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Lesson 7 Assignments
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Erin Ziccarelli’s Connection with Audience
What I learned from doing this assignment is: the importance of the audience “living their characters’ story.” It’s fascinating how these three incorporated all four connection methods into the first 15 mins of the script. I wanted to keep watching all three movies after the first 15 mins and now I know why!
Tell us which characters you are going to INTENTIONALLY create a connection with the audience. Tell us how you’ll use each of the four ways of connecting with the audience in the first 30 minutes of the movie. A. Relatability B. Intrigue C. Empathy D. Likability
Alex Donovan (transformable character)
· Relatability: Alex experiencing some discord with his family and friends. They don’t all have the same goals. His uncle is very domineering towards him.
· Intrigue: the poker game is intriguing. Will Alex win with his ace card? What does that ace represent? Why are they counterfeiting? How will operation Dunbar go down?
· Empathy: Alex and Kitty love each other but their relationship is doomed. They are from rival families. The family politics will tear them apart.
· Likability: Alex is popular amongst the other poker players, he entertains us with his card tricks. He encourages unity amongst the group.
Roger Tate (change agent)
· Relatability: Roger has a tough case to deal with, and Alex isn’t being very receptive to his help.
· Intrigue: What are Roger’s “unresolved issues” with Boston? Why does he react to Alex’s inheritance the way that he does? We wonder why he handles Alex’s case in such a unique way.
· Empathy: Roger is coming home for the first time in a long time. Some things are clearly coming up as he steps off the plane.
· Likability: Roger is calming, family-oriented, and seems to care about Alex’s wellbeing. This case is not just a paycheck to him. His first 1:1 with Alex is entertaining.
Scarlett Brennan (transformable character)
· Reliability: Scarlett is in a dead-end job. She’s a customer service rep at the DMV. She’s waiting to “break into” the family business and hoping to please “the boss” so she won’t have to keep her DMV job.
· Intrigue: Does Scarlett know about Alex? Will she find out who he is before he tells her? What is her “side business?” Do she and Richard trust each other?
· Empathy: Scarlett has grown up with no parents. She’s in an unhealthy relationship and has shallow friendships.
· Likability: not a very likeable character in her first scenes….she entertains us by getting drunk at the bar and singing for everyone
o Likability in Segment 5 when she tries to save Will from the fire
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Wayne’s Connection With Audience
What I learned from the lesson is four approaches to help my audience feel empathetic with my leads. These four approaches also help focus traits and actions throughout the script.
1. Characters: Jeannie & Peter are both the transformable protagonists, and each other’s Change Agents.
RELATABLE: Peter’s a typical college kid, looking for love. & Jeannie is a working class college freshman.
INTRiGUE: In a past life Peter was the Bishop Cauchon. He retains an underlying guilt complex. Jeannie is Haitian, had been Joan of Arc, and remains suspicious of authority. She can physically defend herself.
EMPATHY: Peter’s shy of attractive women. Jeannie is a hard working girl.
LIKABILITY: Peter is a virgin, shy, but refined. Jeannie has a wonderful relationship with her mom.
2. How I use these 4 ways in the first 30 minutes (pages).
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INTRiGUE: Shy Peter vows to approach the next attractive woman he sees. When they meet, they do not know about their past lives. When they discover their pasts, they immediately must keep it secret and can not discuss it in front of new friends.
EMPATHY: Jeannie physically handles a sexual harasser. Peter feels guilty about everything.
LIKABILITY: Jeannie keeps a positive attitude despite being fired, etc. Peter is a jock but is a virgin who is shy around attractive women.
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Lincoln’s connection with the audience
What I learned doing this assignment is how simple the answers to some of these questions can be, and how asking all four of these questions helps round out the connection with the audience to the character.
I love the model of making creativity simple and tangible by taking yourself through a process or structure. Inspiration comes when you look for it, and specific inspiration comes when you look for it specifically!
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And change agent, Juliet
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Relatability
Angelo
he’s stuck in a job he doesn’t love and can’t get out of it
His job feels like a betrayal of who he is
He is bound by family (his father) to follow a life path he doesn’t want
He’s not able to fill be himself
Juliet
She’s a rebel in all the right ways
She cares about angelo
She wants more than what she’s got
Intrigue
Angelo
What will Angelo do about Juliet?
What will he do to be himself
Will he give up with these incredible opposing forces or see it through?
Juliet
After meeting her, Who is she? And why is she sneaking around the wrong place (We find out 1/3 of the way in)
What does she really want? Is she toying with Angelo or does she really like him?
She’s constantly mysterious
Empathy
Angelo
He’s not free and wants to be
He’s stuck in a job he can’t get out of
He can’t express himself to his father
He wants to be more but doesn’t know how
He’s in danger when he sees Juliet and hides from her- doesn’t know who she is
Wants something (Juliet and a better life) that it looks like he’ll never get
He’s in love! And must discover how to win her!
He’s finding his way through a new relationship, with pain and joys
Juliet
She’s caught in a place (work and station) that isn’t the best fit for her
She finding her way through a new relationship
Likability
Angelo
He tries to help a little girl
He tries to stand up to his dad to do the right thing
He wants to do the right thing
He seems like a geniunily good person stuck in a place intent on doing bad
He’s funny
He’s earnest and sincere
Juliet
She’s funny
She’s bold and blunt, but I’m a helpful way
She knows what she wants
She likes Angelo for who he really isLincoln’s connection with the audience
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