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Emmanuel’s Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is creating a character’s bio and life is one of the joys of screenwriting. As a writer, you must care about your primary characters so that it shows in your writing, and if done correctly, the audience will care as well.
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Lee’s Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment…was a lot more about my Protagonist, and WAY more about my Antagonist, because I’d not thought much about him before.
Character Profile – Milly (Protagonist)
PART 1
– Role in story – Protagonist
12-13, an “only” child who is sharp and intelligent, but lacks confidence. Physically smallish and unremarkable. <div>– Internal Journey – from zero to hero
External Journey – rescues her father from kidnappers, saves the world???– Motivation – is the only one who believes her father’s been kidnapped, therefore the only one who can save him
– Wound – Milly is an “only” child, and also adopted by her father. She has no idea who her mother is/was, etc.
– Mission/Agenda – Milly feels as though she MUST find her father, and soon. If she doesn’t either bad things will happen to him, bad things will happen to others, or both.
– Secret – Milly knows that her father, a scientist, invented secret things for the government, and that he has a secret collection of “toys” that look like miniature weapons. He’s also told her that one day she’ll do great things, but she doesn’t understand that at all.
– What makes Milly special – Though quiet and shy, Milly has a deep sense of what is good and right, is highly intelligent, and defiant in the face of what she thinks is wrong.
PART 2
– What draws us to this character? – Milly’s innocence and goodness is appealing. We also respect her grit when defending her friend and feel empathy when her father disappears. We want to root for her. </div><div>
– Traits – Smart, plays by the rules, relentless, innocent, self-doubting
– Subtext – When Milly is frustrated, angry, or confused, she’s silent and shrinking.
– Flaw – Innocence and naivety
– Values – Truth, goodness, right is right, wrong is wrong
– Irony – Milly champions following rules, but when she’s angry about a perceived injustice, she breaks them.
– What makes this the right character for this role? – Milly is good to the core, but will go beyond “good” to stop evil. She’s naive, but learns quickly. And she’s relentless.
Character Profile – (General Janus) (Antagonist)
PART 1
– Role in story – Antagonist </div><div>
– Age, general description – 40s-60s?
– Internal Journey – Devolves from merely bad to diabolical
– External Journey – Has laid plans to dominate the world, carries them out, and then reckons with the unlikely consequences.
– Motivation – gaining power over others, feeding his ego.
– Wound – his advice is rarely followed by superiors.
– Mission/Agenda – To bend everyone to his will. He “just wants to watch the world burn.” (Alfred Pennyworth to Bruce Wayne re: The Joker – <i style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>The Dark Knight)
– Secret – He’s knows that aliens exist on Earth.
– What makes him special – Janus lies compulsively, but he uses charm, charisma, and bold action to convince others that he’s honest and good.
PART 2
– What draws us to this character? – He’s naturally charismatic and intelligent, but uses those to manipulate people, bend them to his will, etc. He can literally charm people to death. </div>
– Traits – Charming, ambitious, smart, manipulative, liar, narcissistic
– Subtext – Whenever he’s faced with the truth, he dismisses it with a clever lie.
– Flaw – pathological liar and narcissist.
– Values – Power, intelligence, manipulating others, getting his way.
– Irony – As he acts friendly and charming, he’s actually setting them up to be used and destroyed.
– What makes this person the right character for this role? – General Janus is interesting, outwardly sharp and a great actor. He draws people to him—then chews them up and spits them out.
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30 Day Script Lesson 3: Kimbal Thompson’s Character Profiles Part 209.09.21
What I learned doing this assignment is.
ASSIGNMENT
1. Empowerment
2. Fill in Part 2 of the character Profile for your two lead characters
Protagonist: Kai.
What
draws us to this character? He’s physically attractive, multi-ethnic,
talented and assumes leadership
Traits:
good sense of humor, honest, well-accepted by peers
Subtext:
hiding his basic lack of enthusiasm for scouting
Flaw:
procrastination
Values:
honesty, integrity, love of Hawaiian culture
Irony:
while initially not too into the project, he becomes self-absorbed with
it.
What
makes this the right character for this role? Age, time, and circumstanceAntagonist: Rory
What
draws us to this character? He’s obviously a scumbag
Traits:
grizzly, not honest, ruthless
Subtext:
he will kill to achieve his goals
Flaw:
not too sharp
Values:
manipulating people, greed, freedom
Irony:
As clever as his scheme was conceived, he failed to conceive of what could
go wrong.
What
makes this the right character for this role? He’s a non-caring creep.3. Make any improvements you think of to your Part 1 profile and bring the two parts together.
Role
in the story: Protagonist Kai
Age
range and Description: normal bright athletic 14.5-year-old teen maleInternal
Journey: from feeling reluctantly required to perform a scout rank task to
knowing he took the lead in solving a long-time community mystery (and
pride in completing the project).
External
Journey: from questioning why he was doing the project manipulated by his
parents to bring down a notorious outlaw. :Motivation:
To finish the project enabling him to get his driver’s license.
Wound:
Having to always depend on his parents.
Mission/Agenda:
To complete the restorations, obtain the rank of Eagle and move on.:
Secret:
:He really was not too excited about scouting.
What
makes them special? His ability to discover more in the process of the
project and pursue it.Role
in the story: Antagonist: Rory
Age
range and Description: 50-something hardened convict out of prisonInternal
Journey: from feeling confident he could find the cache of jewels he hid
before prison, discovering missing to whatever it takes to retrieve
External
Journey: from discovering the missing cache to hunting down who took it.Motivation:
To retrieve his cache, cash it in and move on.
Mission/Agenda:
find the missing cache and punish who took it
Secret: :How he came by the cache and how he hid it.
What makes them special? His lack of
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Lisa’s Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned about this assignment is that I need to go deeper into the minds of my characters to make them more rounded and believable. It also helps to drive the story along in a more powerful way.
David Sterling (protagonist)
Role in the story: Fighter/ Dreamer Loving, yet alcoholic father dies, and wants to return to earth to be with his kids and be a better man.
Age range and description: late 20’s/ early 30’s, in shape, attractive but not like a model
Internal Journey: From feeling weak and helpless, remorseful for not being there for his kids, to fighting to find them so he can be their loyal companion and protector.
External Journey: Has a rough relationship with his wife. abuses alcohol and dies from alcohol poisoning. Has to go back as a dog and suffer the same abuse and neglect he caused his kids for not fulfilling his role as a father, before he can be with his kids.
Motivation: Wants to be with his kids again
Wound: remorse for failing as a father
Mission/Agenda: to find his kids and be their protector and companion
Secret: He’s an alcoholic
What makes them special?
He’s a dog who has human memories, but can’t communicate as a human.
Mayla Sterling (antagonist)
Role in story: Predator Abusive wife of David, and mother of two kids, was neglectful of her two kids when her husband was alive, and abusive to them after he dies. Doesn’t want to be a mom anymore.
Age range and Description: late 20’s, beautiful model-like
Internal Journey: no change
External Journey: Gets more abusive to her kids after her husband dies, neglecting them more and more, going out and bringing home strange men. Meanwhile she seems like a perfect single mom and damsel in distress to her church friends.
Motivation: wants to punish her kids for being a burden and resents David for leaving
Wound: abandonment issues
Mission/Agenda: to have her freedom back, and to get as much attention as possible
Secret: she abuses her kids
What makes them special? No one at her church thinks she abuses her kids. Wise con artist.
Supporting Characters:
Kai Sterling
age 10, Older brother of Dana, and son of Mayla and David.
Dana Sterling
Age 6, younger sister of Kai and daughter of David and Mayla.
Minor Roles:
Shelter owner
Veterinarian
Mom, dad, and daughter (5), who adopt David as a dog
Spirit Guide(s) who tell David he can’t go back to see his kids, unless he returns as a dog
Judge, who emancipates Kai and makes him the guardian of Dana
Puppy that Kai and Dana almost adopt
Background roles
People who mistreat David on the streets
People at the animal shelter
People at the park, playing with their dogs
People at church
Genre: Drama
Part 2
David Sterling
What draws us to this character?
David is a loving father who cares about his kids, but he’s flawed. He is so remorseful for his failure as a father, but is so grateful for getting a chance to redeem himself, and he will do whatever it takes to have a happy life with his kids.
Traits: vulnerable, goes from helpless to empowered, non-confrontational to protector
Subtext: stuffs his emotions and tries to drink them away. needs to drink to stand up to his wife. He is affectionate to his kids.
Flaw: He’s an alcoholic
Values: Loves his kids, is a good provider and puts his kids first, believes in staying married til death
Irony: He’s an alcoholic, but is actually the better parent, even though he feels like a failure. He would always stuff his emotions instead of communicating. Then as a dog, he desires so badly to be able to speak to his kids to tell them its him and that he’s sorry, but he can’t because he’s a dog.
What makes him the right character for this role? He’s kind-hearted deep down. He just lacks confidence and assertiveness, until he is forced to survive to have a life with his kids again.
Mayla Sterling
What draws us to this character?
Mayla is two faced, charming around her friends at church, but emotionally abusive and neglectful to her kids at home.
Traits: Narcissist, manipulative, polite in public, superficial
Subtext: Everything she does has to serve her in some way, constantly seeking attention and making up stories to make people feel bad for her.
Flaw: Can’t connect with people because she lies so much
Values: Attention, looking good, appearing as a damsel in distress
Irony: She gets a lot of attention from people, but can never really connect. People find out her secret when her son gets emancipated and he gets legal guardianship of his younger sister. Her world of lies she tried so hard to build, falls apart, so she moves away.
What makes her the right character for this role?
She’s really good at being two-faced, she disguises her selfishness and appears a saint to some
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Ying’s Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned from this exercise is that by following this process I am able to better focus my story.
Protagonist- Ying
What draws us to this character?
Ying is smart, friendly, and brave. Total underdog. She must prove herself in a warrior’s world. She is completely new to her job, but she must succeed where everyone else including her father has failed.
Traits:
She is open-minded, vulnerable, and embraces diversity.
Subtext:
She is friendly to strangers and does not press her advantage against others but instead uses the opportunity to befriend them and treat them as equals. She deflects the raw warrior masculinity of the tribe’s men through humor and a deadly arrow aim.
Flaw: Lacks self-confidence to lead tribe<div>
Values: Truth, loyalty, family, tribe
Irony: Although she follows her tribe’s traditional ways, she must go against her tribe’s traditional approach and fight her brother’s orders in battle even leading the tribe into a seemingly more dangerous situation where her approach of friendliness and inclusivity trumps the tribe’s traditional approach of sheer force.
What makes this the right character for this role?
She is the perfect combination of warrior, brave, defiant, but friendly, empathetic, and inclusive to all.
Antagonist- Sun
What draws us to this character?
His arrogance and entitlement make him immediately hateable. He then proves to be elitist, racist, and a bully. He shows self-pity claiming to have stronger bloodlines and lineage to being the emperor.
Traits: smart, manipulative, heartless<div>
Subtext: He constantly feels that life has dealt him unfairly. Deep down he feels he should be emperor and has no qualms committing genocide to help along his ambitions.
Flaw: over confidence, self involved
Values: Power, strength. Might makes right!
Irony: He complains about having a pure lineage to the point of believing he should be emperor ruling China, yet he tries to conquer, displace, and subjugate the Li People that have occupied SE China for millenniums.
What makes this the right character for this role?
He is worse than greedy. He revels in his role in murder and genocide.
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Kathi’s Character Profile Part 2
Fran, the Protagonist
What draws us to this character?
She’s well-meaning, humanistic even as she’s gullible and naïve. Because this is a comedy we need to care about her but also be able to laugh at her.
Traits:
Naïve/gullible
Self-centered
Big hearted
Pacifist
Subtext:
Falls back on quoting Saul Alinsky though she’s not sure what it means.
Flaw:
Easily influenced by others
Values:
Equality
Generosity
Idealism
Love
Irony:
Has a bad temper and violent streak though she’s a pacifist
What makes this character right for this role?
Because she’s African American and liberal and should be protected by the new government, she’s the perfect foil for the extreme treatment she actually gets.
Sandy, the Antagonist
What draws us to this character?
They are so passionate and committed to the revolution…will they be able to make it happen, succeed, continue to believe in it?
Traits:
Obedient
Fanatical & principled
Cruel
Confident (know it all)
Flaw:
Overconfident
Subtext: Insults people to cover his ignorance or insecurity
Values:
Revolutionary
Equality
Strength through power
Irony:
Even though they are a minority, they can’t break the rules and defend other minorities – instead they follow the rules of the new government. But it creates a small crack, perhaps.
What makes this person right for the role?
Again, because this is a comedy, it calls for someone who is fanatically dedicated, almost in a cartoon way, so we (or the Protagonist) can tear them down eventually.
What I learned doing this assignment? The more you probe these questions about character, the clearer a picture you get as to who these people are.
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WHAT I LEARNED: Taking my time to flesh out my characters helps them to be well-rounded and three dimensional.
DAY THREE
IVY DAVIES: What draws us to Ivy? She’s a curiosity. She keeps a part of herself hidden from others, yet that part is dying to break free of secrecy. She tries to make up for past indiscretions by volunteering at an assisted living home, but her method of caring is also secretive and illegal – she makes them pot brownies. She loves her granddaughter, but has to push away too much closeness., because Ivy doesn’t want her granddaughter to discover her outlaw past.
TRAITS: Blunt, caring, secretive, lonely.
SUBTEXT: Ivy lives under a veil of conservatism and a strict follower of the law to hide her outlaw past and present.
FLAW: She’s lonely, but can’t admit it even to herself.
VALUES: Family (her granddaughter), helping others, manipulating others to see Ivy as she wants to be seen.
IRONY: She lives life as a law-abiding woman who once made a habit of law breaking and still breaks the law when laws don’t suit her purpose.
WHAT MAKES HER THE RIGHT CHARACTER? Even though Ivy is a so-called senior citizen, she’s at the brink of finally coming into her own, knowing and revealing truths about herself.
VICTOR BERTZYK: What draws us to Victor? He’s a charmer, but with lots of layers beneath his charm. He’s egotistical and thinks he can fool the world, but beneath the ego and charm he is a man suffering from the onslaught of dementia.
TRAITS: charming, frightened, egotistical, manipulative
SUBTEXT: Victor has been diagnosed with dementia, but vows to keep his condition a secret.
FLAW: He thinks no one can resist his charm.
VALUES: Money, status as a respected citizen, his cleverness
IRONY: Beneath his bravado, Victor knows that he will need someone to care for him in the future, and this thought has him more frightened than he’s ever been.
WHAT MAKES HIM THE RIGHT CHARACTER: Victor is on the brink of needing to let go of his bravado and start to depend on others to take care of him.
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What I learned: I have three main characters and I plan to kill two of them off mid way through so I have to develop how one story line with two possible stories will be written.
Three lead characters.
1) Blaze
What draws us to this character? Cheeky, spunky, fun, someone anyone would want to be friends with, full of charm. An independent person willing to say who they are not caring about other peoples opinions or judgements. <div>
Traits: charming, driven, independent, confident
Subtext: Sad that her family will not accept her for who she is
Flaw: will survive at all costs, regardless as to who she may hurt along the way.
Values: survival, if love and honesty can come in to play, great. If not, oh well.
Irony: she is conflicted by her values vs her need to survive
What makes this the right character for this role? She will guide this story.
2) Flint
What draws us to this character? A female drummer in a grunge band.
Traits: Happy, confident yet vulnerable, life always works out in the end
Subtext: hiding she has money.
Flaw: thinks what she came from is who she is
Values: honesty, integrity, supportive
Irony: hiding the best side of herself to everyone but Blaze
What makes this the right character for this role? Blaze and Flint compliment each other, and give themselves possibilities.
3) Linda
What draws us to this character? The mother character, the sage
Traits: kind, helpful, can always rely on her,
Subtext: wants to help youth seeing that she wasn’t able to help her son
Flaw: need to develop
Values: need to develop
Irony: need to develop
What makes this the right character for this role? A mother character without being the mother so her departure will bring Blaze to her mother
3. Make any improvements you think of to your Part 1 profile and bring the two parts together.
Doing on this!
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Sassy’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned… Glad to know I can get through this without getting stuck on filling in the blanks. We can continue to add on as it comes. Onward now!
What draws us to this character? Audience can relate to to protagonist and see themselves in him, living vicariously. <div>
Traits: Humble, caring, suspicious, ambitious, temporarily Vain?
Subtext: feigns ignorance and lies. Underhanded?
Flaw: He might be lonely, or doesn’t know how to reach out for help or stresses out easily. Impatient?
Values: Loyalty, Integrity, Physical Fitness, LOVE
Irony:He pretends to be play along and be dumb in order to investigate his own company from the ground up, to find the solution. He’s a team player but has to go it alone undercover and get ostracized by his own employees. Becomes Vain with his new good looks, but falls in love with a Blind Gal.What makes this the right character for this role? He’s the creator of his company and silent co-partner. It only makes sense that he would want to brush it with a fine-tooth comb, and it’s funny that he becomes so vain going undercover.
Improvements to Part 1
PROTAGONIST: Victim, Fighter, Hero, and Change Agent. Also dreamer because he keeps coming up with ideas to improve his company. Victim of bullying and exclusion. Hero because he saves the Biz, and all his employees get to keep their jobs.
ANTAGONIST(S) will be Villian, Authority, and Predator. They will be the co-workers within the company sabotaging and keeping the Protagonist from succeeding in making his new tech/software idea into reality. Bullying in covert ways.
ADDING IN CHANGE AGENT: This will force him to open his eyes and revive his ambition/passion.
4. What other characters might be necessary?
Supporting characters: Blind Girl from H.R. , CEO and best friend, Vet’s group.
Minor roles: Data entry clerk, janitor, Vet’s group
Background characters: office, military, special needsIt’s a comedy for sure with an added rom-com element.
Lead character profiles:
Role in the story: Protagonist and co-founder of an Accounting software company or some kind of TECH.
Age range and Description: He’s in his late 30’s and an Army Vet.
Internal Journey: Comes to terms with what happened to him overseas that took out his squad and left him disfigured. KNOWS that life isn’t all about money and looks (the exterior), but still thinks the grass in greener.. finds that it’s too much maintenance. Learns how to reach out for help.
External Journey: He discovers what has turned his company to take a major downfall. He falls for a co-worker who can’t see him (blind) — wait is this internal, too? Learns to embrace a public leadership role again, despite his stoic wounds during war.
Motivation: He doesn’t want to lose his company.
Wound: Used to be facially disfigured, and still feels ugly, judged, responsible for everything, including the loss of many men in his platoon back in the day
Mission/Agenda: Infiltrate his own company undercover to find out the cause of their losses.
Secret: He got a face transplant, and no one in the company has ever seen him. He is a (silent) co-founder. Has a secret online girlfriend he’s never met. Possible cat-fishing on both sides involved.
What makes them special? He co-founded the company and knows the ropes inside and out, or so he thought. He’s super smart, graduated at the top of his class at West Point, but he never talks about it much. Humble trait.
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Ed Lusk Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned from doing this assignment is a deeper dive into character is not obvious. It takes me further thought not only to the traits but how they impact and play into story. Does story drive traits or character traits drive story? I like to think the characters traits are going to elevate conflict.
HENRY PELZNIKEL – PROTAGONIST
What draws us to this character? He’s sincere kid with good intentions. Classic underdog. Hidden strengths yet to be discovered.
What makes him happy is?
Increasing “Likes”, ” Shares” , online comments , funny emojis. He does not know much about personal relationships , sheltered, He almost lost his life due to illness, parents are too protective, if they let Henry be a kid, he’d be happy about that.
Traits:, Foolish, Spontaneous, Wholesome, coddled
Subtext: Self-esteem comes from the love of others not from self.
Flaw: Low self-esteem, Materialistic , sheltered
Values: Loyalty ,commitment, understanding , love
Irony: Does not know how to relate to people on personal level
What makes this the right character for this role?
He’s unaware of the fighting spirit within. He’ll surprise us as much as he will surprise himself at what he can do. The classic underdogALFREDA ELF – ANTAGONIST
What draws us to this character? Pushed from behind the scenes to biggest North Pole challenge. She’s a tough elf, co-workers don’t respect her (shared with HP) calculated calmness under fire. She’s calculating and loyal to the NP Doctrine. SC more popular than ever because of her.
Traits: Calculating, Socially Aware Influencer, Protective
Subtext: Don’t cross her, she’s unforgiving
Flaw: Temper
Values: Hard work, resilience,
Irony: She’s not recognized/appreciated for her accomplishments
What makes this the right character for this role? No one has the NP’s back like Alfreda. She’s been there since she was a child. No one works harder and is more loyal to SC the she is. Her hearts always in the right place although he methods can be a bit harsh.
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