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Lesson 6
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ASSIGNMENT 1
CHOSEN SHOW – HOUSE OF CARDS
TABLE: DON’T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO COPY AND PASTE MY ACTUAL TABLE FROM EITHER AI OR WORD FILE. SO HERE IS A TEXT VERSION, CREATED FROM TABLE
MAIN CHARACTER – FRANCIS UNDERWOOD
ROW 1. COMMON GROUND AI
Francis-Claire: Supportive, Pragmatic
Francis – Zoe: Opportunistic, Ambitious
Francis – Peter: Vulnerable
ROW 2. RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Francis – Claire: Infidelity, abortion
Francis-Zoe: Exposure, Blackmail
Francis-Peter: Addiction, Corruption, Murder
ROW 3: RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Francis – Claire : Married for 28 years, met at Harvard, no children
Francis- Zoe: Met at a party, began affair, Francis ended it
Francis – Peter: Met at a fundraiser, Helped by Francis, Killed by Francis
ROW 4: RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Francis-Claire: Respect, Loyalty, Resentment
Francis – Zoe: Lust, Curiosity, Betrayal
Francis-Peter: Gratitude, guilt, despair
ROW 5: RELATIONSHIP ARC
Francis-Claire: From partners to rivals
Francis -Zoe: From Lovers to Foes
Francis to Peter: From Friends to Victims
ATAUR’S SHOW RELATIONSHIP MAP
ASSIGNMENT 2
What I learned doing this assignment – 2 things – 1) Process – I am getting a feel from using new prompts to the AI for ways of interrogating a story and 2) Content – The relationship map is something of which I had a glimmer, but now know that it triggers new thinking in my head.
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MAIN CHARACTER – DIEGO
ROW 1. COMMON GROUND AI
Diego – Lila : Bravery
Diego-Ricardo: Ruthlessness
Diego- Mara: Explorers, Adventure
ROW 2. RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Diego-Lila: Ethics
Diego- Ricardo: Exploitation, Sabotage
Diego-Mara: Secrets, Treasure
ROW 3: RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Diego – Lila : Met Diego on site
Diego – Ricardo: Lost brother in accident, blamed Diego
Diego – Mara: Search for lost city, met Diego and Lila on site
ROW 4: RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Diego-Lila: Distrustful, Passionate, Cynical
Diego – Ricardo: Manipulative, greedy
Diego – Mara: Mysterious, Reckless, Eccentric
ROW 5: RELATIONSHIP ARC
Diego – Lila: Cyncal to Hopeful
Diego – Ricardo: Ruthless to Defeated
Diego – Mara: Secretive to revealed
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Marie’s example Show BRIDERTON – Relationship map for one character: DAPHNE
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<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>DAPHNE with SIMON
Surface: future husband
Common ground: Ruse / friendship / love
Conflict: they both feel rejected.
History: she knows he had a difficult lonely childhood and has difficulty with attachment. He knows she wants a family and that’s precisely what he can’t give her.
Subtext: Love
Relationship arc: from rejection to love
DAPHNE with VIOLETTA
Surface: Her mother
Common ground: values and love – Both want Simon to propose
Conflict: because of the ruse, she lies / mother cannot help as she doesn’t have the clue of what’s going on.
History: her parents’ love and friendship set a criteria for her own mariage.
Subtext: difficulty to keep the secret
Relationship arc: from lying to revealing the truth.
DAPHNE with ANTONY
Surface: brother with father’s power
Common ground: family and social constraints and reputation
Conflict: His disapproval for Simon courting his sister
History: frustration: she knows he knows Simon’s secret and doesn’t want to tell her
Subtext: mistrust
Relationship arc: from love for her big brother to feeling disrespected by him.
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JP Serra’s Show Relationship Map
What I learned during this assignment is that I need more diverse relationships between my characters to make my show interesting. The relationships I had before were too conventional.
ASSIGNMENT 1:
The show I watched was SUPERNATURAL S1E6
MAIN CHARACTER – DEAN WINCHESTER
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE
Dean – Sam: Brothers
Dean – Becky: Strangers
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND
Dean – Sam: Same occupation, looking for their dad
Dean – Becky: Want to find who framed Becky’s brother
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Dean – Sam: Dean is jealous that Sam has friends
Dean – Becky: Becky doesn’t trust Dean after he lied about being a detective.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Dean – Sam: They grew up and trained together
Dean – Becky: None
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Dean – Sam: Sam has friends and other interest. Dean doesn’t
Dean – Becky: Dean is attracted to her
RELATIONSHIP ARC
Dean – Sam: Sam gets to know what his brother is really thinking when the Shapeshifter accesses Dean’s thoughts
Dean – Becky: Distrustful to trustful.
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MAIN CHARACTER – SAM WINCHESTER
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE
Sam – Dean: Brothers
Sam – Becky: College friends
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND
Sam – Dean: Same occupation, looking for their dad
Sam – Becky: Want to find who framed Becky’s brother
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Sam – Dean: Dean is jealous that Sam has friends
Sam – Becky: Becky doesn’t trust Sam after he lied about his brother being a detective.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Sam – Dean: They grew up and trained together
Sam – Becky: They were classmates and became good friends.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Sam – Dean: Sam has friends and other interest. Dean doesn’t.
Sam – Becky: Helping Becky is a way for Sam to reconnect with the normal life he had.
RELATIONSHIP ARC
Sam – Dean: Sam gets to know what his brother is really thinking when the Shapeshifter accesses Dean’s thoughts.
Sam – Becky: Distrustful to trustful.
ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Create a Relationship Map for THREE lead characters from YOUR SHOW IDEA.
MAIN CHARACTER – FINCH CALLOWAY
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE
Finch – Eliza: Eliza is Finch’s boss
Finch – Isabella: Colleagues
Finch – Felix: Colleagues
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND
Finch – Eliza: Find out why the Street Cleaner was going after the homeless man
Finch – Isabella: Deal with Finch’s curse
Finch – Felix: Find effective technologies so that Finch doesn’t need to use his power
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Finch – Eliza: Eliza puts Finch in danger for the greater good.
Finch – Isabella: Isabella wants Finch to open up to her but she’s really secretive about herself.
Finch – Felix: Felix thinks Finch is a liability.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Finch – Eliza: None
Finch – Isabella: None
Finch – Felix: None
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Finch – Eliza: They’re completely opposite but they need each other.
Finch – Isabella: Isabella is really fragile but she is the one protecting Finch
Finch – Felix: Finch doesn’t approve that Felix does this job and puts his family in danger
RELATIONSHIP ARC
Finch – Eliza: They learn how to work together.
Finch – Isabella: Isabella ends up trusting Finch enough that she tells him her secret.
Finch – Felix: Felix ends up framing Finch
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MAIN CHARACTER – ELIZA THORNFIELD
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE
Eliza – Finch: Eliza is Finch’s boss
Eliza – Isabella: Eliza is Isabella’s boss
Eliza – Felix: Eliza is Felix’s boss
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND
Eliza – Finch: Find out why the Street Cleaner was going after the homeless man
Eliza – Isabella: Make the agency successful
Eliza – Felix: Make the agency successful
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Eliza – Finch: Eliza puts Finch in danger for the greater good.
Eliza – Isabella: They don’t agree with the way Finch should be used during mission
Eliza – Felix: Felix doesn’t agree with Eliza to side with Cornelius
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Eliza – Finch: None
Eliza – Isabella: Eliza recruited her while Eliza was struggling as medium
Eliza – Felix: Eliza recruited Felix because he was looking for a purpose in life
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Eliza – Finch: They’re completely opposite but they need each other.
Eliza – Isabella: Eliza wishes she’d have Isabella’s power
Eliza – Felix: Eliza tells Felix the least information as possible
RELATIONSHIP ARC
Eliza – Finch: They learn how to work together.
Eliza – Isabella: Eliza learns to accept she can’t do it all.
Eliza – Felix: Eliza learns to trust Felix.
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MAIN CHARACTER – ISABELLA VALE
RELATIONSHIP SURFACE
Isabella – Finch: Colleagues
Isabella – Eliza : Eliza is Isabella’s boss
Isabella – Felix: Colleagues
RELATIONSHIP COMMON GROUND
Isabella – Finch: Deal with Finch’s curse
Isabella – Eliza : Make the agency successful
Isabella – Felix: They don’t like that Eliza sides with Cornelius
RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
Isabella – Finch: Isabella wants Finch to open up to her but she’s really secretive about herself.
Isabella – Eliza : They don’t agree with the way Finch should be used during mission
Isabella – Felix: Their approach in dealing with problems. Isabella follows her instinct while Felix is more pragmatic.
RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Isabella – Finch: None
Isabella – Eliza : Eliza recruited her while Eliza was struggling as medium
Isabella – Felix: They were hired at the same time.
RELATIONSHIP SUBTEXT
Isabella – Finch: Isabella is really fragile but she is the one protecting Finch
Isabella – Eliza : Eliza wishes she’d have Isabella’s power
Isabella – Felix: Competition
RELATIONSHIP ARC
Isabella – Finch: Isabella ends up trusting Finch enough that she tells him her secret.
Isabella – Eliza : Eliza learns to accept she can’t do it all.
Isabella – Felix: Felix understands Isabella’s behavior when her secret comes out.
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MODULE 1 LESSON 6: BUILD YOUR CHARACTER RELATIONSHIP MAP
What I learned doing this assignment is…?”
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the next episode of your Example Show and focus on ONE of the main characters and how they interact with others. Notice how much you discover that could go into their Relationship Map.
Create a Relationship Map for one lead character and their relationship with three others.
Purpose: Give you a deeper experience of the relationships in a well-written show.
SAM NELSON/ JOHN COLLINS/ CAPTAIN / INVESTIGATOR
Surface / Passengers / Passenger & Captain Passenger/Scotland Yard
Common Ground / On the Same Flight. / Hostages.
Conflict / Holds Sam hostage.
History /Board the same flight. / Sam is a passenger.
Subtext / Major Competition / Conspirators
Relationship Arc / Unknown to Hostages./ Passenger/Hostages
ASSIGNMENT 2:
1. Create a Relationship Map for THREE lead characters from YOUR SHOW IDEA.
2. Using the Relationship map, pick a main character (place in the upper left-hand corner), and with each character he or she is in a relationship with, give us the 6 relationship experiences listed below:
- Surface:
- Common Ground:
- Conflict:
- History:
- Subtext:
- Relationship Arc:
3. Do the same process for the second lead character and the third lead character.
4. Using this prompt, fill in your format/genre, concept, and four characters, giving a one-sentence explanation of each character with their role and main form of intrigue.
PROMPT:
Create a TABLE showing the relationship between these five [Characters] for a Serial TV series that is [Format / Genre] about [Concept].
Relationship means how these two characters relate or interact or feel about each other within the categories provided.
Please tell us the [Main Character] experience of the other characters in these areas – Common Ground, Relationship Conflict, Relationship History, Relationship Subtext, and Relationship Arc.
Title it “Character Relationships for [Main Character]”. This will compare the Main Character to each of the other characters. Across the top of the table, list the names of [Main Character] in the far left-hand box, then [Character 2], [Character 3], [Character 4] and [Character 5]. In the left-hand column, under the Main Character’s name, present a row for each of these categories — Common Ground, Relationship Conflict, Relationship History, Relationship Subtext, and Relationship Arc. Where each column and row intersect, fill in that part of the relationship between the Main Character and that column’s character.
Format / Genre = 1 hour Drama/Family/Animation
Concept = SKYY LAR, a pigeon injured by human negligence, collaborates with a compassionate girl EMMA, in London to ignite a worldwide bird rebellion against environmental destruction, focusing on the beauty industry’s influence.Main Character = SKYY LAR
Character 2 = EMMA
Character 3 = DR. AVA GREEN
Character 4 = RAPHAEL
Character 5 = RAVEN
CHARACTER RELATIONSHIP
SKYY LAR and EMMA
- Common Ground: Shared commitment to environmental activism and protection, especially against the beauty industry’s influence.
- Relationship Conflict: Potential disagreements on tactics and approaches due to SKYY LAR’s more direct avian perspective versus EMMA’s human perspective.
- Relationship History: Bonded through a significant encounter where EMMA helped SKYY LAR, leading to mutual respect and understanding.
- Relationship Subtext: An unspoken depth of empathy and concern for each other’s well-being.
- Relationship Arc: Evolves from mutual respect and collaboration to a deeper emotional connection and unwavering support.
SKYY LAR and DR. AVA GREEN
- Common Ground: A mutual interest in addressing environmental issues, albeit from different angles – activism for SKYY LAR and scientific innovation for Dr. Green.
- Relationship Conflict: Potential distrust or skepticism towards Dr. Green’s past involvement with the beauty industry.
- Relationship History: Likely developed through the rebellion’s activities, with an initial phase of cautious interaction.
- Relationship Subtext: SKYY LAR’s wariness of human motivations versus Dr. Green’s desire for redemption.
- Relationship Arc: Growing from initial skepticism to begrudging respect as they understand each other’s contributions to the cause.
SKYY LAR and RAPHAEL
- Common Ground: Both navigate a world where avian and human interests intersect, sharing a broad goal of environmental preservation.
- Relationship Conflict: Differences in approach, with SKYY LAR being more confrontational and RAPHAEL favoring diplomacy or covert tactics.
- Relationship History: Likely marked by fluctuating levels of trust and cooperation, given RAPHAEL’s dual loyalties.
- Relationship Subtext: An underlying tension stemming from RAPHAEL’s uncertain allegiance.
- Relationship Arc: A journey from suspicion and guarded interaction to a more stable, if cautious, collaboration.
SKYY LAR and RAVEN
- Common Ground: Both are deeply invested in the welfare of the avian community and environmental issues.
- Relationship Conflict: Potential clash of ideologies or methods, with RAVEN possibly favoring more traditional or secretive approaches.
- Relationship History: SKYY LAR likely looks up to RAVEN as a mentor and guide, owing to RAVEN’s wisdom and experience.
- Relationship Subtext: A mix of reverence and a growing desire for autonomy on SKYY LAR’s part.
- Relationship Arc: Developing from a mentor-mentee dynamic to a relationship of equals, as SKYY LAR grows into its role as a leader.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Moses Quainoo.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Moses Quainoo.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Moses Quainoo.
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Marie’s show – Relationship Map
What I learned doing this was that it points out the different ways/layers the characters interact. The AI was a bit more tricky and not so accurate for me this time.
Main character: Lily
Lily with Theo
Surface: sister and brother
Common ground: family ties, real estate business, shared concerns for family’s well-being.
Conflict: Bet with her mum/local gang.
History: fake alibi.
Subtext: hidden cyber missions.
Relationship arc: from being distant to new bond.
Lily with Noah
Surface: Master students in IT in Paris.
Common ground: both geniuses – shared interest – mutual attraction.
Conflict: Her hidden cyber missions / his deception about his true identity –
History: rivals.
Subtext: concealing her undercover hacking activities- Growing romantic tension.
Relationship arc: from lying to trusting, from enemies to romance.
Lily with Lucas
Surface: neighbors in Auckland,
Common ground: grew up in the same street, rivalry in real estate.
Conflict: he takes jobs away from family business/ he stalks her.
History: false alibi
Subtext: he has an obsessive attraction with her
Relationship arc: from neighbor to rival.
Character 2: Theo
Theo with Lily
Surface: brother and sister
Common ground: family ties, real estate business, shared concerns for family’s well-being. They both lie and hide information from their parents.
Conflict: her bet with her mum about not lying when selling a property is one cause of conflict. Her interaction with hackers is another one.
History: because she gave a fake alibi to protect him, he wonders if she thinks he is guilty.
Subtext: 1/ He wants to prove her that he couldn’t be guilty.2/ he suspects something is going on in Paris that she doesn’t want to talk about 3/ he is protective of Lily
Relationship arc: from being distant to teaming up.
Theo with Noah
Surface: his sister’s friend.
Common ground: he is helping saving the family business
Conflict: they don’t understand their world.
History: None
Subtext: what her sister finds in him?
Relationship arc: from strangers to teaming up.
Theo with Lucas
Surface: childhood friends
Common ground: their childhood memories / both work as rival agents in real estate
Conflict: he wants to know how that girl died but Lucas keeps the secret.
History: the tragic accident with the girl.
Subtext: a true friend would trust him, tell him the truth.
Relationship arc: from friends to rivals to friends again.
Character 3: Noah
Noah with Lily
Surface: study together for their master in IT in Paris.
Common ground: both It genius, shared interest – mutual attraction.
Conflict: His target with his group and the necessity to deceive her about his true identity when he realizes they are online enemies.
History: IT genius rivals. Initial attraction that she had stopped when she suspected him to be the bad guy!
Subtext: Noah is conflicted, concealing his true identity while falling in love with Lily – Growing romantic tension.
Relationship arc: from lying to trusting, from enemies to romance.
Noah with Theo
Surface: Lily’s brother
Common ground: helping the family business.
Conflict: Noah is concealing his true identity to Theo and has to act like someone he is not.
History: No history
Subtext: acting as a tourism when he is facing dramatic issues with the hacking
Relationship arc: from distant to trusting.
Noah with Lucas
Surface: Lily’s friend
Common ground: Lily.
Conflict: Lily has fallen in love with Noah and he cannot accept it.
History: none
Subtext: I will not let this guy from Paris take Lily away from me/
Relationship arc:
Character 4: Lucas
Lucas with Lily
Surface: neighbors in Auckland,
Common ground: grew up in the same street, rivalry in real estate.
Conflict: Lucas trying to climb the career ladder is stealing jobs from their family business and she is protective of the business.
History: shared secret about her false alibi, fear he would talk about it and use it to destroy the reputation of the family.
Subtext: he is obsessed with her but she doesn’t pay attention to him. He is just a business rival.
Relationship arc: from distant childhood relationship (friend of her smaller brother) to true friend.
Lucas with Theo
Surface: childhood friends
Common ground: their childhood memories / both work as rival agents in real estate
Conflict: he knows how that girl died but keeps the secret for Theo’s safety.
History: the tragic accident with the girl.
Subtext: he would do anything to protect Theo and Lily from the gang.
Relationship arc: from friends to rivals to friends again.
Lucas with Noah
Surface: Lily’s friend
Common ground: Lily.
Conflict: Lily has fallen in love with Noah and he cannot accept it – he wouldn’t hesitate to use his brother and the gang to stop him/
History: none
Subtext: I will not let this guy from Paris take Lily away from me.
Relationship arc: from enemies to finally friends
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I Sunil Batra, learned that it’s easier to write if you have map in front of you for each character and can write subtext easily depend upon their personality.
WALKING DEAD.
ASSIGNMENT 1
Nick is the main character.
Interaction with Shane a police officer, also a good friend of rick underneath a rivalry with nick, because he wants his wife.
Relationship map: rick his wife, Lori. and son. Sophia and his mother. Andrea and his father who killed by zombie in last episode. Amy and Lori sisters Amy died in last episode by zombies.
ASSIGHNMENT 2
Rick and Shane.
Surface. Good friend and do care for each other.
Common ground: police officer
Conflict: Shane loved Lori, rick’s wife
History: how to protect each other from zombies
Subtext. Affair of Shane with Lori rick’s wife
Relationship ARC . – LORI is Rick wife and has son carol
2. Lori and son carol
Surface. Lori and carol have close bond.
Common ground. Both are week and strong.
Conflict. Lori do not want her child to play with dangerous weapons, but Shane encourages him to touch and explore every dangerous thing.
History: Carol learning to cope with the dangerous thing.
Subtext: Shane relationship with the carol
Relationship arc: Shane , rick ,and carol and Lori.
3. Dareck: the elderly person doe or Dereck.
Surface. Accompany Shane group , survival.
Common ground: protect the group from zombies.
Conflict: sentimental person. guide the troop. He is in conflict with Andrea. Sometimes obeyed sometimes not.
History: protect the group from zombie. When got struck in SCIENTIST chamber. Andrea refused to go. He insisted her to go otherwise killed by the fire in the chamber. He did not move until he convince her to go.
Subtext. He knows about the affairs of LORI and Shane. But keep silent and hide the facts.
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I Sunil Batra , learned that its easier to write if you have map in front of you for each character and can write subtext easily depend upon their personality.
WALKING DEAD.
ASSIGNMENT 1
Nick is the main character.
Interaction with Shane a police officer, also a good friend of rick underneath a rivalry with nick, because he wants his wife.
Relationship map: rick his wife, Lori. and son. Sophia and his mother. Andrea and his father who killed by zombie in last episode. Amy and Lori sisters Amy died in last episode by zombies.
ASSIGHNMENT 2
Rick and shane.
Surface. Good friend and do care for each other.
Common ground: police officer
Conflict: Shane loved Lori, rick’s wife
History: how to protect each other from zombies
Subtext. Affair of Shane with Lori rick’s wife
Relationship ARC . – LORI is Rick wife and has son carol
2. Lori and son carol
Surface. Lori and carol have close bond
Common ground. Both are week and strong.
Conflict. Lori do not want her child to play with dangerous weapons but Shane encourages him to touch and explore every dangerous thing.
History: Carol learning to cope with the dangerous thing.
Subtext: Shane relationship with the carol
Relationship arc: Shane , rick ,and carol and Lori.
3. Dareck: the elderly person doe or Dereck.
Surface. Accompany Shane group , survival.
Common ground: protect the group from zombies.
Conflict: sentimental person. guide the troop. He is in conflict with Andrea. Sometimes obeyed sometimes not.
History: protect the group from zombie. When got struck in SCIENTIST chamber. Andrea refused to go. He insisted her to go otherwise killed by the fire in the chamber. He did not move until he convince her to go.
Subtext. He knows about the affairs of LORI and Shane. But keep silent and hide the facts.
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