[Bruno ROMAGNOLI]

Bruno Romagnoli ‘s Engaging Main Characters

What I learned doing this assignment is that I have to give myself freedom to create engaging characters. I had no expectation at all and I think I found something unique. Don’t marry any idea, you may find something better in the process. Giving the characters a unique situation in their lives, create something interesting for actor to look at.

Assignment 1:

A. Role in the show:

Kendall Roy: A 40-year-old businessman that wants to take his father’s shoes in the leadership of the company.

B. Unique purpose: to lead the company and put it back in the top.

Expertise: He knows how the business works and has powerful relationships.

C. Intrigue: He wants to take the leadership behind his dad and family, he wants to be the “MAN”, he knows his father had a big debt in the company, and he takes his own decisions about selling stocks in the market.

D. Moral Issues: Is it okay to sell stocks and make your own decision to hold the company, even if that means to lower his value, manipulate people and family?

E. Unpredictable: What would he ask for next? He is a person that constantly need approval, he talks to his wife, he blows meetings and opportunities.

F. Empathetic: Nobody likes him, everybody thinks he is a loser. His father doesn’t care, he lives alone because his family moved out. He was a drug addicted and the company that was promised to him was taken away.

Assignment 2:

Sophia goes missing, Ethan, her brother, starts with a very weak and desperate behavior in order to find her. He ends being a very volatile police officer who finds a web of kidnappings.

I think the family members are going to sell the show: Ethan, Rebecca, Rahel, James.

ETHAN

A. Role in the show: The boy
that will tray to find his sister that will become a police officer and
find a web of kidnappings.
B. Unique Purpose / Expertise: His unique purpose is to uncover the truth about his
sister’s disappearance and the connections to the kidnappings. He brings
his intimate knowledge of his family to the investigation.
C. Intrigue: What is secret
beneath the surface: He suspects his
family may be connected to the kidnappings in some way, and he’s
determined to uncover the truth, even if it implicates them.
D. Moral Issue: Ethan faces a moral dilemma as he questions whether he
should protect his family’s secrets or prioritize justice for the victim
families.
E. Unpredictable: What will
they do next? Ethan’s unpredictability lies in his
determination to seek the truth at any cost, even if it means betraying
his own family’s trust. Hacks into computers, beat people up, break
ins, black mail.
F. Empathetic: Why do we care?
His sister was taken, he has Ashma, he was never accepted by his father.

Rebecca Turner:

A. Role in the show: The younger sister that becomes a rebel after many years and starts a podcast about missing people.

B. Unique Purpose / Expertise: To use the show to connect people and bring in new

C. Intrigue: He uses her power and connection to move students around for her.

D. Moral Issue: She will use the show to cause different movements that will affect the investigations and the family. She would need to chose between the people or her family.

E. Unpredictable: Spying on her own family.

F. Empathetic: She feels lonely, her brother leaves her alone and her parents don’t care for her.

Rachel Turner:

A. Role in the show: The mother of Ethan and Rebecca, who is trying to hold her family together in the face of trauma.

B. Unique Purpose / Expertise: Her unique purpose is to provide emotional support to her children and help the family navigate the challenges they face. She wil create a foundation for helping families.

C. Intrigue: She is against her son and daughter because that affect the company, that is making a lot of money.

D. Moral Issue: Rachel may struggle with how much she is willing to reveal to protect her family, even if it means withholding crucial information.

E. Unpredictable: Her actions and decisions may be influenced by her desire to protect her family’s secrets, making her unpredictable in her choices.

F. Empathetic: Rachel’s character evokes empathy because she is a mother trying to shield her children from the harsh reality they are facing.

James Turner:

A. Role in the show: The father of Ethan and Rebecca, he is a family lawyer that soon enough jumps into the eye of the storm with the kidnappings.

B. Unique Purpose / Expertise: His unique purpose is to protect his old and his new family. He is good at manipulating people and getting the law to do what he wants.

C. Intrigue: He was connected to the case because of the secret of him dating another woman.

D. Moral Issue: He may have to confront his own past choices and actions, which could have consequences for the family’s pursuit of justice.

E. Unpredictable: James’s actions may be influenced by the desire to protect his family’s secrets, going against his ex-wife.

F. Empathetic: Viewers care about James because he is a protective father trying to shield his family from the harsh realities they face.

[Bruno ROMAGNOLI]

Bruno’s Three Circles of Characters

What I learned doing this assignment is that I can trust AI to play wit my ideas, delete and try again, maybe change a little bit of the description, and something interesting will come out. Maybe nothing works out, but at least you are advancing and not sitting in front of a white page.

Assignment #1:

Characters succession

A. Main Characters Circle: Kendall Roy, Logan, Roman, Siobhan, Connor,

B. Connected Circle: Tom, Greg, Greg’s mother, Gerri, Frank Vernon, Marcia, Willa, Asian investor, Karl, Rava

C. Environment Circle: Driver, hospital workers, nurses, company employees, taxi driver, building doorman.

Assignment #2:

A. Main Characters (The Family):

Ethan Turner

Unique
Role: The central character, Ethan, is the older brother who becomes a
cop after his sister’s disappearance, driven by a relentless pursuit of
justice for his family. He struggles to fill the void left by his missing
sister while navigating a world of privilege, deceit, and moral decay.
Secret
or Intrigue: Ethan hides his doubts about whether his family is connected
to the kidnappings, fearing that one of them may be involved, and this
secret drives his determination to uncover the truth. <div>

Sophia Turner

Unique
Role: Ethan’s younger sister who mysteriously vanished, serving as the
catalyst for his transformation into a cop. Her disappearance is the core
mystery of the story and holds the key to unraveling the web of
kidnappings affecting broken families.
Secret
or Intrigue: Sophia’s motivations for her actions before her
disappearance and her potential involvement with the kidnappers remain
enigmatic, adding complexity to the plot.

Rachel Turner

Unique
Role: The mother of Ethan and Sophia, Rachel is a central figure in the
family. She is struggling to hold her family together in the face of
their traumatic experience.
Secret
or Intrigue: Rachel holds hidden knowledge about her family’s past that may
be connected to the kidnappings, creating tension within the family.

James Turner

Unique
Role: The father of Ethan and Sophia, James is a protective and enigmatic
figure who holds secrets from his past. He becomes a significant player
in the story as his history is unveiled.
Secret
or Intrigue: James’s concealed past may be intertwined with the
kidnappings, and his mysterious connections pose a risk to the family’s
pursuit of justice.

Mike Anderson

Unique
Role: Ethan’s loyal best friend who becomes deeply involved in the
family’s search for Sophia and their quest to confront privilege, deceit,
and moral decay.
Secret
or Intrigue: Mike discovers an unexpected connection between his own
family and the kidnappings, which adds a personal dimension to his involvement
with the Turner family.

B. Connected Characters:

Detective Sarah Ramirez

Role:
A compassionate detective assigned to assist the Turner family in the
search for Sophia. She becomes a pivotal figure in their quest for
justice. </div><div>

Lena Rodriguez

Role:
An investigative journalist who works closely with the Turner family,
seeking to expose the truth behind the kidnappings and the impact on
broken families.

Counselor for Broken Families: Dr. Rebecca Hayes

Role:
A therapist who provides support to the Turner family and other victim
families, helping them cope with the trauma and uncertainty surrounding
their loved ones.

Corrupt Detective Brian Turner

Role:
A corrupt officer within the police department who may be connected to
the kidnappings and becomes a significant antagonist.

District Attorney Olivia Ross

Role:
The prosecutor handling the cases related to the broken families. Her
interactions with the Turners influence the pursuit of justice.

C. Environment Characters (Background Characters by Job):

Police Captain James Mitchell
Forensic Analyst Dr. Lisa Parker
Police Dispatcher Maria Sanchez
Internal Affairs Investigator Robert Clark
Support Group Leader for Broken Families: Sarah Cooper
Criminal Mastermind behind the Kidnappings: Victor “The
Viper” Salazar
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[Bruno ROMAGNOLI]

What I learned doing this assignment is that you can surprise the audience in the first episode by making the characters do opposite things, meaning bad and good things all the time, to not project them completely in the first episode. That will make us wonder who they really are, a discovering journey during the whole show.

Succession:

BIG PICTURE HOOKS: The big hook is about a wealthy family living in New York and not knowing what is going to happened with the company and the money. Everyone wants a piece of it.

Amazing and Intriguing characters:

Logan Roy: He is old and undecisive. He doesn’t want anybody to step on him. It almost feels like he hates everyone. His first instruction is about him having bladder problems, peeing all over the carpet, that humanizes the character, making us feel sorry for him. But later on, we discover he is a grumpy bastard who want all for his interest. There are some small scenes where we can see he is traying to be a good person, but we don’t know if those are real. For example, when he tries to listen to Greg or when he gives THE baseball kid his watch. But the intentions behind it are always questionable.

Kendall Roy: We immediately know he is uncapable of closing the business, therefor uncapable of taking his dad’s shoes. He wants his approval and he wants power. All of his surroundings tell him that he is not good enough. The paper he signs, the coworkers telling him to call his dad, his past with drugs, and the betrayal of his dad. Also, when he thinks he got the reins of the company, the new business partner will try to screw him over. He needs power and a new set of balls.

Roman Roy: The energy is completely opposite to his brother. He is more charismatic, energetic and probably the rebel one in the family. He feels easy going, but we don’t really know who he is. He changes his decision throughout the first episode, and we don’t know why, yet. When we think we know a character, he comes up with something we didn’t expect before. Unpredictable behavior for most of them.

Siobhan Roy: She is away from the family business. Married to Tom, a guy that tries too hard to be accepted by Logan. She is smart, warm and decided. She is intriguing because we don’t know much about her, but we know her influence above the other characters.

Greg: We have a great character introduction where he is listening to an explanation in an amusement park and seconds later, we see him in a big character costume playing with kids. We later understand that he is part of the family and he travels to New York to finally meet Logan. He is a loser landing in a rich family, something is telling us he is going to do big things, or maybe not.

Empathy / Distress:

Logan: He starts with a bladder problem, he is old and weak, we already feel bad for him from second one. His family is a nest of rats that all they want is money and power and he knows that. The only gift he wanted was rejected by his children causing him a brain hemorrhage.

Kendall: His business didn’t go as planned and got humiliated in from of his employees. Nobody thinks he is capable of holding the company up. Then, his father changes the plans he has and tricks him into signing the papers of giving power away to his mother-in-Law. His plan of becoming the head of the company falls down when his father reveals he still wants to run the business. The new company partner reveals he is in there in order to destroy it. His ex-wife mocks him about the drugs and the new relationships.

Open loops:

– Will Logan stay in the company?

– Will logan survive his stroke?

– Will logan get along with his children?

– Will Logan finally speak with his brother? What happened between them?

– Will logan get the papers signed?

– Will kendall get the company? Will he mange it well?

– Will the new member destroy the company?

– Who will be in charge of the company?

– Will Greg occupy a new job at the company?

– Who will get all the money and power?

Inviting Obsession:

It has multiple hooks in the first episode. For some reason I ended up hating most of the main characters, but I still want to watch. In my particular case it’s because I want to see what bad things will happen to them in order to change, if they do. Poetic Justice, to see how the stroke will change Logan and the relationship he has with his children. Drama attracts attentions.

[Bruno ROMAGNOLI]

My name is Bruno Romagnoli and I agree to the terms of the release form:

GROUP RELEASE FORM

As a member of this group, I agree to the following:

1. That I will keep the processes, strategies, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class confidential, and that I will NOT share any of this program either privately, with a group, posting online, writing articles, through video or computer programming, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class available to anyone who is not a member of this class.

2. That each writer’s work here is copyrighted and that writer is the sole owner of that work. That includes this program which is copyrighted by Hal Croasmun. I acknowledge that submission of an idea to this group constitutes a claim of and the recognition of ownership of that idea.

I will keep the other writer’s ideas and writing confidential and will not share this information with anyone without the express written permission of the writer/owner. I will not market or even discuss this information with anyone outside this group.

3. I also understand that many stories and ideas are similar and/or have common themes and from time to time, two or more people can independently and simultaneously generate the same concept or movie idea.

4. If I have an idea that is the same as or very similar to another group member’s idea, I’ll immediately contact Hal and present proof that I had this idea prior to the beginning of the class. If Hal deems them to be the same idea or close enough to cause harm to either party, he’ll request both parties to present another concept for the class.

5. If you don’t present proof to Hal that you have the same idea as another person, you agree that all ideas presented to this group are the sole ownership of the person who presented them and you will not write or market another group member’s ideas.

6. Finally, I agree not to bring suit against anyone in this group for any reason, unless they use a substantial portion of my copyrighted work in a manner that is public and/or that prevents me from marketing my script by shopping it to production companies, agents, managers, actors, networks, studios or any other entertainment industry organizations or people.

This completes the Group Release Form for the class.

[Bruno ROMAGNOLI]

1. Bruno Romagnoli

2. I’ve written two feature films, two TV show pilots and bibles.

3. I want to be able to speed up my process of creating, I have so many ideas in my head, but sometimes I feel traped with the time.

4. I’m from a small town in Argentina. I’m also a actor who si currently working in Mexican TV shows, and also a very succesfull youtuber with alost 3M subscribers.

5. I was in Pro series 72.