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Lesson 2
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30-Day Screenplay ~ Dawn Greenfield ~ Lesson 2 ~ Character Profiles Part 1
This was a good exercise to flesh out characters so they can step into their roles.
2. Pick the type of role your Protagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.
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- Hero
- Explorer
- Runner
- Fighter Jack is out of his element going from mobster to guardian of a baby. He has absolutely no clue what to do with Elsie, 7-9 months old.
- 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.
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- Villain
- Change Agent
- Authority Mrs. Fernhold, a stern social worker, gives Jack a 10-day ultimatum to get his pigsty apartment in order, secure his gun and any other dangerous weapons under lock and key, and to obtain standard baby furnishings.
- Predator
4. What other characters might be necessary?
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- Supporting characters: Elsie, 7-9-month-old baby; Jain Smyth, attractive 2<sup>nd</sup>-hand store owner; Big Nose Sam
- Minor roles: Not identified yet
- Background characters: Not identified yet
5. Pick your genre.
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- Rom-Com or Buddy Movie
- Thriller
- Horror
- Action
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- Comedy – Title unknown at this time.
6. Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.
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- Role in the story: The story is about ‘Crack shot’ Jack Gunther
- Age range and Description: mid 30s, tats, muscle-bound, good looking in a rugged way. Brown hair, stubble. He likes his whisky, cigars and cussing.
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- Internal Journey: Jack is confident in his role as a crack shot for mobster Big Nose Sam. When Elsie is dropped into his life his world is turned upside down. He’s clueless, scared he’ll accidentally hurt or kill her.
- External Journey: Jack finds himself vulnerable – something he has never experienced in his adult life.
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- Motivation: Elsie is his responsibility. He’s all she has for family.
- Wound: His father abandoned the family when Jack was 7; his mother was a drunk. He never had a homelife.
- Mission/Agenda: To provide a home for Elsie.
- Secret: He’s always wanted to have a family.
- What makes them special? Under that tough mobster guy is a man who wants to turn his life around.
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