Lesson 3

[Rick Whitney]

Person 1: Sweet, loves children, lazy, lair

Person 2: Intelligent, direct, shot temper, Impulsive

Person 3: Friendly, humorous, deceitful, underhanded

[Rick Whitney]

I learned to dissect the traits from the character much more clearer and even a “normal” person or some one we think as normal can have extreme traits.

[Karin Armbrust]

arin Armbrust Profiles People.

I learned that the more diverse the character is, the more interesting they are. Or the more annoying they can be to me personally. LOL.

Person 1:

Brilliant

Charming

Hard-headed

Manipulative

Person 2:

Intelligent

Creative

Defensive

Selfish

Person 3:

Fun

Bitter

Entitled

Harsh/Biting

Testing: No test was done due to none of these people are really available to me at the last minute and would probably be flummoxed if I tried.

[Jeff Cochran]

Jeff Cochran Profiles People

What I learned from this exercise was to look deeper than the surface and try to find the many different layers. Just because I don’t like someone doesn’t mean they don’t have any likable traits.

Person 1

Traits: Arrogant, Delusional, self-serving liar, Charming

Person 2

Traits: Arrogant, Ignorant, Insecure, Combative

Person 3

Traits: Friendly, Unassuming, Observant, Holds things in.

NOTE: None of these people are currently accessible to me, therefore the “testing” was done based upon conversations I remember.

[William Whelan]

William Whelan—Character Assignment

Person 1: Ebullient, demonstrative, hypocrite, transactional.

Person 2: Mercurial, unselfish, absentminded, introspective.

Person 3: Self-absorbed, clueless, talented, selfish.

What I learned to improve my writing is creating 3-D characters by considering a panoply of traits and not those which are self-evident and obvious.

[Gunnar Weber-Prada]

Gunnar Profiles People

What I learned that is improving my writing is that the character’s actions and behaviors come first from their traits.

Person 1: Narcissistic, Self Sabotaging, Insecure, Beautiful

Person 2: Narcissistic, Insecure, Smart, Kind

Person 3: Honest, Insecure, Smart, Self Sabotaging.

[Winifred Meiser]

Screenwriting U Lesson #3

Person 1: 4 core traits: Knowledgeable, Social, insincere, cunning.
Shares knowledge, friendly when it suits, shortchanges some people and ignores others

Person 2: 4 core traits: Loyal, helpful, loner, undependable.
Can be depended upon in a pinch, hard-working, can be helpful, but keeps to themselves.

Person 3: 4 core traits: Selectively Social, Supportive, Manipulative, Dominating.
Snobbish in social status groupings, Supportive of close family needs.

Note: Core Traits observed in recent past interactions.

[Winifred Meiser]

Screenwriting U. #3

What I learned from this is that observing and remembering other people and animals’ unique personality quirks – the good, the bad, and everything in between can increase your understanding of people, and a range of characters to draw from when needed