: Sayid, Sawyer, Shannon, Hurley, Boone (Shannon’s brother), Claire (Pregnant woman), Sun-Hwa Kwon, Jim- Soo Kwon, John, Michael, Walt.
C. Environment Circle: Rose, Danielle, Nadia, Marshall Edward Mars.
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Module 1 – Lesson 2: Three Circles of Characters “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of Mr. Robot to see how the characters fit into these three circles:
A. Main Characters Circle: Elliot Andersen, Mr. Robot, Tyrell Wellick
B. Connected Circle: Angela Moss, Shyla, Krista Gordon, Gideon, Terry Colby, Darlene
C. Environment Circle: Michael Hansen, Men in suits, fsociety hackers, Fernando Vera,
Give us a quick list for each circle.
ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Create the three circles of characters for your show.
A. Main
Characters Circle: Ishey Garfunk, Senakey, Van Pee, Gilly.
B. Connected
Circle: Pat, Frank Bibio, B Selor, Kay-Tachie
C. Environment
Circle: Saqib, Abdul, Old Toms2. Give us a one-sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Ishey Garfunk, the hero, a security officer, is a good dancer.
Van Pee is a pastor who loves money.
Gilly, the creator of the GoFundMe group (Old Toms group) is disciplined and loves the food called TZ.
Senakey, the antagonist, is a champion dancer.
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Chris Driver- I hope this is Ok but for this assignment I chose true blood, its a show I’ve been referencing a bit for some of my own shows (not that theirs THAT much similar content, but I felt the way they designed the show was incredibly gripping, so it felt appropriate to use it for the assignment. (though I have watched many of the shows on the list).
What I learned doing this assignment Is how to look at your characters from a new perspective and to recognize the distinction between a supporting character, a main character, and an environmental character
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of your Example Show to see how the characters fit into these three circles:
A. Main Characters Circle: Sookie Stackhouse (protagonist), Bill (Love interest) Jason (Sookie’s brother) Tara (Sookies best friend still wondering if shes supporting or main given the way she was introduced)
B. Connected Circle: Sam (secondary love interest) Lafayette (Cook, Tara’s cousin), Andy Bellefluer (Local Police Officer investigating murders in area/ Hates Jason), Arlene (fellow waitress), Rene (Jasons friend/ Arlenes boyfriend), Hoyt Fortenberry (Jasons best friend)
C. Environment Circle: Mrs. Fortenberry (Hoyts overbearing mom), Sheriff Dearborn (leads police/keeping the peace), Gran (Sookie and Jasons grandmother), Maudette Pickens (murder victim
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<u style=”font-weight: bold;”>ASSIGNMENT 2: So my show will be a late 1800s crime drama
I. Create the three circles of characters for your show.
A. Main Characters Circle:
Adam Worth (a con man from the late 1800s trying to facilitate his rise to power as a conman and bank robber. He abhors violence and is far more of a man of intellect and class. He is driven by one upping people)
Madam Mandelbaum (powerful fence, former immigrant, trainer of various pickpockets in New York, trained Adam and still offers him opportunities but also represents a significant challenge to his own rise to power).
Allan Pinkerton (One of Adams main pursuers)
Queen Liz (one of the most notorious female thieves ally to Adam and potential love interest, Part of Madam Mandelbaum’s inner circle)
B. Connected Circle:
John D O’grady (leader of the O’grady gang, rival to Mandelbaum, rival to Adam)
Henry (a strange traveler Adam meets with secrets of his own)
Charlie Bullard (One of Adams prominent Partners and companions, one of the best safe crackers in the business)
Big Ike Marsh
Bob Cochran
Big Mary
Black Lena Kleinschmidt
Sophie Lyons
George Leonidas Leslie
C. Environment Circle:
Thieves, pinkerton agents, store owners, wealthy elite
II. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Posted the descriptions above
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Syd’s Three Circles of Characters (Assignments 1 and 2)
3. What I learned doing this assignment is how much you don’t know by episode 2 (but look at everything that’s been planted)?
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Game of Thrones, epi 2
Main Characters Circle:
Jon Snow
Daenerys Targaryen
Tyrion Lannister
Jamie Lannister — instigator with a secret
Cersei Lannister — instigator with a secret
Ned Stark — in season 1, epi 2, he looked like a main, but SPOILER ALERT
B. Connected Circle:
Robb Stark
Sansa Stark — emerges as a main, but we don’t know that by episode 2
Arya Stark — emerges as a main, but we don’t know that by episode 2
Jorah Mormont
Theon Greyjoy
Bran Stark
Sandor “The Hound” Clean
Grand Maester Luwin
King Robert Baratheon
Joffrey Baratheon
Catelyn Stark
Uncle Benjen
Khal Drogo
Viserys Targaryen
C. Environment Circle:
Men of the Night’s watch
Dothraki
Servants
Ladies in waiting
Soldiers
Doreah — Daenerys hand maiden
Micah — commoner killed by the Hound for Joffrey
Cersei’s other children
ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Create the three circles of characters for your show:
Main Characters Circle:
Charita — The Desired (18) Educated, independent, dancer, dangerously bold; how far will she have to go to protect her infant brother, true heir to the throne? She makes a deal with the Mughal Amir.
Veer — General, failed to stop the assassination of his King and friend, he’ll say he wants justice, but revenge is on his mind
Rajendra — was heir to the throne before King’s new wife had a son; now she and the baby are on the run and he’ll do whatever he has to in order to keep the throne
Bhadrabahu — second son from a conservative Hindu family, has reinvented himself as the ultimate playboy in Mughal court; knows everyone’s secrets, has a few of his own
B. Connected Circle:
Vanhi — (5) The Player (late 30s) Village house-wife, artist, single mom, secret past (possible main character)
King Abzar — The Power (late 30s) Charismatic leader, heirless widow, diplomat, target
Damyanti — prostitute and freedom fighter
Jagger — The Lover (18) Fighter, musician, honorable, over-his-head
Anala — The Voice (30s). Match-maker, power-broker, Matriarch, snob
Sugith — street kid with a knack for self-elevation
Gauri — young, beautiful, well-educated courtesan; will play men against each other to get what she wants
C. Environment Circle:
Soldiers
Servants
Musicians
Chinese traders
Portuguese traders and sailors
Local merchants (new money)
Aristocrats (old money)
Mughals
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Leona Heraty’s Three Circles of Characters
“What I learned doing this assignment is…using the visual diagram of the three circles for my characters really helps me keep track of them and how they relate to each other and the plot. It’s a great tool!
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of your Example Show to see how the characters fit into these three circles:
Example Show: LOST
A. Main Characters Circle: Jack (hero), Kate, Charlie, Sawyer, Hurley, Sayid
B. Connected Circle: Sun-Hwa, Jin-Soo, John, Claire, Shannon, Walt, Rose, Marshal Edward Mars, Captain Gault, Michael, Boone
C. Environment Circle: Flight Attendants, Passengers (extras)
ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Create the three circles of characters for your show.
A. Main Characters Circle: Genesis (hero), Pete (handyman), Josh (teenager), Wallis (elderly lady), Morgan (young lady); Main Amphibious Sea Monster
B. Connected Circle: Helen, Clara, Sarah, Kyle, Foxy Lady, Mike, Stone, Stanley, Becca
C. Environment Circle: Tenants in other complexes, firefighters, EMTs, police, townspeople (extras)
2. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Genesis (Hero): Middle-Aged burned out, out of shape property manager who just wants peace and quiet.
Pete (handyman): 70-year old retired contractor who can fix anything and loves a challenge.
Josh (teenager): Junior in high school who is heading down the wrong path.
Wallis: 85-year old lady with more energy and spirit than people half her age, including Genesis.
Morgan: 20-something nurse who is a workaholic with no life.
Main Amphibious Sea Monster (Name?): 50,000 years old, makes the Kraken look like a friendly dolphin. -
ASSIGNMENT 1:
After 2nd Episode of “LOST” some “Connected Circle” characters have become Main characters:
Main Characters Circle: Jack (Doc), Kate, Charlie, Sayid (X-Republican Guard), Hugo, Shannon, Sawyer (hot head)
B. Connected Circle: John Locke, Clair, The Kwon’s, Rose, Walt and his Dad, Shrapnel guy (Fed Marshal)
C. Environment Circle: All other survivors not playing any part yet, the Polar Bear, the THING!
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Assignment 2:
Wayne’s Three Circles of Characters
What I learned doing this assignment is how I’ve built three general circles of characters and how some may move from one circle to another over time.• A. Main Characters Circle:
Mike: US Astronaut, (26) intelligent, becomes stranded 6.2 lightyears from earth.
Desae: Humanoid, single mother, subsistence farmer, resourceful, exiled to edge of planet’s civilization.
Nome: 2-year-old (son of Desae), inquisitive, brave, growing/learns rapidly.
Yardas: Dease’s nearest neighbor (confidant), eccentric!, energetic, wise.
HAL: Mike’s onboard AI computer, studies “humanoid nature,” becomes essential character and teacher for children.• B. Connected Circle:
Yardas’ husband: Seemingly dullard, caring, hardworking farmer, (keeps a past secret, becomes a main character latter in series)
Authority Investigator: Hardened, steadfast, stickler, suspicious, mean.
Proprietor of “Alien Invader Museum”: Odd, professional, proud.
Trigital computer technician: frustrated, tech-intelligent, geeky, trustworthy.
The Doctor: Wise, knowledgeable, vulnerable, sensitive, (comes into series latter).• C. Environment Circle:
Assistant Investigators: (searching for “Alien Invader.”
Judge: Stoic, atheist, strict, mean.
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Karen Tolliver: Three Circles of Characters
Module 1 Lesson 2 Assignment 2
What I learned doing this assignment is flushing out my main characters brings depth to my show and pushes me to create more of the world naturally.
1. Create the three circles of Characters for your show.
A. Main Characters Circle:
B. Connected Circle:
C. Environment Circle:
2. Give us a one sentence description of each of the Main Characters.
Main Character Circle: Aailyah Williams, a thirty-six-year-old Paralegal who has dreams of owning her own law firm.
Cameron Williams, a thirty-nine-year-old Executive of a giant Tech Company (like Google) who is set up for murder because of valuable information he knows.
James Donovan, a thirty-seven-year-old lawyer that works with Aailyah assisting in her husband case.
Connected Circle: Liam Oscar Head of Law Firm, Aailyah’s mother, Naomi Williams the daughter.
Environment Circle: Prison staff, Law Firm staff, Tech Company staff, old friends.
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ASSIGNMENT ONE
Bent’s 3 circles of characters
what I learned doing this assignment is this ……… I am spelling out who is who and what their purpose is as far as personal interacting or interacting from a distance .
A. Main Characters Circle: John Tavner
B. Connected Circle Leslie Claret Edward Tavner Tom Tavner
C. Environment Circle: Jack Birdbath Peter Icabod Stephen Tchoo
assignment 2
A. Main Characters Circle – Donner, Deerhorn, Calhoun, Brent
B. Connected Circle: Commander Smith
C. Environment Circle: HR Lady Ms Schneck
Donner – Female cop, represents lesbian community, Deerhorn male cop Native American ,
Calhoun male cop in a wheelchair , Officer Brent rookie African American and son of Chief of Police in San Diego.
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What I learned from this assignment is that it’s an excellent process for thinking beyond the central characters and making their world feel more real to me, even though I know I need to add many more characters. It got me over the idea that I had to know all the characters to get started. I now know I can add, subtract or alter characters as the story evolves.
Module 1, Lesson 2: Assignment 1 – Example show circle of characters: “Mr. Robot”
· Main character circle
o Elliot Alderson
o Mr. Robot
· Connected circle
o Darlene Alderson
o Angela Moss
o Tyrell Wellick
o Gideon Goddard
o Ollie Parker
o Krista Gordon
· Environment circle
o Joanna Wellick
o Elliot’s mother
o Shayla
o Romero
o Trenton
o Fernando Vera
Module 1, Lesson 2: Assignment 2 – My show circle of characters: “The Genie’s Psychiatrist”
· Main character circle
o The Genie (name TBD)
o The psychiatrist (name TBD)
· Connected circle
o People Genie grants wishes to (various)
o Psychiatrist’s secretary
o Marid, a powerful and malicious genie
o The Wizard (name TBD, who tries to control the genie for his/her own selfish purposes)
o The Ruler (the entity that imprisons and controls all genies)
· Environment circle
o Doorman in psychiatrist’s office building
o Cleaning lady in psychiatrist’s office building
o Psychiatrist’s spouse
o Genie’s various lovers
Character descriptions:
· Genie: a powerful but extremely unhappy supernatural being who is a rare genie that likes humans and is trying to fit in to the human world but who is pursued by the Wizard so he can harness the Genie’s powers for his own ends.
· Psychiatrist: A regular human who gets trapped into trying to help the genie solve his emotional problems while also trying to come to terms with the existence of a supernatural world.
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ASSIGNMENT 1:
Supernatural Character Circles:
1. Main Characters Circle
a. Sam Winchester.
b. Dean Winchester.
c. John Winchester.
2. Connected Circle
a. Mary Dead Mom, sort of.
b. Jessica Dead Girlfriend, sort of.
c. Dad’s journal is basically a character.
3. Environment Circle
a. Cops, involved in the case or just getting in the way.
b. Other hunters and supernatural experts.
c. EITHER: One person who represents Sam’s side of this week’s argument plus one person who represents Dean’s side,
d. OR: One person who represents this week’s argument itself.
e. FBI agents.
f. Ghost, ghouls, goblins, all the monsters.
g. All the victims of said monsters.
h. The skeptic, tangentially involved, who will surely get themselves killed.
i. Hotel peeps.
j. Coroners and other non-supernatural experts they consult.
k. Witnesses to the current Stuff.
l. Survivors of previous iterations of the Stuff.
ASSIGNMENT 2:
What I learned doing this assignment is that I don’t know who is closest to Tessa. I basically guessed, or decided arbitrarily. I need to do some more work on who is most closely related to her journey.
The Secret Life of Fundraisers: A young woman recently cut off from her wealthy family must learn how to survive on her own, with help from the coworkers at her desperately-chosen new job of professional fundraising.
Main Characters Circle:
1. Tessa Delaney, our Main Character.
2. Ava Delaney, her sister, and I’m now realizing, her primary connection to that old world now.
3. Friend 1, I haven’t fleshed out who these are yet, they don’t stay with her very many episodes in.
a. Quickly replaced by Ivy, the crush who she doesn’t seem to have any interest in her.
4. Friend 2, see above.
a. Quickly replaced by Dana, the new mother figure.
5. Friend 3, see above.
a. Quickly replaced by Nolan, her new boss.
Connected Circle:
1. Gavin, the guy literally dressed as a Viking, with utter mystery as his personal life.
2. Ellowyn, the bleeding heart flower child older lady coworker, quite a presence in an office.
3. Cedric, the ladies’ man.
4. Marcus, the rule follower.
5. Lorena, the office manager with the personality of a president.
6. Hugo, her father, who seems to be an asshole.
7. Miranda, her mother, who seems to have more interesting things to do than help her.
8. As we progress, we meet the rival company:
a. The INTJ boss, no name yet.
b. The flirt, no name yet.
c. The creep, no name yet. That’s 11.
Environment Circle:
1. Every single utterly random person on the street literally every episode.
2. Client contacts.
3. Rich people throwing fundraising events and inviting them? Is that what happens?
4. Cops, sometimes.
5. Her landlord(s).
6. City officials.
7. Politicians (oooh, that’s interesting… they’re more cause-a-week than the fundraisers, for sure!)
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