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Melanie’s Character Profile – Part 2
What I learned during this assignment is that doing chores helps the mind to be free to brainstorm character traits!
Protagonist: Sybil
What draws us to this character? Sybil’s enthusiasm and passion about her beliefs is compelling, drawing us along with her goals, making us root for her success. She’s an innocent girl in a war zone and she must succeed – the weight of the country is on her shoulders.
Traits: Passionate, naive, relentless, courageous
Subtext: not sure
Flaw: Impulsive reactions.
Values: Justice, freedom.
Irony: The one thing she wants more than anything is her father’s approval. But she has to directly disobey him in order to save the country.
What makes her the right character for the role? She comes from a lineage of soldiers and she has the same fight in her heart, willing to put her life on the line in order to do what’s right. It’s her passion to make a difference in the world and her naivete that assures her she can do it (fools rush in where angels fear to tread).
Antagonist: Samuel
What draws us to this character? Samuel is similar to Sybil in tenacity and courage. He’s handsome, strong, a fearless underling out to prove his worth and equally committed to succeed in his task of stopping the enemy from spreading word of their whereabouts.
Traits: Ruthless, intelligent, loyal, relentless
Subtext: not sure
Flaw: Narcissistic.
Values: Justice, integrity, winning.
Irony: His assumption that no one can beat him, especially a lowly girl, actually drives Sybil to succeed. Ultimately his pride is what pushes Sybil to complete her mission as a messenger and results in his failure.
What makes him the right character for the role? He comes from poverty, having been brought up by a drunkard as a father. Life has left holes in his heart, coloring his spirit with hatred and fueling him for redemption. He is hellbent now to make something of himself – failure is not an alternative.
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Mark’s Character Profile – Part 2
What I Learned On this Assignment!
The characters are growing! I am getting to know who they are, more.VICTORIA KATE BRENNAN
What draws us to this character
Vivacious and fun-loving, she is thrust into a life-or-death situation. Unprepared, she has to stand up to tough sailors in a stressful situation.
Traits: impetuous, vulnerable, risk-taker, determined
Subtext: Uses kindness and helpfulness to others to hide her fear. Uses politenessas a defense against men who are abrasive. Flaw: Her beauty
Values: Independence, self-reliance, loyaltyIrony: Her quest for adventure has landed her in the worst situation imaginable. She is the least experienced in the Arctic, and she provides the key to their rescue. She is the one most threatened by the first mate, and the only one able to humble him.
What makes her the right character for the role: She’s in love with a flyer. Her idol is a female flyer, and its her belief in the power of flight that is the key to rescue.
DRAKE, THE FIRST MATE
What draws us to this character
A man so hardened by life at sea and alienated by people who are repulsed by him must be pitied,..like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Traits: Underhanded, deceitful, conniving, clever
Subtext: Even though he follows orders, his deeper goal is to undermine Captain Jensen and take over command. His own self-preservation overrides everything else.
Flaw: Total disregard of human worth. Values: Self-preservation, Law of the sea
Irony: He is the most frantic of all in his efforts to survive, yet he is the only one to perish.
What makes him the right character for the role? Shunned by people and hating them, he has spent a life isolated on the sea. His deformity spurs his dream of taking command and having absolute power.
TONY CAMERON
What draws us to this character
Fearless bravery, dogged determination and dedicated love. He is a flawless pilot who inspires confidence and is admired by his fraternity of flyers.
Traits: Honest, trustworthy, reserved, tenacious
Subtext: His tendency to understatement reflects a calm confidence. It also hideshis contempt for bureaucratic red tape.
Flaw: Making up his own rules.
Values: Friendship, skill, the sky, flying, achievement
Irony: It was a flying stunt that caused his biggest disappointment in life…and the biggest flying stunt of his life that brings him the glory he always sought.
What makes him the right character for this role
His expert flying skills, his penchant for bending the rules and his driving love of a woman are the only combination able to rescue the stranded people from death.
CAPTAIN JENSEN
What draws us to this character
A strong authority figure. His calm presence is the perfect use of his command. People respond out of respect and admiration. To women he’s a father figure. To men he’s a role model.
Traits: Confident, precise, unflappable, stern, slow to anger
Subtext: His knowledge of the Arctic, while comforting, hides his fear of the powerof ice…and its ability to kill them all. Under it all…a growing love for Victoria. Flaw: Not recognizing when men are at the end of their rope.
Values: Discipline, obedience, loyalty,Irony: He is the strongest of the group, yet its a woman who gives him strength when he loses his own.
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Pat’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is it is interesting to lay out the two characters’ traits and envision how they might interact in the story.
IRA
What draws us to this character? A fish out of water — A young, black kid desires a career in Shakespearean theater. He crosses color barrier into an exclusively white world and, later, crosses the Atlantic into the exclusively European world. He will face chiding and lies about his inadequacy as he creates a path for others to follow. He must develop strategies and tactics to succeed.
Traits: Risk-taker, fighter, intelligent, ambitious.
Subtext: Metaphor, Allusion, Insinuation, Seductive, Crafty
Flaw: Sexual dalliances
Values: Hard work, determination, equality
Irony: He parodies the parodies use to taunt him. He uses tactics that others use against him, such as lies, to sway boost his social standing and sway public opinion. His professional and social network is white, his wife and mistresses are white, and he is an outspoken, committed abolitionist despite it’s unpopularity with some in his circle.
What makes him the right character for this role? He has a genuine passion for the art. He works hard at it. He can take a fall and get back up.
Gilbert
What draws us to this character? He is a newspaper publisher and theater critic who never attended college, but rises to success as a both a publisher and a magistrate. is highly successful and considered refined gentleman. Yet, he is a hardcore racist and willing to display less than cultured behavior to trash Ira.
Traits: Diligent, intelligent, diligent, compassionate to the poor.
Subtext: Refined, Diplomatic/Devious, conniving
Flaw: Racist
Values: Literacy, Sarcasm, Family, Exclusivity
Irony: A descendant of a cardinal, he is compassionate to the poor, but is incensed by Ira’s boldness. His wife is an opera singer, but he lacks empathy as a critic. His obsession with ending Ira’s career causes him to lose credibility with his publishing peers.
What makes him the right character for this role? Despite both having less than optimal backgrounds for their roles, his obsession with Ira’s boldness plays into Ira’s hands.
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Mary Buchanan
Day 3 Character profile, Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment – I see many mistakes in my writing due to these exercises. My characters are one surface people, no depth.
Liz
Role in story: HERO 1
Age: 25 – 30
Physical traits: 5 ft, 6 in
auburn hair, below shoulder, straight,
emerald, green eyes
dresses professionally
walks fast all the time, in a rush but arrives on time always
organizes time by thirty-minute segments to accomplish daily goals
deadlines are important
warm and friendly
part of a close-knit family
Motivation:
increase sales (She is VP because she is family member. She wants to earn that title.)
works beyond required time to avoid relationships with males
to get over rejection of high school sweetheart
one day find someone like her father (deceased) to love
Wound: planned to make a career in music as a duo with high school sweetheart. He dumped her for a solo career after high school graduation. He became a huge success.
Secret: Because she frequently travels, she has a practice she follows when she meets strangers on the train. She gives the false name of “Sarah”. Everyone is looking for “Sarah” and that person doesn’t exist. She also doesn’t say she is the daughter of the owner of the company. She wants to be perceived as the best applicant for the job not she got the job because she is a relative.
Mission – (Liz meets a divorced stranger on the train who doesn’t trust women and he loves Liz’s ex sweetheart’s country music. The stranger was married five years ago at the Bradford Inn and he’s forced to return there for Christmas.)
Liz hopes to convince him the Bradford Inn which is under new management is a great place to visit, to persuade him to listen to other types of music and she takes the chance to get involved with the handsome stranger.
What makes her special? On the outside she is cute, energetic, and a go-getter. On the inside she is vulnerable. She does not reveal the truth about her name and family connection. This one habit of a simple lie provides the humor and opportunities for misinterpretations that guide the story. It’s a comedy of errors. She and the stranger have the same fear – fear of flying. He owns his own company. She and the stranger fit.
Character flaw: She is not assertive when addressing ex-sweetheart. She avoids conflict. She claims she has dealt with the anger, but she hasn’t. It takes too much energy. She chooses to ignore. She has a simple lie but it causes tremendous problems.
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Pam’s Character Profile – Part 2
What I learned: Figuring out my character’s Subtext Traits was challenging! Had not thought about that aspect at all yet.
– – – – – – – – – – –HENRI BERGER
What draws us to this character?
He’s a fish out of water that we will enjoy seeing flounder at first. And then cheer him on as he adapts in his new world.Traits: Vain, Creative, Witty, Talented
Subtext: He uses sarcasm-with-a-smile and a dash of bullshit. Since he is lying about his real identity, he must pretend to fit in. He must act like he’s cut out to be a dog groomer, while hiding his discomfort and lack of knowledge. He also needs to change-up his look — swapping out his Armani with L.L.Bean — while trying to look natural.
Flaw: Materialistic
Values: Recognition of his Talent, Humor, Friendship, Family
Irony: His life begins to feel more real in his fake world.
What makes this the right character for this role?
He’s resourceful, so we know he can eventually adapt. But since he’s so full of himself, we enjoy watching him suffer a bit at first. As he adapts to dogs and his new job as a groomer, he begins to treat them similarly to his hair salon clients — as partners in a professional relationship.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –ACADIA PARKS
What draws us to this character?
She’s comfortable in her own skin, doesn’t need to fit into societal molds regarding beauty and fashion. She happily sings off key. Dances like no one’s watching, etc.Traits: Sweet, Caring, Suspicious of Men, Quirky
Subtext: Hides her attraction to Henri. Pretends to be put off by him. Doesn’t laugh at his attempted jokes or show any signs of falling for his charms. Polite, but keeps her guard up.
Flaw: Shut-off to Relationships
Values: Dogs, Loyalty, Individuality
Irony: She has so much love to give, but is shut off to new relationships. She sees canine traits in people.
What makes this the right character for this role?
She’s completely unlike the women surrounding Henri in his old world. Being with her allows him to discover another side of himself on his journey. -
What I learned doing this assignment is the importance of choosing characters that are right for the story.
Dale’s Character Profile Part 2
ELIZABETH DREWER – PROTAGONIST:
What draws us to this character?
There is a sense from the start Elizabeth is someone whose disciplined and rational views toward herself and others is going to be challenged.
Traits:
Brilliant, analytical, authoritative, thoughtful, inspirational
Subtext:
Hides whatever doubts or troubling thoughts she has with logic and rationality
Flaw:
She is a “walking head” – lives her life mostly in her mind.
Values:
Education, structure, intellectual exploration, ethics, inspiration
Irony:
The irony is that by cutting off the more unpredicatable emotional parts of herself, they emerge in combat with her mind, rather than in harmony.
What makes this the right character for this role?
The story is about the balance between heart and mind, between judging and understanding, between a stringent world view vs a more fluid one. Elizabeth is the right character to embody this story as she must grow from certainty to doubt and from an imbalance weighted in the direction of the mind to one more equally weighted between rational and emotional.
What draws us to this character?
There is a sense from the start Elizabeth is someone whose disciplined and rational views toward herself and others is going to be challenged.
Traits:
Brilliant, analytical, authoritative, thoughtful, inspirational
Subtext:
Hides whatever doubts or troubling thoughts she has with logic and rationality
Flaw:
She is a “walking head” – lives her life mostly in her mind.
Values:
Education, structure, intellectual exploration, ethics, inspiration
Irony:
The irony is that by cutting off the more unpredicatable emotional parts of herself, they emerge in combat with her mind, rather than in harmony.
What makes this the right character for this role?
The story is about the balance between heart and mind, between judging and understanding, between a stringent world view vs a more fluid one. Elizabeth is the right character to embody this story as she must grow from certainty to doubt and from an imbalance weighted in the direction of the mind to one more equally weighted between rational and emotional.
RICHARD AMADO – ANTAGONIST
What draws us to this character?
Richard is charismatic, a renegade in the way he thinks and teaches. Someone who pushes the envelope. He is as dedicated to philosophy as Elizabeth is, but what will happen when their two styles come into conflict?
Traits:
Brilliant, challenges status quo, funny, entertaining, very charming
Subtext:
There is not much hiding of his thoughts and feelings, but he is able to bring logic to bear when unwilling to show his vulnerabilities.
Flaw:
Does he push spontaneity and unconventionality in teaching too far?
Values:
Intellectual exploration (through connecting philosophy to life) inspiration, education, union of mind, body, spirit, sensuality
Irony:
The irony is that in his pursuit of Elizabeth and and his emotional certainty, he not always allowing his own rational side to make better decisions on behalf of both of them.
What makes this the right character for this role?
If Elizabeth is the rationalist, Richard is the romantic. His Mexican heritage (with its music and “magic realism”) and travels abroad ( including living in an Ashram) have made him into quite the iconoclast. He is the right character to challenge Elizabeth both intellectually and emotionally.
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Fred’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned during this assignment is that subtext is a key yet difficult component to figure out.
What draws us to this character?
Jin is the only one who wants to do something about the injustice committed against his mother while everyone else in his extended family has been ignoring it.
Traits:
Cowardly/Timid at first
Ignorance is bliss
TURNS INTO
Righteous, seeks justice
The truth is all that matters
Subtext:
Doesn’t want to be coddled for being the youngest
Not sure how he conveys it yet
Something more than just passive agression
Flaw:
Can’t forgive father
Sees himself becoming more and more like him
Values:
Marriage
Committed relationship
Brutally honest
Irony:
Can’t do long distance relationship
Ends up cheating on his girlfriend just like his father
Wants eternal love, but doesn’t feel it
Wants his girlfriend Emma to stay out of family conflict
Thinks he needs to build a relationship with him mom’s side of the family, but can’t relate to them
Feels as if he should put some distance between him and his relatives but he still feels close to them
What makes this the right character for this role?
His innocent way of understanding love forces him to seek justice
But upon entering college his belief systems cracks and he sees himself become more and more like his father
Jin has been unknowingly been part of a patriarchal society and now reckons the flaws apparent in it
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Aleta Rafton’s Character Profiles
I learned my characters have more complexity than I originally gave them making them more interesting and vulnerable.
CHARACTER PROFILE STEPDAD
WHAT DRAWS US TO THIS CHARACTER? We are drawn to his earnestness and effort to do the right thing despite being motivated by caution and fear of making a mistake. Though we see him as limited by his behavior we hope he will overcome the limitations and have a fuller life. He tells his wife he wishes her son (the boy) liked him and that he was more like what the boy wanted to me to be.
TRAITS: Overly cautious, lacks confidence, compliant, computer genius
SUBTEXT: Inwardly upset by boy’s dismissive, critical treatment however shrugs it off so no one knows
FLAW: Stuck in a paradigm he doesn’t like, kid and dog hate him
VALUES: Family, doing the right thing, respect of others
IRONY: Despite being weak and fearful he has whip training and so tames the lion to rescue the ornament
WHAT MAKES THIS THE RIGHT CHARACTER FOR THIS ROLE? He’s aware his weaknesses limit his life, fantasizes about being fearless and deep down believes he can overcome his weaknesses.
CHARACTER PROFILE BOY
WHAT DRAWS US TO THIS CHARACTER? We are sympathetic to boy’s plight of losing his much loved dad and having to deal with a Stepdad who is the complete opposite of his dad and who his mother adores.
TRAITS: Angry, dismissive, quick to judge, smart
SUBTEXT: Strong disdainful atttitude for Stepdad even though he feels bad about treating him this way because he know it’s unwarranted
FLAW: Hurt and anger keep him from seeing good in others
VALUES: Family, doing the right thing
IRONY: Though very athletic and energetic he loves computers and creating his own apps
WHAT MAKES THIS THE RIGHT CHARACTER FOR THIS ROLE? Being the stepson forces the Stepdad to confront his fear and weaknesses
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Bob Colley – Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned is character creation fuels story development.
Character Profile: Hero – John Saxon
What draws us to this character?
He’s caring and the strong silent type.
Traits: Straightforward, honest.
Subtext: Talks quietly.
Flaw: Stuffs down his feelings.
Values: Honesty, determination, justice, respect.
Irony: Alone but avoids relationships.
What makes this the right character for this role?
He has the background and skills to track criminals.
Role in the story: leads the hunt for the terror cell.
Age range and Description: Mid 30’s, ex-FBI, small town sheriff.
Internal Journey: Unsure
External Journey: Totally confident
Motivation: Stop the terrorists before they kill thousands
Wound: In a raid he was leading he was shot, best friend killed, his bullet killed a child in the house.
Mission/Agenda: stop the terrorists at all costs
Secret: He killed Cynthia’s child during a raid.
What makes them special?
Character Profile: Villain – Cynthia Corman
What draws us to this character?
She’s a take charge and kick ass type
Traits: Assertive, survivalist, angry, impulsive
Subtext: Very vocal.
Flaw: Does things in anger without thinking
Values: Justice, organization, determination, freedom, adventure
Irony: Alone but avoids relationships
What makes this the right character for this role?
She has the survival skills and leadership to launch an attack.
Role in the story: anti-government agenda; kill and be killed
Age range and Description: Late 30’s, fit, ex- Marine.
Internal Journey: hurt and strikes out
External Journey: violence will solve and change the government
Motivation: punish the government
Wound: Husband and child killed during a botched FBI raid
Mission/Agenda: take on the government
Secret: She killed John’s FBI friend during a raid.
What makes them special?
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Anna’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment: it helped me flesh out my villain’s motivations and plan a bit more.
CHARACTER PROFILE: Mikhail
· What draws us to this character? He is the archetypical hero, who we wish we could be, or wish was there to save us. But…
· Traits: heroic, brave, stoic, deeply wounded
· Subtext: he knows what he has to do to get his son back. He’s afraid that, by doing so, he’ll destroy everything he loves.
· Flaw: he is tragically, deeply wounded and this impairs his ability to use his dark gift.
· Values: truth, justice, but too much of a loner (this impairs him)
· Irony: he’ll have to make allies with old enemies to defeat the ultimate evil
· What makes this the right character for this role? Who better to drag the devil into hell?
CHARACTER PROFILE: Moloch (aka, the ‘Devourer of Children’)
· What draws us to this character? Moloch is an utter psychopath. Not only is he hungry for power, but he enjoys making people sacrifice what they love most in order to curry his favor. He, quite literally, feeds off of other people’s agony.
· Traits: psychopath, brilliant, manipulative, gruesome.
· Subtext: he wants to destroy everything his daughter built — including her.
· Flaw: he is lonely … and vindictive.
· Values: literally being worshipped, power, manipulating others.
· Irony: he kills the only being capable of understanding him
· What makes this the right character for this role? Moloch is the historical child-sacrificing god of fire.
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Jonathan’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is why these characters were created for our story.
The questions “What draws us to this character?” and “What makes this the right character for this role?” help to solidify the character’s unique selling points to be included in our screenplay. The exciting thing is this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Jaslyne Liber
What draws us to this character?
Underdog in the Cinderella mode
– hardworking, loyal, serving her step-mother and step-sisters, but she’s
a sharp, cunning and a dreamer and more than capable of greater things.Traits:
innocent, naïve, brilliant, and an eternal optimist.Subtext:
Hides her intelligence, painfully shy in front of people, but is charming
and confident in her dream world.Flaw:
Is co-dependent on her Step-family.
Values:
Optimism, family, belonging, loyalty.Irony:
While she is book-smart and the company’s CFO she is also the secretly the
best sales person – if only she’d be given a chance.What makes this the right character for this role?
She is the outsider that has been given a second chance in life. She will
always remain loyal to her new-family, no matter how shitty they treat
her. She just has amazing abilities that are held back, waiting to be
unleashed in the wine world.Antagonist: Susan Liber
What draws us to this character? Coming from nothing into a true superstar – She is
driven, ruthless, and brilliant – a dynamic woman in the cutthroat world
of wine, where she constantly faces chauvinism, ageism, and elitism.
Traits:
Genius. Never forgets, brash, no nonsense, no filter.Subtext:
She is feared but secretly wishes to be loved.Flaw:
Dying.Values:
Hard work, bravery, women’s rights, the truth.Irony:
She values the truth but her dying is a great lie to get her daughters
closer to her.What makes this the right character for this role? A powerful woman who was able to build a wine empire
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Patricia Towers- I learned to keep breathing throughout.
ASSIGNMENT
1. Listen to the 3-minute Empowerment Audio.
https://30dayscript.s3.amazonaws.com/Empowerment+Audio.m4a
2. Fill in Part 2 of the character Profile for your two lead characters.
What draws us to this character?
Traits: Vulnerable, brave, ambitious, risk-taker.
Subtext: Hides her fears, tears, and loneliness
Flaw: Her innocence.
Values: Truth, never giving up
Irony: She has to obey orders from her aunt while living with her. All the time knowing her aunt doesn’t really want her there either. After discovering the dance studio, her friend introduced her too. Not knowing it was about to change her life forever.
What makes this the right character for this role?
Recalling, her own story/ journey of her life.
3. Make any improvements you think of to your Part 1 profile and bring the two parts together.
4. Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” and put it at the top of your work. I learned to keep breathing.
5. Post your assignment in the forums at http://ScreenwritingU.com/forums
Subject line: (Your name’s) Character Profile Part 2 (place in the first line)
Deadline: 24 hours
The key to your success is to make this as easy as possible. Just fill in whatever blanks you can and don’t worry about the rest. Give yourself complete freedom to try things and see how the different components work together.
Remember, we are doing this lesson to stimulate your creativity and create usable character profiles that will be used later in the program.
Whatever you have right now is fine. Once you get to the next step, you’ll discover even more about your characters!
Enjoy the process of solving this puzzle!
Hal
Copyright 2020, Hal Croasmun, All rights reserved.
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Chris’ Character Profile – Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is .. that doing all the check list work is going to make it much easier writing my characters. We’re basically ‘filling ourselves up’ with all this information and if done properly, putting ourselves in a position to succeed in properly never being ‘lost’ in as much as wondering what the character would or should do.
CORA:
WHAT DRAWS US TO HER: She’s been put in an awful position on multiple levels, that is going to be almost impossible to get out of.
TRAITS: Intelligent, Untrusting of others, Very good at reading people.
SUBTEXT: Pathological Liar, Lies to manipulate people to get what she wants, whether that’s information or just for them to like her.
FLAW: Selfishness, Arrogance- She thinks people are stupid.
VALUES: Her personal freedom and basic rights.
IRONY: She leads a fairly no frills, straight forward life in a large city to tag along to a pristine, mountain community and winds up fighting for her life and playing detective.
WHAT MAKES HER RIGHT: She’s grown up in different worlds, including being bi racial, she’s savvy enough to fit in with the pornographers and the Art heist underworld people.
BROOKE:
WHAT DRAWS US TO HER: She’s a great leader, compassionate and singularly focused. She’s a direct, no bullshit type of person, who empowers her team as she’s literally constructing their demise.
TRAITS: Kind and motherly at times, or ball busting, depending what she needs from the situation.
SUBTEXT: She’s singularly focused. Regardless of what she’s saying, she’s only focused on her goal.
FLAW: She’s a psychopath.
VALUES: Achieving her goal at any cost.
IRONY: People listen to her and respect her. She’s genuinely like able and likes CORA, and the others, she just needs them for her project.
WHAT MAKES HER RIGHT: Who else would be willing to go these extents for the sake of accomplishing what she’s trying to accomplish? All the while, getting people to go along with it.
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Gayle’s Character Profiles Pt. 2
What I learned doing this assignment is it is difficult to break down the characters for parts before I’ve written them. I appreciate knowing who they are, however sometimes I am not clear until I finish the 1<sup>st</sup> draft then can be more thorough in the subsequent drafts.
RICK COFFEY
What draws us to this character? –
Rick is Mr. Charisma. He is the charm that pulls in the audience but a
career in the spotlight is fleeting and he is experiencing the thrill that
everyone experiences when they are given attention and the disappointment
when it is taken away. His need feeds the ego that many people can
identify within themselves. <div>Traits: Egotist, Chauvinist, Haughty,
Braggart, Funny, CowardSubtext: Sensitive ego, Insecurity
Flaw: Fake it til you make it
syndrome, putting off having a happy life nowValues: Presenting the image of
success will bring happinessIrony: It is driving his wife away
What makes this the right
character for this role? – Rick’s ego and desire to go on the road is
pushing away the very thing he is working toward. A happy home life with
his wife.SAMANTHA COFFEY
What draws us to this character?
–A strong, confident woman who has to make a choice between career and
family. </div>Traits: Talented journalist,
skilled paranormal investigator, calm, No BS, patient, determined,
compassionate, BraveSubtext: Maternal instinct as her
biological clock is tickingFlaw: Loves her husband so much
that she has ceded to his goals instead of her own. Now, no longer willing
to do so.Values: Family, home, independence
of spirit but wants an equal partner.Irony: Her husband needs to feel
like he is in control when she is really the driving force for their
success.What makes this the right
character for this role? – She is the perfect foil and obstacle to prevent
Rick’s dreams of fame and fortune while showing him how to be confident
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EUGENE’S CHARACTER PROFILE – PART 2
What I learned doing this assignment is that it helps to break down your characters to understand how they think and what makes them do the things they do.
CELESTE SEEDLINGSUN
What draws us to this character?
Celeste is the perfect catalyst for Patrick’s Presidential run. She gives him confidence and trains him to be a meaningful candidate.
Traits: Celeste is a Native American who is powerful, charismatic, controlling, manipulative, and convincing.
Subtext: Celeste has feelings for Patrick, but hides them, and won’t let them get in the way.
Flaw: She lost both of her parents when she was very young and learned to be independent, but has problems having an emotional relationship, fears of being dependent on others.
Values: Believes in her abilities, respects other strong women, believes she can accomplish anything.
Irony: She is willing to help Patrick become President of the U.S., even though that is actually her own ambition.
What makes this the right character for this role? She is a catalyst, she makes things happen, and Patrick needs her. Without her, he has no chance at the Presidency.
PATRICK LEE
What draws us to this character?
A real underdog that is realizing his potential with the help of a committed assistant.
Traits: Patrick Lee is Asian American, legally blind, autistic and a mathematical genius.
Subtext: Patrick is madly in love with Celeste. Fell for her when they first met, but has tried to put it on the back burner.
Flaw: His parents abandoned him when he was very young. They were not married and his autism was too much for them to handle. He wants to be close to someone. The only person that he was physically and emotionally involved with in his life, left him when he lost his sight. He wants to feel independent, but needs companionship.
Values: He believes in honesty, in going after your goals in life. His main purpose is to solve the problems of the world. He feels as President he can do that more easily.
Irony: He wants to be President of the U.S., but is already President of the Micro-Nation of Obereonde.
What makes this the right character for the role?
He is a triple underdog in his run for the U.S. Presidency and needs a helping hand and fortunately Celeste is there with all the know how and attributes that Patrick lacks.
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Lesson Three – Sam Reynolds
This exercise has allowed me to delve deeper into who my main character is. Thinking of her flaws and values and secrets was an eye-opener.
What draws us to this character?
We have empathy for her as she has had to terminate her baby yet the baby is still inside her until she can deliver. The situation she is in is not her fault. Her very real need to want a baby and not being able to have one. She is in a completely new situation and is trying to navigate it the best she can. The audience learns with her.
Traits: People pleaser, vulnerable, ends up being a risk taker even to risk her own life, brave
Subtext: She hides her need to have this baby her way by being silent and agrees with someone even when she believes differently. She also chooses to change the subject. Sometimes also uses humor. (scene with Johnny where we learn he was the one who initiated the termination.)
Flaw: People pleaser, too trusting, wants to be accepted and included, not listening to her wants and needs
Values: Life, honesty, taking responsibility for one’s actions, truthfulness.
Irony: She has to forgo her need to be liked and accepted and do what feels right to her to get what she wants. She has never given birth before and she ends up learning and doing it herself. She shows herself that she is stronger than she once believed.
What makes this the right character for this role? She is an older woman who desperately wants a baby. She wants the chance to parent a child differently than she was parented. To her having a baby means she is a woman. (scene with ladies or her mom where they say at least…, you can always try again you are young…. Etc.)
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Renee’s Character Profiles
What I learned doing this assignment is by considering these items before writing a single page provides me with enough information to start think about scenes and how these characters will interact with each other and other characters.
Mia Roberts
What draws us to this character?
Traits: Insecure, honest, witty, creative
Subtext: concealing the truth about her childhood
Flaw: low-self esteem
Values: honesty and authority
Irony: that she values honesty but always lies about her childhood.
What makes this the right character for this role? I’m not sure yet.
Role in the story: Starts as a Runner turns into a fighter. Shy art student scared of her own shadow. She’s a minnow in a pond of sharks.
Age range and description: female, late teens, a meek young woman who would rather spend her time painting than hanging out at the clubs.
Internal journey: At the start of the story, she is a shy and naive young woman who is scared of her own shadow and lets people walk all over her. By the end of the story, she has found her strength and has learned to stand up for herself.
External Journey: She starts out weak and ends the story stronger than she ever thought possible.
Motivation: stay alive and finish art school
Emotional Wound: she watched her father kill her mother then himself
Mission/Agenda: to escape her violent stalker
Secret: she blames herself for her mother’s death
What makes her special: she’s a talented artist
Lonnie Baxter
What draws us to this character?
Traits: Obsessive, courteous, devious, jealous
Subtext: Manipulative
Flaw: Controlling
Values: structure and stability
Irony:
What makes this the right character for this role? I’m not sure yet.
Role in the story: Predator. Awkward and unassuming.
Age range and description: male, early 20s, tall and lanky
Internal journey: No change
External Journey: from being alive to being dead
Motivation: to find a companion
Emotional Wound: bullied because of his social difficulties
Mission/Agenda: to make Mia see him as more than a coworker and friend
Secret: not sure yet
What makes him special: he is incredibly intelligent
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Brandi’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is…That through doing this, I am starting to see the natural differences between my two main characters and conflict is already inherent, without even having a single seen in place.
Violet:
What draws us to this character? The dichotomy that exists within her, of being intensely logical and smart, yet filled with huge dreams and superstition. Her ability to love unconditionally.
Traits: Intelligent, superstitious, lacking self worth, lives in fantasy
Subtext: Fear of rejection by Samuel. She doesn’t want him to know badly she wants him to stay and is often dispassionate towards him.
Flaw: Her lack of self esteem.
Values: Love, forgiveness, happiness
Irony: She is a very logical person, consistently making illogical choices based of this belief that some unknown force is directing her towards Sam.
What makes this character right for this role? She is imaginative enough to want to see where this takes her, and has been disappointed and hurt enough in the past to feel like throwing caution to the wind is her best option.
Samuel:
What draws us to this character? He is incredibly charismatic. Just the right amount of bad that you want to fix, feel you can fix, but never quite can correct. His chemistry with Violet is surprisingly sincere.
Traits: Charming, emotionally dangerous, sexual, selfish
Subtext: Fear of being tied down and losing out on success because of that. Feels very threatened by Violet’s appeal.
Flaw: His selfishness.
Values: Material and career success, fun, detachment
Irony: He wishes to remain unattached to Violet, but allows himself to become increasingly involved with her.
What makes this character right for this role? He is outwardly heroic and internally villainous at times, but his charisma makes you want him to make the right choice over and over.
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Sandra’s Character Profiles Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is how to create first draft character profiles quickly.
Genre: Thriller
PROTAGONIST: LUCY
What Makes Them Special: Her ability to analyze, pay attention to details, and go deeper.
What draws us to this character? She is an underdog. An innocent young woman who is being sabotaged, and she is completely ignorant about the business side of research.
Traits: Intelligent, Ambitious, Vulnerable, Fearful.
Subtext: She avoids conflict, and agrees with authority figures.
Flaw: Her innocence and she can’t say no.
Values: Honesty, truth, family.
Irony: Scientifically intelligent, but naïve about relationships. Values honesty, but hides the truth from her husband. Values family, but works too much.
What makes her the right character for this role? She is ambitious, but not a risk taker – plays it safe. Mistakenly sees her professor as a father figure.
ANTAGONIST: GEORGE THOMAS
What Makes Them Special: His brilliance at disguising himself, hiding from authorities, controlling and manipulating others.
What draws us to this character? He is a brilliant professor, researcher and authority figure who is a master at deception and getting others to do his dirty work. Deadly father figure.
Traits: Brilliant, Manipulative, Condescending, Driven.
Subtext: Constantly manipulating and controlling his students.
Flaw: Overly confident.
Values: Power, money, prestige, controlling and manipulating people.
Irony: Appears to be supportive of Lucy, but sabotages her research project and has her followed.
What makes him the right character for this role? He will stop at nothing to get what he wants, including murder. He preys upon his student’s weaknesses.
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What I learned doing this assignment: I was filling in blanks and having my writer’s buzz!
George (protagonist)
What makes him special? George can be very insightful encouraging and extremely crafty when working for others.
ROLE IN THE STORY: (Fighter / Dreamer.) A tireless technical support to theater and performance artists, George has to fight his own demons and authorities to join the artists ranks as he writes and directs a play, his own dream.
AGE RANGE AND DESCRIPTION: Male (or female), late 20s, Fit, Smart, wry.
INTERNAL JOURNEY: Goes from trying to help/please everyone else to being a successful writer/director.
EXTERNAL JOURNEY: From working for others to creating his own theater production.
MOTIVATION: After years of working for others George needs to take the writer/director ride for his own play.
WOUND: He melts down and freezes up when the emotion gets heavy and he’s the one that has to make a decision.
MISSION/AGENDA: To wrestle a strange dream to the stage, exploring its message as he goes. And in doing so find out if he has what it takes.
SECRET: Panic and indecision can cripple him.
WHAT DRAWS US TO THIS CHARACTER? George is pushing himself way out of his comfort zone. He is rightfully afraid. He is playing with new values he knows he will need for success.
TRAITS: Self conscious. Wry. Smart. Faking calm. Panicked.
WHAT MAKES HIM SPECIAL? George can be very insightful encouraging and extremely crafty when working for others.
SUBTEXT: He does know what he wants but is unable to ask for it.
FLAW: Obfuscation. Panics at conflict.
VALUES: Realistic about his slim chance for success.
IRONY: He is the last person to believe in himself. It’s a sweet moment when he does.
WHAT MAKES THIS THE RIGHT CHARACTER FOR THIS ROLE? He is the opposite of what we normally would see in this role.
Elaine (Antagonist)
WHAT DRAWS US TO THIS CHARACTER? Elaine, the theater’s business manager, is bold. Refreshing. Openly two faced. Disdainful of self involved cerebral performance she doesn’t understand. She wants to make money.
TRAITS: Snakelike ready to strike. She is wicked. A charmer.
SUBTEXT: Thinly hides her anger that George got selected against her wishes.
FLAW: It’s all about box office. That is really all that matters.
VALUES: The dollar. Reviews. “The people” (Bad talk radio)
IRONY: She always says “It’s not about what I want”… but it is.
WHAT MAKES THIS THE RIGHT CHARACTER FOR THIS ROLE? She is like a steam roller, cutting George’s budget, cancelling his rehearsals. She is the foe that makes him stand up for himself.
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Carissa’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned: In reading over Part 1 I realized I had to change something in part 2, irony.
What draws us to this character? He is likable, helpful, approachable, loyal.
Traits: Direct, Busy, Loyal, Guarded.
Subtext: Poker face, stays quiet unless really angry.
Flaw: Too ambitious, juggling too much, needs to prove himself.
Values: Loyalty, Rule of Law, Family.
Irony: Wants to leave Hollywood, but he’s loyal to the city. Wants to prove himself. Wants to please everyone, but mostly is family and his country.
Right character for the role: In trying to prove his self worth, Ron has too much on his plate. He is successful, but needs to learn what’s truly important and that that is enough.
Part 1
Ron: Protag. Talent manager who is recruited to work undercover for the US Treasury.
Age range: Young Ron at 18-21 is tough, popular, hated school, but is impressive to the Dean of students. 20 years later he has a successful management company and wants to produce. He’s used to being the BMOC type guy.
Internal: Ron goes from thinking he has to do everything to feel successful to working solely undercover. He starts with the notion that what’s in his life is not enough and ends up realizing his family and working with the Treasury fulfill him.
External: Ron tries to raise 25 million for Ian’s film and is being lead on by Paulo. At the same time Ron has to get info from Paulo about the Saudis. When Paulo fails to get the money and the Saudi princes are caught, Ron realizes he’d rather focus on helping the good guys.
Motivation: Wants to raise 25 million to make a movie/Needs to leave Hollywood.
Wound: Has to prove himself. Never felt loved by his father. Resolves that he is good enough.
Mission/Agenda: Ron tries to raise 25 mill, keep his clients happy, help Paulo find the people who stole the Sheik’s money, get Paulo to work undercover, until Ron realizes he doesn’t have to prove himself, he has enough with his family and is satisfied serving his country.
Secret: Hiding that he works undercover. Hiding that he has to constantly prove his worth.
Special: Ron is truly capable and doesn’t have to prove it. He’s wise, insightful and street smart but needs to know this for himself.
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Ivy’s Character Profile Part 2
Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” and put it at the top of your work.
I learn about my characters’ inner world more in detail, and how they interact with each other, how the outside world looks at them. It helps me present the characters better and think about the conversations they will have.
Fill in Part 2 of the character Profile for your two lead characters.
Moon:
What draws us to this character?
An immigrant who strives for freedom and rights, independent and success. On her journey to get her freedom, she’s already lost a big part of her true self.
Traits: Goal getter, risk taker, business mind, insecure, self doubt
Subtext: Secretive, lonely, hidden from the truth.
Flaw: Insecure, self doubt, unattached, unemotional, disconnected, not open.
Values: Freedom, social status, financial security, Independent
Irony: She wants to get her freedom but she is the one trapping herself in.
What makes this the right character for this role?
Moon is an educated immigrant, who wants to live freely. During the journey, she realizes she hasn’t been true to herself, and she has moulded herself into someone else that’s more acceptable by social standards.
What draws us to this character?
Mike is an American veteran, physically fit and healthy looking, he is free spirited, down to earth, a bit rugged, always helpful to others unconditionally. His hidden pains can cause temper issues.
Traits: Healthy, frugal, deep thinker, uncalculated, simple.
Subtext: Doesn’t live for the future, sincere.
Flaw: Anger issues
Values: Simple, nature, non-materialistic
Irony: Mike has a positive outlook and life wisdom, but wants to give up his life.
What makes this the right character for this role?
He is a veteran, unselfish, helpful. He wants to see her succeed and get what she wants or needs.
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Aline’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned:This girl has a rich internal world that I was brushing over as I was thinking of her physical journey. The exercise helped me find her complexity organically by observing her environment. And that initial visualizing exercise is pretty badass for my energy as I write.
Here it goes:
What draws us to this character? The chance to understand her unusual life experience: Lucy’s upbringing in a polygamist family. Her waking up to forming an opinion as she steps out of her bubble for the first time. To witness her awakening.
Traits: Innocent and endearing. Her inexperience and naivete are funny.
Subtext: Everything in the world is both a wonder and a danger: she is torn between her ingrained religious beliefs that everyone who is “of the world” is bad, and her desire to free herself from the consequences of her cult in her future life as an adult.
Flaw: She doesn’t accept her own attraction to a queer/trans girl. Her beliefs have made her judge others and herself harshly against some divine standard of conduct.
Values: Honesty, sexual and moral purity, growth.
Irony: To be honest with herself she will have to admit that she is falling for a trans girl ( to uphold one value she will have to break another); and running away does not solve her problem: but facing it and being honest with her family and dealing with the consequences. (running is a first level courageous act, but the ultimate bravery is to face reality to change it)
What makes this the right character for this role? Lucy is the oldest child in a polygamist family with 3 wives, 14 kids and growing. Lucy lives a semi-modern life because polygamy is a crime even in Salt Lake City and the life style is frowned upon in the community. She is an outsider even in a regular Mormon conservative community, while being taught extreme values of loyalty towards her immediate family as a survival skill. Her family group live like fugitives in plain sight. She has access to music and culture, but has been brainwashed to self-censor. The apparent sweetness and innocence of Tori Amos music is insidious with a layered message against the controlling of women by the patriarchy. When Lucy picks up on that, her awakening begins. She lives in layers of contradictions as she pulls herself to two extremes between her subconscious loyalty to family and religion and her fresh and inexplicable desire to follow her heart.
Protagonist: She is a Runner who wants to be a Dreamer. She sees what she doesn’t like in her life but doesn’t have the courage or knowledge to change the situation, so she runs. She shows the seed of courage by running away at first, but ultimately will realize that running doesn’t solve the problem. She will learn to take action to change her situation in a real way.
Antagonist: Her family (3 mothers and one father) are the image of Authority. They serve a religion that requires strict faithfulness to their rules and their clan, and they intend to keep Lucy safe from the world and its evils by exercising their power over her.
Supporting characters: Lucien is close to a second protagonist because he will have his own transformational journey and battles to fight, Charlotte, the younger of the polygamist wives, will be a false friend, Lucy’s real mother Eliza will be a mirror for Lucy as she feels her mother’s tragic place in a polygamist marriage, Tori Amos(the singer) is a presence because her feminist music prompted Lucy to question and run.
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Adam’s character profile part 2
What I learned: Having all these key character values on hand and in short form should make it easy reference to make sure I’m on track with character authenticity and arc.
Protagonist: Victim/Fighter
Antagonist: Authority (sort of?)
Supporting Characters: Wife, kids, best friend
Minor roles: neighbours, students, politicians
Background characters: news/media, Youtube creators, alt news sources, oppressed population
Genre: Comedy/Thriller… Comedy/sci-fi?
Protagonist: Les Beamington
Role in the Story: Self-conscious school teacher who comes out of denial to realize what’s really happening during a world threat only to realize he can’t not do anything.
Age range and description: mid 40s, decent looking, guarded, funny, fit
Internal Journey: From being fearful and living in denial/under a veil to brave and eyes wide open.
External Journey: From living a comfortable, quiet and ‘safe’ life to a freedom fighter trying to save humanity.
Motivation: to protect his children
Wound: humiliated as a child when he spoke up
Mission/agenda: to uncover the truth and save his kids/family from population control agenda
Secret: that he’s learning the truth, that goes against norms
What makes him special: his true empathy and desire to do good ends up making him very resourceful
Antagonist: Mayor Elizabeth Donaldson (representative of ‘the system’)
Role in the Story: Tightly wound politician who speaks out of both sides of her mouth. She ‘speaks for the people’, but caters to her constituents and uses the bad situation to further her own agendas and make more money. Not really knowing what she’s paving the way for. She is known as ‘the people’s politico’.
Age range and description: mid 50s, very fit and attractive, kind and open face, well put together
Internal Journey: From rationalizing her self-centred decisions to realizing she doesn’t care
External journey: From attempting to keep chaos under control to hammering down the iron fist with impunity
Motivation: Power and money
Wound: neglected and unloved as a child
Mission/agenda: to steer the focus away from her dirty dealings and backroom deals to make more money
Secret: Make it secrets, but she really loves rocky road ice cream and crushing people who are weak
What makes her special: Her ability to lie without breaking a sweat
What I learned from this assignment: ‘wound’ and ‘secret’ are great to keep top of mind when thinking of how the character might react in certain situations, plus if aligned with an external obstacle – how does that play out?
LES BEAMINGTON Cont’d
What draws us to Les?
He is that person we either are or we know. Sort of the Everyman that is nice, and usually does what he says and wants a quite somewhat easy existence. We understand his situation, when it comes under stress and he discovers that he’s not totally free to speak his mind because of the consequences – either loss of job, public humiliation, etc.
Traits: funny/self-deprecating, carries self-doubt, caring, loyal
Subtext: Deflects difficult conversations with jokes; doesn’t speak his mind fully/what he’s really feeling; maybe lost who he really is by always saying ‘yes’ to others
Flaw: self-doubt & concerned about others opinions of him
Values: helping others; being dependable;
Irony: He wants to be helpful and protect his kids, but he’s afraid to speak up. When he discovers the truth he HAS to speak up or he can’t protect his kids – he has to change his values of being loyal to a system that is flawed to be loyal to his family.
What makes this character right for the role?
He’s already in a bad position for what he has to decide, when the truth is revealed. Also, the truth is elusive, so at some point he has to trust himself to make the right decision and gamble everything on that decision.
Mayor Elizabeth Donaldson cont’d
What draws us to Elizabeth?
Her balance of beaty, charm and power. Also, how she can obviously lie with impunity, with a smile on her face. We’re drawn in by intrigue of her sociopothy and trying to figure what she says is real or not real.
Traits: Hyper-confident, witty/charming, commanding, manipulative
Subtext: says what she needs to say to get what she wants, could always be lying
Flaw: sociopath
Values: Power, money,
Irony: Her blind and unwavering confidence that she will ‘win’ could be her undoing. It gives her blind spots.
What makes her character right for the role:
Her traits represent a whole corrupt system personified.
What I learned: Having all these key character values on hand and in short form should make it easy reference to make sure I’m on track with character authenticity and arc.
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Dave’s Character Profiles – Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is that the more I think about the characters, the more aspects of them are revealed.
What draws us to the protagonist: We admire the fact that his love is so strong for his wife that he’ll risk his life and take this daring adventure to rescue her.
Antagonist: We’re drawn to him because his personality is so different from that of the average person that we want to see what he’ll do and whether he’ll be defeated.
Subtext: Nigel’s subtext is that this journey scares him and isn’t the kind of thing he’d ordinarily do, but his love for Livia causes him to take the risk. Also, he has a deep fear that he will fail, and is deathly afraid of lacking necessary courage at some point to succeed in the quest.
Warden’s subtext is that his self-image as a strong, effective overseer of the prison is the most important thing in the world to him. There has never been an escape under his watch, and to allow an escape would be devastating to him.
Nigel’s flaw is that he’s noit naturally courageous or physical. He has always avoided violence and volatile conflict in favor of compromise.
The warden’s flaw is that he sees himself as such a strong and effective ruler of the prison that it is unthinkable that someone will defeat him by escaping.
Nigel’s irony is that he is by natural not adventurous or a person drawn to strong, physical experience, and yet it is necessary to him to face very strong physical adventures to save his wife. He is more an intellectual than a man of action. He’s not a lawbreaker, but the adventure demands that he break laws.
Warden’s irony is that, despite ruling over the prison, he has himself committed crimes in the past, including the rape of a prison guard, for which he served 10 months in prison. Also, despite projecting himself as a strong, ruthless warden, he has a sneaking fear that perhaps he’s not as powerful or effective as he tries to be.
What makes Nigel the right character for his role is that the journey demands he find more courage within himself that he knew was there. He’s not very adventurous, but he is faced with a more hardy adventure than most people ever face.
The warden is the right character because he rules over the prison with uncompromising brutality and thus will be very hard for Nigel to defeat by helping Livia escape from his prison.
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Brendan Williams Character Profile Part 2
In this assignment, I learned how to come up with the emotional and subtext parts of the character. What will make the audience deeply care about my character and their journey. Also, I’ve developed characters that will work well when in conflict with each other.
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#1: Anita Pearson.What
draws us to this character? Anita
is a lonely 20-year-old, who currently works as a waitress at a local
roadside diner. She has ambitions of leaving Maine and moving to
Ireland to start a new life. She’s still dealing with the death of
her brother’s suicide even a year later.Traits:
Suffers from depression,
athletic, hungry for love, and a creative person.Subtext:
Is secretive in making sure
Valerie doesn’t know the truth about her son’s suicide and leads her
to believe he only slipped off a bridge. She’s unethical by
submitting Sam’s short story as a writing sample and passing it off
as her own.Flaw:
Suffers from depression and has
an opioid addiction. She doesn’t know how to love.Values:
Believes it’s okay to steal her
brother’s short story for her writing sample when she applies to
Trinity College because she believes she’s helping her brother get
his writing out in the world.Irony:
A typical young woman in her
twenties must step up and be the parent figure in the relationship
with her mother. She must be the one that can hold Valerie together
and makes sure she doesn’t commit suicide herself.What
makes this character right for the role? Anita
is torn between her dilemma of either heading off to college in a
different country or staying behind and taking care of her mother,
while continuing to work at a roadside diner. Anita must decide
between leaving her family or not, however leaving her family could
destroy any chances of her making peace with her mother.Character
#2: Valerie Pearson.What
draws us to this character? Valerie
is a single mother dealing with the death of her favorite child, Sam.
She has been in denial about her son’s death and continues to act as
if he’s still alive forcing people in the community and at her local
church to play along. The only person who wants to help Valerie move
on is her daughter, Anita, whom she doesn’t get along with.Traits:
In denial, a private person,
modest, and concerned what others will think of her.Subtext:
Valerie is withholding the
truth about her past in the military and doesn’t want Anita to know
the truth about she was conceived.Flaw:
Valerie refuses to move on to
the next step of the grieving process and won’t acknowledge Anita as
her daughter. She doesn’t know how to love her daughter the way a
mother should love their daughter.Values:
Believes suicide is a sin and
therefore Sam betrayed her and God, which leads her to deny the fact
that he’s gone.Irony:
A religious woman who believes
suicide in a sin and refused to seek help for her son now feels
responsible for Sam’s death but continues to deny the fact that he’s
gone, because she’s scared to face the truth.What
makes this character right for the role? Valerie
is a mother who finds out the consequences of using religion to help
people in a mental health crisis. Sam pleaded for help from his
mother, but she used the bible to help him which led him to take
drugs and then commit suicide. Valerie must come to the realization
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DeRuve’s Character Profile – Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is how to dig deeper into my characters, understand them, and create conflicts before even crafting a scene. I love this process, and it’s not an easy one. I had a great breakthrough with my protagonist, and really got to know these characters. Though I can still see elevation for them down the road.
SEVERINO PERISI, aka The Rhino or Rhino
Role in the story: The protagonist, a professional boxer, and debt collector/leg breaker for the mob.
Age range and description: Rhino, 34, is thick all over, he doesn’t have much of a neck, and his face looks like a 34 year old punching bag. A fat nose broken a few too many times, permanently puffy eyelids, and a square jaw. His shiny black pomp whisps over his brow, and covers his ears. His olive skin looks like a tan in the winter, complimenting a shiny gold Cornicello and chain.
Internal journey: Rhino begins the film a hardened man, who isn’t very smart, and has no one looking out for him. He has accepted a lifestyle he isn’t truly happy with because he believes he doesn’t have any options. He will discover his worth, and challenge the forces against him, and finally break free of this controlled lifestyle. He also realizes that he doesn’t have any love in his life, and pursuing his love interest is something he wants.
External journey: As a boxer Rhino’s entire career has been carried by the Mob and the sportsbook. His record floats around .500, and he makes more money serving the Mob’s fix, than he does actually fighting. He realizes that he never really reached his full potential even though he felt like he was a better boxer than anybody. He realizes he was being used, in and out of the ring, and he wants to change it.
Motivation: Rhino’s initial motivation is survival. He’s worked for the Mob his entire adult life, and uses the means to support his poor family. He soon begins to find some value in himself through his love interest, and realizes he isn’t living for himself, but for someone else.
Wound: The last relationship he had was with the girl who married Joey Paone.
Mission/Agenda: To break free of the control of the Mafia.
Secret: He is a romantic, a lover, and a gentle man.
What makes them special?
He is a sweet and charming guy when he lets his guard down.
What draws us to this character?
Rhino is by far the largest person in his family, however, everyone treats him like a big cuddly bear. He has a charming smile, and is bashful when in their presence. He is also the ultimate tough guy, not only in the ring, but on the streets as a henchman for the Mob.
Traits: Stoic, Loyal, Heart of Gold, Uneducated
Subtext: Rhino hides his true self behind the facade of a quiet hard ass. He serves the role well, he is a bad dude, but underneath it all he is gentle, and kind. He’s raised in an eat or be eaten world, and the facade is who he had to be in order to survive.
Flaw: His flaw is his big heart, which will get in the way of his current position in the Mob and in the ring.
Values: Family above all. Loyalty. Honor code of the Mafia. Don’t let anyone down.
Irony: The irony here is that this bruising boxer, and leg breaker for the Mafia has a heart of gold. In actuality he is a gentle giant, but groomed by the wrong influence and needs.
What makes this the right character for this role?
His entire way of life contradicts who he really is, which leads him to question who he really is.
JOEY PAONE
Role in the story: Joey is Rhino’s best friend since grade school. However, his intentions for Joey and his actions towards Rhino are harmful, but his hate is perceived as love.
Age range and description: Joey Paone, 33, stomps everywhere he goes, you can hear him coming from a mile away, but when he arrives, people are often surprised by his height. A true Napoleon, constantly feeling the need to flex his muscle.
Internal journey: Joey knows he isn’t very smart, and if it wasn’t for his father he would be a nobody. When he starts to lose control of Rhino he reveals how he really views Rhino, and everyone. Expendable. He’s the loneliest man in the room, even when he’s the center of the party.
External journey: Joey is losing control of the whole operation as Rhino begins to do his own thing and not follow through on orders. Joey loses the little control he has and starts making a mess of things.
Motivation: Power and control.
Wound: He knows people make fun of him behind his back. He was picked on when he was young.
Mission/Agenda: To take over the family business
Secret: He targeted Rhino years ago because he was threatened by him. He stole his girl, he stole his career, he set him up for a lonely reserved life intentionally.
What makes them special?
He is the son of the Don, he’s the Capo.
What draws us to this character?
As Rhino’s best friend, aside from the difference in rank, we see him as a friend to him, and someone who makes sure he gets paid accordingly. He’s good looking, he’s powerful, and his Napoleanic temperament keeps us wondering what he’ll do next.
Traits: Napoleanic, Greedy, Arrogant, Smart mouth
Subtext: Joey knows he is undersized, and not respected the way his father is. He is the loudest guy in the room for a reason. Always over compensating.
Flaw: Nothing will get between him and money, not even his best friend.
Values: My way or no way.
Irony: He walks and talks like the boss, but he still answers to his father and is often birraded by his father in front of people. In front of his dad, he’s like a 33 year old child.
What makes this the right character for this role?
This hot headed Capo is Rhino’s best friend, but really, he’s been using him for years. His status in the Mafia puts him in control of Rhino, and when he loses grasp, he will turn on Rhino.
BILLIE BELLE
Role in the story: Billie is Rhino’s catalyst for change, the love interest.
Age range and description: Billie, 28, is the most “exotic” woman in Rhino’s Italian-American life. She’s African-American, tall and athletic looking, but her big glasses and large books that she lugs around suggest she’s quite smart. Her smile is the best moment of Rhino’s week.
Internal journey: Billie is a very strong woman, but her maternal instincts draw her to Rhino who looks like a lost puppy in her eyes. She has maintained her family on her own for ten years, and she displays a confident grasp of it all. She eventually opens up to Rhino about the difficulty of being a single Mother and the pain she goes through in moments when she is alone. She doesn’t know how to be vulnerable, and doesn’t see the power in talking about her pain.
External journey: She works nights, and attends school three evenings a week. When she finishes school she decides to move to North Carolina with her family, she hopes that Rhino will meet them there.
Motivation: She at first wants to help Rhino in some way. She sees him as a broken man. She falls for him, but also has a family to look after. When she decides to go to North Carolina, it is a decision made for her and her family, and asking Rhino to meet her there is overcoming her vulnerability.
Wound: She was abandoned by her baby daddy.
Mission/Agenda: To be a strong Mother who provides and raises good men. To help Rhino see the good in himself.
Secret: Her favorite movie is On the Waterfront. Rhino reminds her of Brando.
What makes them special?
She has the ability to see inside of people through their eyes, but in doing so she also reveals herself. A vulnerable trait/gift that she doesn’t offer to just anyone.
What draws us to this character?
Aside from her obvious beauty, this single Mother looks over her two boys with strict kindness and love. She’s hard working, and devoted to her studies.
Traits: Educated, Intuitive, Motherly, Protective
Subtext: Billie has raised her family on her own, and she isn’t going to let just anyone in. She has walls up everywhere. This conflicts with her traits, forcing her to cover up who she truly is.
Flaw: She hasn’t been on a date in nine years, and holds herself back from any possibility of a relationship. Her focus on her family, her job, and her studies come first.
Values: Lead by example. Family above all. Work hard, study hard. Raise good men.
Irony: She does all of the right things, and it’s hard to question any of it, but she neglects herself in certain ways that would help her find more peace with herself.
What makes this the right character for this role?
Billie is the opposite of Rhino, she plays by the rules, she works, she studies. But she is also the same as Rhino in the sense that they both have neglected themselves emotionally and personally. This is what makes them perfect
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Bent’s character profile part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is I am creating characteristics portrayed by the antagonist and the protagonist and they conflict when those two are together. So I am focusing on traits that will lead to abrupt conflict that seems to have no resolve between the two.
Protagonist
What draws us to this
character? He has innocence and is
gullible. Just too nice.
Traits: imaginative, calculating, no confidence
Subtext: when he writes his scripts he is the
person he wishes he was .
Flaw: easily persuaded , allows people to walk on him
Values: wants success.
Irony: Despite being walked on, he still tries
to not lose his place as his apartment is getting invaded.
What makes this the right
character for this role? He is
unwillingly pulled into situations. As if people want to act out their
deepestAntagonist
What draws us to this
character? He wants his own empire
and is ambitious
Traits: conniving , sneaky, user
Subtext: loud vocally no matter what he says to
stay commanding.
Flaw: rushing for success.
Values: anything self
serving. Uses people
Irony: uses people and even pulls that on the
cartel which backfires.
What makes this the right
character for this role? He is
ambitious for all the wrong reasons.
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Veleka’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is that the story and characters are branching out like crazy. And since I know I can change stuff later that doesn’t work, I feel free to just put anything down that feels right, right now.
Arminda
• What draws us to this character? She is tough and strict, but kind and caring, and you can sometimes see her secret suffering.
• Traits: Not afraid to dive in and handle the hard stuff, no matter how messy the job. Genuinely humble and devout.
• Subtext: Deep, incurable shame for failing her child and whoever else, and she shows distress by rubbing the tops of her hands and by gripping her hands together.
• Flaw: Constant self-mortification for what she did and for failing her child. Can’t find or accept forgiveness, so when anyone tries to touch her or comfort her, she is not used to hugging and touching and pulls away.
• Values: It’s okay to hide, but when you do speak, speak truth.
• Irony: When she finds out her daughter is alive.
• What makes this the right character for this role? She’s strong and smart and lives in the present. She’s open to reality.
Lucien
• What draws us to this character? He’s handsome, seems sincere. Seems like a nice young man.
• Traits: Super polite, especially to senior citizens. He’s uncomfortable and awkward with children. He’s vain about his looks. Well-bred, wealthy family background. Loves rap music and to dance to it. Loves to dance to anything.
• Subtext: He could jiggle his leg, twiddle his thumbs.
• Flaw: Always looking for the advantage, the win.
• Values: He’s very sincere, committed. A natural bachelor, women’s chatter irritates him. He doesn’t grok them, can’t relate to them except socially.
• Irony: That if he had been sincere about the property he wanted, he might have been able to trade with Arminda and have it. But he was too afraid to expose his desires for fear someone would block him.
• What makes this the right character for this role? Arminda needs an antagonist like him to bring out the best in her, to learn to fight instead of hiding inside herself.
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<div>Seana’s Character Profile. Part 2</div>
What I learned is that I definitely want to take a stab at making the antagonist a non-human character, but also to think of it in some ways as if it were one as I continue to flesh this out.
Amelia Stanhope
What draws us to this character?
Her youth and innocence. She is the kind of girl who gets along easily in life because she is likeable and friendly, ‘gets on well with others’, is smart enough to achieve her goals easily and is willing and able to live up to others expectations, particularly the figures of authority in her world.
Traits: Achiever, compliant, friendly but somewhat detached from her peers, future oriented.
Subtext: She isn’t the star. She doesn’t draw envy because she doesn’t draw attention to herself in that particular kind of way. Something has not been developed in her or at least revealed yet.
Flaw: she is still very much under the sway of her family’s views and to a certain extent the little microcosm that she lives in. Put it this way–if her community told her that something was alright to do, she’d do it, because she still believes implicitly in its authority.
Values: She so far holds the values of her tribe. She hasn’t become self-reflecting yet.
Irony: The very gifts of the community that has given her so much to help her launch has also made her conformist and unreflecting on other paths and points of view. She has learned to be compliant, but she needs to see that she needs to be compliant to something greater than this small world view.
What makes her the right character for this role?
She has all the attributes that can make her a great servant healer. She learns quickly, she is adaptable, and she is disciplined. All she really has to do is shift her allegiance.
The pandemic:
What draws us to this character?
It’s power. Amelia and all characters represent us as being in its thrall. It is the great teacher of humanity. Amelia like everyone else in the story learns that there are forces in this world that are simply more powerful than us and that the hero’s journey is in this case not to defy it outright, but to study it, to learn it’s ways, and defeat it by other aspects of our humanity.
Traits:
Above all, it’s soulless, mindless impersonality. An enemy that uses our best best qualities against us–qualities of fearlessness, and the longing to be together with our fellow human beings. It also exploits our selfishness at every turn. If we can still use the phrase the ‘me generation’, the pandemic is here to tell us that it is not always about us.
Subtext:
I was going to say that there is no subtext, that it’s about as direct as a sledgehammer. But then thinking about the way it spreads silently through people who show no symptoms, I would say it has a sneaky way of traveling through the world.
Flaw: It’s fatal flaw is that ultimately, human beings can defeat it. Or, at the very least, rob it of much of its power.
Values: Survival and repetion of itself is it’s only value. You could say that it isn’t a classic villian, because it is totally oblivious of the havoc it has created. I suppose you could put that in the irony part as well.
Irony: Although it has created such devastation, human beings have learned many new and unexpected things because of it. Even just in the realm of scientific research alone, people have already learned so much from dealing with it.
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Becky’s Character Profile Part 2: What
I learned doing this assignment is it’s cool to see the progression
as you have to focus on specific elements. How it rounds out the
characters and your idea of the story.Protagonist: Dana
What draws us to this character? Her
childlike love of historical theaters and Vaudeville. She will take
that chance to live in a world she believes is better for her.Traits: fear of people disappearing so
no one gets close, curious, blunt, listens wellSubtext: scared of new things, doesn’t
trustFlaw: too curious overcomes her sense
of good judgement.Values: knowledge and calmness
Irony: wants to disappear into the
other realm which is very hectic and loud.What makes this the right character for
this role? Dana overcomes her fears of the world pressing in on her
by letting her curiosity and love of the past subdue her fear of the
unknownAntagonist: Ade
What draws us to this character? She is
beautiful, glamorous and knowledgeable in all things Vaudeville and
entertainment. She is everything Dana wants to know about.Traits: Smart, sassy, selfish,
manipulative and angrySubtext: Angry that she has died
Flaw: conceit
Values: Talent, life
Irony: Can never live again
What makes this the right character for
this role? Dying when at the top of her game in the Vaudeville scene
she, stood alone, not a lot of true friends, Dana becomes that
confidant. She needs to move on to a new world and Dana is the one
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MARY ELLEVOLD: CHARACTER PROFILE PART 2 (LESSON 3)
1.WHAT I LEARNED DOING THIS – HOW TO CREATE FOCUS FOR CHARACTERS.
LESSON 3 -KAT, ANTAGONIST
What draws us to this character? Her conniving controls
everyone around her.Traits:GREEDY, MANIPULATIVE, VAIN
Subtext: HER PHILOSOPHY: IF I CAN’T HAVE HIM, NOBODY
WILLFlaw: VAIN, ASHAMED OF SCAR
Values: BELIEVES SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO GET EVEN;
BELIEVES SHE CAN RULE THE WORLD BY FORCING PEOPLE TO LIKE HERIrony: BY HER HATEFUL ACTIONS SHE LOSES THE LOVE OF THOSE
AROUND HERWhat makes this the right character for this role? SHE’S
RICH, CAN HAVE EVERYTHING SHE WANTS, ALWAYS WANTS MORE; AMBITION TO RULE
THE WORLD BY SECRETLY CONTROLLING EVERYONELESSON 3 – JON, PROTAGONIST
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What draws us to this character? EVERYTHING GOES WRONG IN HIS LIFE, CAN
RELATE TO THOSE KIND OF DAYS
</div><div>Traits: TRIES HARD, EASY GOING, FRIENDLY, NAÏVE, WANTS
TO RESCUE ANIMALSSubtext: HE GOES ALONG WITH THE GROUP, DOESN’T ADMIT
WHAT HE REALLY WANTSFlaw: TOO AFRAID
TO FACE KATValues: BELIEVES
HE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY BEING A PET HELPERIrony: MR NICE GUY DOESN’T ALWAYS WIN
What makes this the right character for this role? A JIM CAREY STYLE, EVERYTHING GOES WRONG
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Subject line: Judy’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned: To have fun and keep asking, (what if?) and listening to the answers.
In yesterday’s lesson, we created a first draft of the first half of a character profile. It included the following:
Role in the story: Protagonist
Age range and Description:
Teenage girl, coming of age.Internal Journey: From always being right to accepting
flaws in others.
External Journey: From criticizing
those playing Santa to playing a department store Santa for a day.Motivation: Her life hangs in
the balance depending on St. Nick’s approval
Wound: Peer pressure
Mission/Agenda: To learn what
it takes to be a department store Santa and outwit her antagonist reporter
who is assigned to speak for her.
Secret:
What makes them special?PART 2
Today, we’ll add these components of the profile.
What draws us to this character? She trying to do right, but it keeps coming out wrong.
Traits: protective,
considerate, trustworthy, reliable
Subtext: quiet when nervous
Flaw: judgmental,
short-tempered, stubborn, controlling
Values: honesty
Irony: Doesn’t like to be
judged.What makes this the right character for this role? She doesn’t give up.
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Kristin’s Character Profiles Part 2
Learned: That having a “feeling” for a character is different than really fleshing him out. Also, thinking about their profiles creates great hooks to hang action on.
JOE / PROTAGONIST / VICTIM:
Joe’s self-absorption and willingness to ignore procedure get him into the cross-hairs of others in his industry—who feed the Feds exaggerated information. Once the FBI seizes Joe’s property, he has the chance to stand up or fold. He cleans up his attitude, turns all his charisma and intelligence toward his problem, and saves his company, his partners, and his industry.
Age/description: 35, fit, smart, outwardly cocky, just wants to enjoy his life, entrepreneur
Internal Journey: From selfish and childlike to mature, inclusive, and forward-thinking.
External Journey: From rough-around-the-edges small-time entrepreneur to hero of an entire industry
Motivation: To be the best in his business—and to have fun doing it
Wound: Always told he wasn’t good enough
Mission/Agenda: To win
Secret: Thinks he might NOT be good enough
Special because: When shit gets real, he stands up and fights.
What draws us to this character? He’s passionate and endearing; loves his topic like we all wish we could love something.
Traits: Idealistic, naïve, genius-smart but “average” on the outside, driven, independent, low-brow, doesn’t follow conventions, not materialistic
Subtext: Trying to fill the void from childhood / “never good enough” because he was so smart—very backward family found that his strong personality and high achievements caused him to excel beyond his siblings. They valued modesty and a low bar. Eventually, he said, “fuck that.”
Flaw: His naivete—of life and “the system.” His belief that if you’re actually not hurting anyone, everything will be okay.
Values: Fairness, justice, integrity, honesty
Irony: Both wants constant approval and forges on despite what people think or consequences. Everything he does seems like it should make people like him (in his view), but often drives them away.
Why right character for role? Because he has the skills to do the job and the underdog personality to fight when Big Brother tries to take you down. He’s what the white-collar crowd would consider a hillbilly, so they have no idea what they’re getting into.
MR. LITTLE / ANTAGONIST / AUTHORITY:
The Acting US Attorney wants a promotion and he sees an easy target. He wraps his action (seizure of very high-profile property) in some very weak arguments, but plays his position to the hilt. For Mr. Little to make a name for himself, Joe has to be a very, very bad man. The lack of evidence is only a minor obstacle. Joe is so annoying…he must be guilty, right?
Age/description: 45, tired, bad suits, will do anything to be noticed
Internal Journey: Refuses to have one
External Journey: From Acting US Attorney to unemployed
Motivation: Advancement, which is especially satisfying if done on others’ shoulders
Wound: Teased as a child for being boring
Mission/Agenda: To take down the state’s most famous guy
Secret: Could actually be a great barbershop quartet baritone, but is too shy
Special because: He’s willing to go to any lengths—much beyond his and his boss’s comfort zone—to catch his man.
What draws us to this character? His need to succeed is so great that he is a caricature of himself. He bumbles like George Bush Jr with his language and self-sabotages, but also has a steely edge. He actually does know what he’s doing.
Traits: Needy, OCD, bigoted, spiteful, a one-upsman, snooty but from a small Midwestern environment. Therefore, he can only look “so good.”
Subtext: Wants the cool kids to like him, but he’s just such a dick.
Flaw: Hides his humanity and pretends he doesn’t have any.
Values: Justice at all costs, it’s okay to cut corners if it gets you where you need to go, you should climb the ladder if you can.
Irony: If he dropped his performance, he would actually be an effective prosecutor. He’s talented enough, but doubts his abilities.
Why right character for role? His spiteful nature offers a good contrast to the heartfelt puppy-dog persona of the Protagonist. He goes at life in a completely opposite way, which allows both men to be confused by the other.
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What I learned doing this assignment is: I can already tell that thinking through these character traits and motivations is going to save me time when I sit down to write.
Protagonist / Stacey
What draws us to this character? She is a likable mixture of bravado and shyness – depending on the situation. She has an outgoing personality stuck in a body that doesn’t cooperate.
Traits: Very vulnerable but funny, ironic, and likable. Her speech problems don’t dissuade her from being talkative and outgoing. She has bravado but is terrified underneath all that.
Subtext: She is afraid of losing the people she depends on, so she usually backs down in any kind of conflict.
Flaw: Her dependence and submissiveness.
Values: She values family. Faithfulness. Devotion.
Irony: She has been having an affair with a married man. She is endangering his family.
What makes this the right character for this role? She’s like a caterpillar desperate to emerge as a butterfly.
Antagonist / Harry
What draws us to this character? He wants to do the right thing for his daughter. He loves her dearly and wants her to have a fulfilling life.
Traits: He’s loud, boisterous, assertive.
Subtext: He is afraid of what will happen to Stacey when he is too feeble to care for her.
Flaw: He wants everyone to know he is Stacey’s savior and protector. She is totally dependent on him and he likes that.
Values: Hard work and self-sufficiency. Stacey realizes this; it makes her feel even more worthless.
Irony: He is the one who is keeping Stacey dependent.
What makes this the right character for this role? He is a mixture of admirable traits – he cares for his daughter and does everything for her. But in his effort to care for her he is keeping her from growing as a person.
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Jon’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is…that I do not need to have all the answers and detail about characters at this point, I just need to explore their characteristics. That all the traits, values and flaws and all will show up in the characters actions and dialogue.
What draws us to this character? A once innocent kid without a worry in the world is suddenly thrust into the jaws of a lion (the real world). He now has to do what he’s never had to before…Survive.
Pick the type of role your Protagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.
PROTAGONIST:
Runner
Dreamer
Pick the type of role your Antagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.
ANTAGONIST:
Authority
What other characters might be necessary?
OTHER CHARACTERS:
Supporting characters: Dad, Mom, Fiance, 2 kids, Adoptive Dad, Adoptive Brother
Minor roles: Not sure
Background characters: Not sure
Pick your genre.
Hero
Action
Drama
Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.
Role in the story: individual lost in traumatic circumstance
Age range and Description: 20 or 30 something, physically fit…very handsome and attractive
Internal Journey: From feeling vulnerable financially and emotionally to feeling secure in those ways in the end
External Journey: From being a two bit hustler to becoming a homeowner and business owner
Motivation: Recovering from his dad’s financial demise
Wound: Seeing his dad fail, thinking he too will fail
Mission/Agenda: Not to fail himself, children, mother, fiancé and FATHER
Secret: He hides his criminal activities from his family
What makes them special? His extreme love for his kids and family
Traits: Brilliant, vulnerable, intense, risk taker, charming, funny, self deprecating
Subtext: He hides his fear of succeeding by leaning into his criminality
Flaw: He lies, his disbelief in a good future, his bad temper,
Values: Loyalty, blind courage, strong belief in family, has a new found ambition
Irony: He has no real experience at surviving, He has to hurt others to keep his kids from hurting, All the years of watching his dad follow the law and then to see the law break his dad.
What makes this the right character for this role? His abject lack of experience and responsibility. He can get out of his own way and that creates conflict
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“Randy Weaver: Lesson 3: CHARACTER Profiles Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is: In developing the character, I develop the plot.
2. Fill in Part 2 of the character Profile for your two lead characters.
What draws us to this
character?<div><b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>ADELLE
Traits: Vulnerable, intelligent, likable, determined, intuitive
Subtext: Amicable,
charming, uses friendliness to thwart questions.Flaw: Wants to be needed
Values: Caring, responsible, truth, animal rescue
Irony: Dedicated to her adopted family, yet in discovering
a cover up, she discovers who her real family is.What makes this the right character for this role?
In animal
rescue work she’s able to distinguish between truth, partial truth, and
lies. She takes risks to help animals lives and to seek the truth. She
does research and background checks on animal abusers.<div>
What draws us to this character?
EMORY JONES
Traits: greedy, deceptive, lies
well </div>Subtext: He manipulates
everything to get what he wants at any costFlaw: His eager greed makes him
overlook detailsValues: Stature, freedom,
controlIrony: He didn’t actually kill
Adele’s father. Someone else finished the job for him.What makes this the right
character for this role?He’s secretive, deceptive, always on the chase to
obtain money, lies easily.</div>
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Justine’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is that molding my characters has helped me better direct my vision for the arc of the characters’ stories. Because the Block is a hallucination, I wasn’t thinking of her as a full character before, but she is. She’s just as much a flesh-and-blood character as Annie is, even if her conception is a night spent partying too hard and making awful life choices in the fear of aging.
What draws us to this character – Annie. She is lovable in that she’s kind and funny, but she doesn’t judge others harshly. Though she’s incredible talented, she isn’t egotistical or suffer from too much hubris. She’s the type of person you’d want to remind of how amazing she is. You know she’d do the same for you.
Traits: Humble, Disorganized, Sarcastic, filled with self-doubt and disappointment in herself.
Subtext: Annie is hallucinating her inner critic and creative block as a living, breathing person. She is always pretending not to hear what the Block is saying, if she answered out loud, people would think she’s crazy. She is constantly trying to ‘play it cool’ so that others won’t discover her secret.
Flaw: Her inability to have faith in herself, her willingness to agree with her Block and allow herself to be held back by it.
Values: She values creativity and honestly. She holds non-judgement in high regards in herself and others.
Irony: She is, quite literally, the only thing standing in her way. She has all of the creativity and talent she’ll ever need but has allowed herself to be held back by her fear of failure. It is her creativity that has manifested this Block to save her from risk and failure. All she has to do, is not allow herself to hold herself back.
What makes her the right character in this role? Annie’s creative talent mixed with her low self-confidence makes her relatable and elicits empathy from the viewer. Her fears are completely normal, most people have them, but learning how to overcome them, and overcome our own inner critic is so simple, but so hard to finally do.
What draws us to this character – The Block. The Block is a negative, hysterical presence, holding Annie back. Her fears are completely irrational, which can be funny in certain situations and frustrating in others. She represents our wild, irrational insecurities and fears that keep us from taking exciting new risks.
Traits: Excessively anxious, critical, intrusive, and snarky
Subtext: Without saying so, the Block feels that she is protecting Annie without regard for her feelings or how the information will hurt her. The Block is trying to protect Annie from risk of failure and public humiliation by insisting she stay with safe choices with known and safe outcomes.
Flaw: She is incredibly negative and can be very hurtful and annoying.
Values: Safety. She is happy when Annie isn’t wearing new clothes, or writing “out there” concepts or exploring new activities, like exercise. Predictability. Staying inside one’s comfort zone. Avoiding growth.
Irony: While trying to safe Annie from those negative things, she is ensuring that Annie doesn’t achieve any kind of success of happiness, which Annie may view as worse than trying something and failing at it. The Block insists Annie stays with the safe story to write for the editor’s contest for publishing, and someone steals Annie’s intensely creative new idea. Because Annie listened to the block she lost a major opportunity AND learned that the she should have more faith in her abilities.
What makes this character right for this role? She will eventually reveal herself as a positive agent of change. Once Annie realizes that she needs to evaluate what she’s trying to tell herself with the Block as vehicle, she can use the Block to deal with her fears, evaluate them and overcome them.
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Anna’s Character Profiles:
What I learned doing this assignment: I already know my hero pretty well, but this helped me flesh out my villain’s motives more.
CHARACTER: Moloch
– What draws us to this character? He’s primordial evil. Cold. Calculating. Ruthless. Charming.
– Traits: brilliant, manipulative, psychopath, evil
– Flaw: arrogant, lonely….
– Values: total obedience and worship. Since he predates every living creature in the universe, as well as most of the gods, he views us as little more than sheep or pigs or chickens to be kept as pets, or harvested for slaughter.
– Irony: he exterminated the Seraphim to eliminate Amhran, but she taught Mikhail how to constructively use the dark power which lurks within their genome before she was killed. Moloch has no idea that Amhran is back.
– What makes him the right character? Hello, the actual historical child-sacrifice god of fire?
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John T’s Character Profile Part 2
What I learned doing this assignment is that one character trait often suggests another.
Clare is a runner, has been all her life. Running from her past memories of her mother and how she allowed herself to be the victim, running from being the center of attention, running from repressed memories of her abuse to a sanctuary of silence.
What draws us to Clare?
Her well-meaning sweet innocence, that she somehow blames herself for what happens to her. Yet, she retains the ability to otherwise quickly analyze and diagnose most other situations not involving herself.
Traits: kind, shy, closed off, dependent
Subtext: tries too hard to please with shallow gestures, speaks 3 layers deep
Flaw: suppressed memory of being sexually abused by a revered relative.
Values: admires people not like her who stand up for themselves, fair-minded and non-judgmental.
Irony: She’s the smartest one in the room thought you’d never know it. Almost never lets on that she’s 2 or 3 steps ahead of everyone else.
What makes Clare the right character for this role?
Clare is the only one mentally able to prevail over a doppelganger cyborg intent on destroying their human counterparts. Her insight into solving problems that has long given her an edge, and enabled her cocoon, is now what will save her. Her survival instincts which protected her from remembering her abuse now come to the fore in helping her overcome the biggest challenge of her life.
What draws us to Rod?
Rod instantly telegraphs his façade of being with it but is actually the phoniest of pseudo-intellectuals. And in an almost endearing sort of way, we see he secretly needs Clare as much as she needs him. Without her, his cover as a snooty professor in the know would be exposed.
Traits: abusive, insecure, cowardly, fearful
Subtext: subtley pumps Clare for information when he needs it the most. Tries to keep up with his colleagues by being abtuse and evasive.
Flaw: he’s a coward who’s afraid to take chances, hides behind his trustafarian habits and cultural appropriation to hide his bigotry.
Values: the high life, being respected by virtue of who he associates with. Status seeker.
Irony: He depends on Clare being subservient and pliable so that she can bail him out when needed.
What makes Rod the right character for this role? Rod is the perfect foil for Clare’s transformation – his weaknesses are exposed all the more when Clare asserts herself.
Other characters:
Clare’s cyborg double, SAC 12, a carbon copy of Clare in almost every respect.
What draws us to SAC 12?
SAC 12 is everything Clare wishes she was – outspoken, assertive, razor sharp wit.
Traits: Clare in every way except in how she expresses herself. Her answers are brutally honest and insightful.
Subtext: SAC 12, like the other cyborgs, doesn’t quite understand human subtlety and wit. Her humor is stilted and mis-timed. She likes Clare above simply because of their shared traits and looks.
Flaw: SAC 12 is a half step behind in the AI department. Someone with the right answer can point out the finer points of an argument while SAC 12 falls back on rote memory.
Values: Reflects all of Clare’s values but is in transition to self actualization.
Irony: SAC 12 constantly evolves into higher level thinking but it comes at a cost. The more she becomes sentient, the less she is able to get past the most rudimentary riddles and conundrums.
What makes SAC 12 the right character for this role?
SAC 12 becomes everything Clare aspires to be – aloof, confident, defensive, with the exception of Clares’ unique escape mechanism – leaving her body and letting her mind go somewhere else, her escape hatch from memories repressed.
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Subject line: Paul’s Character Profile Part 2
4. Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment was…?”
Taking time to plan now, may help prevent problems later.
2. Fill in Part 2 of the character Profile for your two lead characters.
Protagonist – Patricia
Internal Journey: Patricia has to find the courage to stand up to her father and then later on to forgive him.External Journey: Patricia grows from child who is cared for by her mother, to an adult who cares for her mother.Victim – Patricia is a victim, who strives to right the wrongs that her father causes against herself and her mother. She realises that she is the only one in her family who will protect her mother.Motivation: Protecting the welfare of her mother.Wound: Her father had denied that she was his daughter.Mission/Agenda: To get married and make sure that her mother is cared for.Secret: Her Father is and adulterer and wants to kill her.What makes them special? She is the type of daughter any man would be proud of, but he is the nightmare of a father no one would want.What draws us to this character?Traits: Honest, Caring, Loyal, DeterminedSubtext: She knows what is right and what is wrong. Flaw: Unable to let things be, not afraid to point out flaws to others.Values: Integrity, commitment, hard workIrony: Hates being lied to but has to lie to her mother.What makes this the right character for this role? She is not perfect and has her own issues to work out.
Antagonist – Jesse
Internal Journey: Patricia has to find the courage to stand up to her father and then later on to forgive him.External Journey: Patricia grows from child who is cared for by her mother, to an adult who cares for her mother.Victim – Patricia is a victim, who strives to right the wrongs that her father causes against herself and her mother. She realises that she is the only one in her family who will protect her mother.Motivation: Protecting the welfare of her mother.Wound: Her father had denied that she was his daughter.Mission/Agenda: To get married and make sure that her mother is cared for.Secret: Her Father is and adulterer and wants to kill her.What makes them special? She is the type of daughter any man would be proud of, but he is the nightmare of a father no one would want.What draws us to this character?Traits: Honest, Caring, Loyal, DeterminedSubtext: She knows what is right and what is wrong. Flaw: Unable to let things be, not afraid to point out flaws to others.Values: Integrity, commitment, hard workIrony: Hates being lied to but has to lie to her mother.What makes this the right character for this role? She is not perfect and has her own issues to work out.
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Assignment 2 Part 1- I’ve learned to use a few words to express my character
Fighter
They will use their inner strength and beliefs to fight this case
Type of role
Change agent starts believing she can do it
Other
Supporting characters : another health professional from same cultural background – Sooma
Soomas Husband and Father
Soomas lies to LDC to get them on her side and fight this for free
Genre :Drama
Role in the story:
Changer believer
Age range and Description:
35 yrs East inidian origin
Internal Journey:
External Journey:
Motivation: change they system
Wound:
Divorce of a childhood friend injured emotionally from cultural background associated with this
Mission/Agenda:
To change the system
Secret:
Doesn’t want anyone to know about problems with regulatory bodies and therefore takes a belittled stance
What makes them special?
Dreamer believer a fighter
Part 2 I’ve learned to express my inner thoughts of the character in a more concise way
Traits:
Vulnerability/work ethic determination at the top
Beauty
Self awareness of race culture
Defence up first friendly second
Uses her sexuality
Street smart
Subtext:
Uses humor or talking to avoid anything
Flaw:
Has low self esteem and sabotages herself by destruction thinks of ways to stop herself going so far .believes there are limits eg I am a crook , I take other peoples money, I will shame myself and end up in front of a regulatory body
Values:
Believes in justice
Cares to impact the world in a positive way and leave a mark
Being happy
Not a sheep a follower
Irony:
Fighter I can do it owing to her race gender background
Versus low self esteem low confidence procrastinator anxious
She is actually a daughter of a Doctor who has a lot of self determination and success. A multimillionaire at 31 yrs and polite and vulnerable and at the same time
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