Lesson 2

[Steve Jones]

Protagonist

Role
in the story: Harry is a victim. He is an Immigration Officer in the Mars
Police Force. He is tasked with preventing the illegal entry of anyone
from Earth not on a tourist VISA or working on Mars.
Age
range and Description: Harry is mid-thirties, charismatic but troubled. He talks to anything that will
listen as he explores his thoughts on his own.
Internal
Journey: Harry is isolated and conflicted
to start with. He believes only in the law and his ability to track
immigrants better than even the robots. But he is unsure that the Immigration
policy is fair. He becomes part of a group who are all working towards the
same goal. He believes in the goal and trusts those he ends up working with.
External
Journey: Harry tracks illegal immigrants
to start with but ends up working to break down the barriers and instigate
legal immigration to Mars.
Motivation:
Harry blames himself for the
death of the immigrant he lets through in contradiction to everything he
believes is right. He is driven by guilt and the fear that his actions
will be uncovered and he will be sent to earth like the people he tracked.
Wound: Harry’s parents were part of the construction of the last
dome habitat on Mars but were sent back to Earth when the project was
finished. Harry was left to stay on Mars as he was born there and his
Mother and Father knew it would be a better life for him. Harry never
forgave them for abandoning him and put his abilities to good use sending
anyone who tried to make a new life on mars suffer.
Mission/Agenda:
Harry will defeat Vor and expose
the terrible immigration policy so that the boarders can be opened for
some legal immigration to Mars.
Secret:
Harry is terrified of being sent
to Earth.
What
makes them special? Harry can
read people and think for himself in a World where everyone relies on
computers and AI to think for them.

Antagonist

Role
in the story: Vor is a villain. He runs a clinic that caters to incredibly
rich but aging population of Mars.
Age
range and Description: Vor
could be 50 or 70 but he looks amazing and is incredibly agile, active and
strong.
Internal
Journey: Vor starts as supremely
confident and even has a God-complex. He ends up feeling powerless, weak
and old.
External
Journey: Vor is wealthy and successful
and ends up losing his business and his freedom/life/residency on Mars.
Motivation:
Vor wants to control everything.
He started by controlling his own aging process but ended up trying to
control everyone and everything.
Wound: Vor is mortal and it kills him to be so.
Mission/Agenda:
Vor needs to extend his life
long enough to achieve everything he wants and deserves.
Secret:
He has a hereditary disease
that will kill him.
What
makes them special? Vor is
the most driven person on the planet and has all the resources he needs to
make anything happen.

Other Characters

Carina is the caring stooge that Vor Worple is using to run the operation from Earth. She has no idea what happens to the people she helps get to Mars Illegally because they assume new identities there and disappear (so she is told).

Leighton is Harry’s boss. He is troubled by Harry’s success at identifying immigrants even when his robots fail to spot them. He doesn’t understand Harry but knows that he needs him so keeps him sweet but quietly so he doesn’t upset the team.

Peep is Vor Worple’s faithful and devoted pet assassin. He will do anything for Worple and is often asked to do more and more that Worple craves which Peep obediently delivers.

Prup is an Immigration officer on the team that Harry has multiple run-ins with.

Genre is Thriller

What I learned doing this assignment is that at this stage, simply writing is far better than simply perfecting.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by  Steve Jones.

[Stephen Maynard]

Subject line: Stephen Maynard: Character Profiles Part 1

What I learned doing this assignment is…? You have to do like you did in kindergarten where you learned to build castles by stacking lots of sometimes unrelated and ill-fitting blocks together and in harmony.

Pick the type of role your Protagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

Dreamer: The boys
proceed from High School graduation into the cruel world naively believing
that anything is possible if they think it is so.

Pick the type of role your Antagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

Predator: A greedy
and ruthless BANKER and his BUILDER partner conspire to swindle an old
lady out of her valuable acreage. What gives them the seemingly insurmountable
advantage over the BOYS is that they have beautiful seventeen-year-old
daughters who they sic on the boys with a mandate to distract them from their
mission.

What other characters might be necessary?

Supporting characters: Two beautiful precocious seventeen-year-old
girls. <div>

Minor
roles: Three bumbling thugs, to carry out the bidding of the villains.

Background
characters: A stern College Professor and Students

Pick your genre.

Comedy Coming of
Age.

Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.

Role in the
story: Protoginists Buddies </div>

Age range and
Description: Nineteen-year-old intelligent athletic BOYS.

Internal
Journey: Two self-centered BOYS who
think life is a bowl of cherries learn the hard way that life is filled
with adversity and that only by confronting reality can they prevail.
External
Journey: The two selfish BOYS make a
conscious decision to abandon their best interests so they can work to
outwit powerful ANTOGINISTS to save an old lady’s property.
Motivation: When
they see injustice in the making they take up the mission to put themselves
in between the bad guys and a sweet old lady to save her property

Wound: No wound as yet identified.

Mission/Agenda: Outwit
a coalition of powerful adversaries intent on stealing an old lady’s
property.

Secret: None at
the moment.

What makes them
special? Their wit, their daring, their
sense of invulnerability, and their belief that “Anything is possible if
you think it’s possible.”

[Mark Hammond]

Mark Hammond

What I learned doing this assignment: the process just about writes the script for you.

Role in the story: Protagonist/Dreamer

Manager of a rap group. Wants to make it big.

Age range, and description:

Mid 20s. Average build, and height. The poster child for nerds.

Nothing seems to work out for him.

Internal Journey:

From feeling inadequate and a coward loser, to the brave leader with confidence to take on the serial killer.

External Journey:

He watches members of his crew get killed by the serial killer. He can no longer stand by and watch, so he takes on the serial killer.

Motivation:

The young lady he has feelings for, and the star of the video is fighting for her life with a serial killer. Everything is riding on the success of this video.

Wound:

He’s tired of being perceived as a loser nerd.

Mission/agenda:

Now is the time for him to manage, to be a real manager. He organizes the group with a plan to defeat the serial killer.

Secret:

He tried to set up his rival the girl of his dreams to get killed by the serial killer, Opening the door for him.

What makes him special:

He’s really not like the rest of them, power-hungry, cold, greedy, backbiting, cutthroat, and will do anything to get to the top. He is really a good man.

Role in the story:

Antagonist: Predator Posing as a handyman, in an abandon AB&B.

Age range, and description:

Male, mid 30s sharp, misunderstood serial killer. handsome with a bit of distinction.

His flip side is ugly, grotesque, with a partially charred face.

Internal Journey:

Stays constant

External Journey:

He goes from eminent death, then he returns to start a new mission.

Motivation:

It’s his job to kill evil people. This is achieved without any remorse.

Wound:

Misunderstood, and not appreciated for the job he does.

Mission/Agenda:

To make sure you are punished on this side for any wrong doing.

Secret:

He wants to be loved.

What makes them special:

This character can appear in multiple forms and cannot be killed.

Other characters that might be needed:

Rap group:

2 male

1 female

1 female, assistant, producer

1 male turntable musician

1 set designer

My genre is Horror

[Anahi Hoeneisen]

Subject line: Anahi Hoeneisen: Character Profiles Part 1

“What I learned doing this assignment is…?”

To keep going without judgment. I understand some important details about my character that make me change the lead character!

Role

Marlena is a dreamer. She´s a charismatic housewife who decides to divorce her husband after 50 years of marriage.

3. Pick the type of role your Antagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

Villain?

4. What other characters might be necessary?

Supporting characters: Daughters and family members.

Minor roles: Lawyers

5. Pick your genre.

Drama. (comedy?)

6. Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.

Role in the story: protagonist Marlena and senior kindergarten teacher.

Age range and Description: 70´s Marlena is a charm, charismatic old lady. Good wife, excelent mother, dedicated housewife.

Internal Journey: from weak to empowered.

External Journey: from house wife to independent.

Motivation: Be herself.

Wound: Being a dancer.

Mission/Agenda: Reunite the family.

Secret: An affair.

What makes them special? How she understand every member of her family.

Role in the story: Antagonist. Peter, Marlena´s husband, he is very practical.

Age range and Description: 80´s Peter is college teacher, he is very practical and easy going. Most of the time he thinks just about himself.

Internal Journey: from controller to weak.

External Journey: from husband to friend.

Motivation: Stay in his confort zone.

Wound: Lonely child.

Mission/Agenda: Plot with his children.

Secret: He is sick.

What makes them special? He is really funny. Makes everybody laugh.

[Jennifer Williams]

Jennifer Williams – Character Profiles Part 1

1. “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” I learned that using these prompts, step-by-step assists you in understanding the characters and what part of the puzzle they play.

SELECTING LEAD CHARACTERS:

2. Pick the type of role your Protagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

• Runner/Dreamer: The Protagonist is running away from anyone who tries to come close to her, pushing them away, all while dreaming about the life, love, and relationship she won’t allow to happen.

3. Pick the type of role your Antagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

• Villain: The Antagonist moves forward with lies and deceit to keep the Protagonist from experiencing her dreams.

4. What other characters might be necessary?

• Supporting characters: Two love interests, best friend, daughter, key business partner.

• Minor roles: Hairdresser, sister of love interest, office manager, mother.

• Background characters: Co-workers, office assistants, merchants, a limo driver, and dinner guests.

GENRE:

5. Pick your genre.

• Rom-Com

PART 1 OF CHARACTER PROFILES:

6. Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.

• Role in the story:

· The Protagonist runs away from the advances of one love interest, who is also a very interested co-worker. But her best friend tries to get her to persuade her to get involved. She sends a misdirect to her friend by meeting someone on the internet whom she thinks she’s only having discussions about careers and books, but he pursues her, determined to get closer.

· The Antagonist, is the ex-wife of the Internet love interest and learns of the existence of the Protagonist and finds ways to drive a wedge between them.

· The internet love interest finds the Protagonist one of the most exciting women he’s met and the complete opposite of his ex-wife. He decides he must do everything he can to win her love.

· The love interest, a co-worker, decides to turn up the heat and pursue the Protagonist with everything he can think of to woo her.

· The best friend is the Protagonist’s support, but she wants to push her out of the insecure space she’s inhabiting.

• Age range and Description:

· Female Protagonist, early 40s, smart with excellent leadership skills, but insecure about her body image (although fit), workaholic that finds escape in the anonymity of internet discussions.

· Female Antagonist, late 30s, high-maintenance model type who enjoys trying to make everyone as unhappy as she is.

· Male internet love interest, 40s, tall with a muscular build, business owner, who can be considered extremely handsome and wealthy with many unique skills.

· Male love interest, 40s, tall, more on the slender-side, fit, executive in the company, straight-laced nice guy, and could be considered a nerd.

· Best Friend, late 30s, adorable, perky, entrepreneur, event planner. An optimist who is up to date on all pop culture.

· Daughter, Young Adult, 19, beautiful young woman, mature for her age, smart, and ready to conquer the world.

PROTAGONIST

• Internal Journey:

· From being lost, insecure, and afraid to love to finding direction, being a confident role model for her daughter, and open to love.

• External Journey:

· From only working all the time to attending events and dating.

• Motivation:

· The fantasy life-style being played out on the internet becoming a reality.

• Wound:

· Her husband’s sudden death implies that she can’t control everything.

• Mission/Agenda:

· To live more confidently with love in her life and show her daughter that she can be happy.

• Secret:

· She had fallen in love with the internet love interest before anyone knew he was in her life.

• What makes them special?

· Her ability to function through the devasting loss of her husband while keeping her daughter on track and advancing in her career goals.

ANTAGONIST

• Internal Journey: Continuing in her selfish behavior.

• External Journey:

· Looks for ways to upset her ex-husband and the Protagonist through a series of lies and deceit.

• Motivation: To be supported by someone other than herself.

• Wound:

· Her inability to love herself due to growing up in a dysfunctional home environment.

• Mission/Agenda: To get her husband back.

• Secret: (Not yet identified)

• What makes them special? She has a son with her ex-husband.