[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s – Producer/Manager

I would present myself to a Producer by being friendly, professional, open, and honest. I would tell them that I enrolled in an Adult Ice-Skating Program and fell in love with the sport. I would mention that Ice Skating is popular and attracts a large audience. I would them give them the facts and details. I would tell them that I live in a state where we gained a new Hockey Team, and both are big attractions. Since my state receives rain the majority of the time and the weather is not good, we need indoor sports and Ice- Skating fits that. My community was going to lose one of their Rinks due to poor maintenance and the community came together to save it. It’s based on a true story, and I got involved to save it. This is personal for me. This story is a feel- good story and we need that today since our country has become so divided. I would take their direction.

I would answer their questions and then be quiet.

I would present myself to a manager, by being friendly, professional, open, and honest. I would tell them about my present project and if asked I would tell them about my other projects. I would take their direction and leave it open. I would send them a physical thank you note for taking the time to listen to my project afterwards.

What I learned today is writing out a plan of how I would present myself and my projects to Producers and Managers is helpful. I first want to focus on Producers for my Ice-Skating story, then focus on Managers for my other ones.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Project and Market

What I learned in today’s lesson is thinking about my Screenplay.

Rom/Com

Winter Dreams

When a beloved local Ice Rink needs to close permanently due to poor maintenance, a former figure skater and ice hockey player who once dated are forced to work together to save it.

The most important thing about this script is, it is based on a true story set in Washington State. A local Ice Rink was going to close, and the community came together to save it. I wrote characters around it and Seattle has a new Ice Hockey Team. I would like to submit it to WashingtonFilmworks where it can be filmed here in Washington State.

[Kathleen Martin]

Hi everyone,

I’m Kathy Martin and I have written two to three scripts. I hope to learn about marketing my scripts in this class. I took adult Ice- Skating Lessons and entered a local competition where I came in First Place.

[Kathleen Martin]

I, Kathleen Martin agree to the terms of this agreement.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Character Interviews

What I learned doing this assignment is to really know my characters. Understanding who they are and what makes them tick helps me explain their journey and why they are on it.

Protagonists – Jenny and Brad

1. Tell me about yourselves?

Jenny is a woman in her early twenties and took Ice Skating lessons since she was seven years. She wants to go the Winter Olympics. While she was studying Ice Skating she met Brad who was taking Hockey Lessons and later joined a local Hockey Team at the Rink. He is in his early twenties and received a Hockey Scholarship to play for Harvard University on their Hockey Team. He met Jenny at the Rink and they dated until they both graduated from high school and Brad left to go back east. He wants make the U.S. Hockey Team and compete at the Winter Olympics.

2. Why do you think you were called to this journey ? Why You?

Both started Ice Skating since they were young and know and love the Ice Skating Rink. They both know the community and love the sport of Ice Skating. They want to help to save it.

3. What are you up against? What is it about them that makes this journey even more difficult for you?

The Ice Rink hasn’t been kept up with maintenance. The Roof is ready to collapse. It’s a safey issue. They both don’t want to lose the only Ice Rink in their area. Where would people go to skate and learn the sport? They need to stand up to the County, State, and Federal Lawmakers to save it. They need money to save it. They both run into each again after a couple years of not seeing each because they dated and broke up. They both still have feelings for each and need to work together to save their Rink. They need to hide their feelings for each other.

4. In order to survive or accomplish this, you are going to have to step way outside your box. What changes do you expect to make and which of them will be the most difficult?

They both want to save their Ice Skating Rink. Since they see each other again and realize they still care for one another they will need to fight their feelings for each other. Causing them to fight not knowing they are on the same wave length.

5. What habits or ways of thinking do you expect to make and which of them will be the most difficult?

Hiding their feelings. When they dated a couple years back they were both open and honest with each other. Brad isn’t happy at Harvard. He doesn’t like being around the rich students there. Jenny feels inadequate around Brad now that he is a Harvard Student. She doesn’t want to get his way of becoming a Hockey Star. She thinks he likes the rich Harvard girls now and she feels out of place in his life. Brad likes Jenny’s hometown and down to earth spirit and realizes that is what he really wants. Jenny is dating a guy at her local college now and Brad doesn’t want to get in the way since he hurt Jenny once by leaving and going back east to school.

6. What fears, insecurities and wounds have held you back?

Not feeling good enough.

7. What skills, background or expertise makes you will suited to face this conflict or antagonist?

They both know the sport of Ice Skating and the community. They still have feelings for each other and the fact that Jenny is dating someone else now, Brad knows her better than anyone else. He remembers her favorite things and places she likes to go to. Eric her new boyfriend doesn’t. Tina who likes Brad comes to vist him here and realizes she can’t complete with his past. Jenny remembers everything Brad likes.

8. What are you hiding from the other characters? What don’t you know what them know?

That we still care and have feelings for each other.

9. What do you think of?

Saving the Rink and memories of each other when they dated.

10. Tell me your side of the whole conflict/story?

They want to see their beloved Ice Rink saved. Each one was hurt when they broke up. Jenny didn’t want to hold Brad back. He was hoping she would tell him to stay. He thought she didn’t care about him. Jenny was hurt that he went to Harvard. She was hoping deep down he would stay. They both never got over it.

11. What does it for your life if you succeed here?

They would save their Ice Skating Rink. Seeing each other again and working together would make them talk to each about the break up and they would get back together. Saving the Rink would help them both continue with their sports and go on to the Olympics.

Antagonists – County, Eric and Tina

1. Tell me about yourselves?

The County discovered the Roof needs to be replaced at the local Ice Skating Rink due to poor maintenance and it will need to close because of safety issues. Eric who is dating Jenny now and likes her. Tina who is a student at Harvard who likes Brad.

2. Having to do with journey, what are your strengths, and weaknesses?

The County knows the Ice Rink is loved by the community and is willing help save it. Eric met Jenny at the local college she is attending and likes her. Tina met Brad at Harvard at likes him.

3. Why are you committed to making the protagonist fail? Or for a relationship movie? Why are you committed to making them change?

Eric and Tina both pick up that Jenny and Brad still have feelings for each other. They want to keep them apart so they don’t get back together.

4. What do get out of winning this fight/succeeding in your plan/taking down the competition?

Tina gets Brad. She wants to marry him. Eric gets Jenny. He wants to marry her.

5. What drives you toward mission/agenda even in the face of danger, ruin, or death?

Not seeing Jenny and Brad win their fight to save their Ice Rink. Eric and Tina don’t want them working together remembering the past with other. They don’t want them to dig up the past with each other. They want to move forward with them.

6. What secrets must you keep to succeed? What other secrets do you keep out of fear/insecurity?

Eric and Tina work together to try to sabotage the Rink being saved. They don’t want Jenny and Brad getting back together.

7. Compared to other people like you, what makes you special?

They both found their future mates and nothing is going to come in between that.

8. What do you think of?

Getting Jenny and Brad.

9. Tell me your side of this whole conflict/story.

Even though Brad is basically a hometown boy he fits in Harvard well. Everyone likes him there. Tina comes from a rich family and she sees him working for her rich dad at his company someday. He has potential. Eric likes Jenny loving, compassionate nature and wants her as his wife someday. They don’t want them succeeding to save their Rink nor getting back together. They each want them for themselves.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Character Profiles – Part 2

What I learned doing this assignment is establishing who my characters are and what makes them drive in a story makes the story more interesting.

JENNY – Protagonist

Role in Story – She is an Ice Skater hoping to compete at The Winter Olympics.

Description – She is in her early twenties, about 5’2 and good looking. She has dark hair. She’s also athletic.

Traits – Loving, caring, compassionate, hard worker.

Subtext – Sarcastic

Flaw – She hides her feelings.

Values – She wants to do the right thing. She has integrity.

Irony – She falls in love with Brad after dating him back in high school not knowing he feels the same way about her.

Internal Journey – She wants to be loved.

External Journey – She wants to save her Ice Rink, get back with Brad, and go on to compete at The Winter Olympics.

Motivation – She is determined to save her Ice Rink.

Wound – She broke up with Brad when he went back east to college and she never got over it.

Mission/Agenda – She hopes to save her beloved Ice Rink, go on the Olympics and get back with Brad.

Secret – She still has feelings for Brad but feels she is not good enough for him since he is a “Harvard Man” now. She feels inadequate around him.

Everyone likes her.

BRAD – Protagonist

Role in Story – He is a Hockey Player who learned and played Hockey in the hometown where his beloved Ice Rink is scheduled to close. He returns home to help save it.

Description – He is in his early twenties, good looking, medium built, has dark hair, and athletic.

Traits – Subborn, hard worker, caring, feeler

Subtext – Sarcastic

Flaw – Hiding his feelings. Harvard isn’t what he expected. He is basically a down to earth man.

Values – He cares about people and community. He has integrity.

Irony – He doesn’t like Harvard and doesn’t want to go back after seeing Jenny again. Feelings come back and he doesn’t realize Jenny feels the same way about him.

Internal Journey – He wants Jenny back. He feels bad they broke up.

External Journey – He wants to save his Ice Rink, get back with Jenny and make The US Hockey Team competing at The Olympics.

Motivation – Seeing Jenny again and working with her to save their beloved Ice Rink.

Wound – He still has feelings for Jenny. He never got over the break up.

Mission/Agenda – Saving the Ice Rink, getting Jenny back and staying home while attending a a local college and competing at The Olympics.

Secret – Harvard isn’t what he expected. He feels out of place there. He is hometown boy at heart. He doesn’t want to go back. He wants stay home with Jenny.

Both characters are likeable. They have the same goals and dreams. They dated in high school but broke up when Brad received a Scholarship to play Hockey at Harvard. Neither one got over it and after seeing each other again feelings come back. Jenny thinks he is around educated and sophisticated people and she doesn’t fit in with him anymore. Brad isn’t happy there and wants to come back home. Both are hiding their feelings.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Character Profiles – Part 1

What I learned doing this assignment is establishing roles my Protagonist and Antagonist will play and what is going on with them and the journey they must take will help me and the audience understand who they are and what they must overcome.

2. Protagonist – Jenny/Hero –Protagonist – Brad/Hero

They both need to save the beloved Ice Rink in their community in order for them to accomplish their dreams of going to the Winter Olympics.

3. Antagonist – Mark/Authority

He is the maintenance man who needs to break the news of the Rink needing to close due to not being kept up.

4. Parents of Ice Skaters, Community members, Council Members, Lawmakers, etc.

All fighting to save to it.

5. Rom-Com/Drama

6.Jenny – Ice Skater in her early 20’s. She has been taking Ice Skating lessons since she was 7 years old and wants to go to the Olympics. She met Brad there while he was on a local Hockey Team in high school and they dated. They broke up after high school graduation because he went to college. She never got over it. She taking classes at a local college. She is motivated to save her Ice Rink and follow her dream.

Brad – Hockey Player since Junior High School. He is in his early 20’s. He wanted to learn how to play Hockey and joined a local team. While there he met Jenny who was taking Ice Skating Lessons. They dated. He wants to make it on a Professional Hockey Team. He broke up with Jenny when he was accepted to Harvard on a Hockey Scholarship. He never got over it. He heard about his hometown Ice Rink and comes back home to help save it. He is motivated by BOTH saving it and following his dream of making the U.S. Hockey Team at the Winter Olympics

Jenny and Brad run into each other during a Save the Rink meeting and realize they still have feelings for each other. Both are still hurt by the breakup. They must come together and work with each for the Rink while making amends and getting back together while accomplishing their goals and dreams.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Transformational Journey

What I learned doing this assignment is understanding who my Hero is, the Protagonist and Antagonist and the journey they need to take.

The Hero in my story is the community where my characters live in. They come together just in time to save a beloved Ice Rink from closing due to poor maintenance. They stand up to the city, county, and state and reach out to Lawmakers and the community to Save their beloved Ice Rink by having a campaign. They win. Proper maintenance is established and the Ice Rink is saved just in time for Jenny and Brad to get to the Olympics.

My Protagonists are 1) Jenny, an Ice Skater with dreams of going to the Olympics and 2) Brad, a Hockey Player with dreams of going to the Olympics with his Hockey Team.

The Antagonist is the County where they both live in. Notice has come out that the local Ice Rink where they practice and train at needs to close due to poor maintenance.

The old ways are that Jenny and Brad know each other and don’t get along. They dated several years ealier and broke up. Both of them never got over it.

The new ways are they need to come together to save their beloved Ice Rink. They are forced to work together bringing back old feelings.

The Theme is Ice Skating and the challenges are old feelings, working together, standing up and saving a beloved Ice Rink.

[Kathleen Martin]

Hi,

I’m Kathleen Martin and I’ve written about 5 scripts but need to finish them. I’m hoping to get them finished so I can market them.

I’m currently working on a script that is based on a true story about saving a beloved Ice Rink in my State of Washington. I’m bringing characters into and using “The Cutting Edge” as a comp. My State of Washington has a Motion Picture Competitive Program and I mentioned it to my local Lawmakers. They are in favor of it and I would like it filmed here since it is based on a true story. I’m hoping to finish the script in this class so I can take it to WashingtonFilmworks.

My day job is working as a Substitute Teacher and I need to work on my Time Management.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen Martin

I agree to the terms of this release form.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Big Picture Open Loops

What I learned doing this assignment is that each story needs to have compelling loops that pull the audience into and keeps their attention.

The Young Pope

1. Lenny/Pope Pius XIII – was given up by his parents and put in an orphanage.

2. Lenny become Pope and the Bishops are not happy with him. One who is his mentor thinks there was a conspiracy going on because he was suppose to be Pope.

3. The new Pope gives a speech that many find questionable. He doesn’t believe people should see him. He believes the Pope should not be seen. He doesn’t believe in the old ways.

4. He is leading the people of the Catholic Church down a different path and many disagree with it.

5. The Cardinals want to know what is behind his actions and secretly open up an investigation on him.

6. Pope Piux XIII – wants to know people’s secrets. He asks someone to break the seals of confession and tell him people’s sins.

7. Pope Pius XIII – brings in Sister Mary who raised him in the orphanage to be his assistant. She disagrees with him on some of his issuses but respects him because he is the Pope. Cardinal Michael was his Mentor and he is mad at him because he was suppose to be Pope. Pope Pius XIII goes to him and asks him to continue to mentor him but he says no.

8. Pope Pius XIII – is making dangerous decisions and not listening to his advisers. He is working alone. He writes his own speeches and doesn’t allow anyone else to advise him. People are scared of what he is doing and how he is leading the people of the Catholic Church.

MY SHOW

1. Pope Francis is concerned about child abuse going on in the Catholic Church and hires someone to work undercover for him.

2. The person goes into different situations woking to find out if schools and parishes are abusing children.

3. Trust is broken when people find out there is someone working undercover and things are revealed.

4. Julie who is working undercover becomes friends with the people she is investigating and the relationships changed because she has to turn them in.

5. People turn against her.

6. Julie knows she has to do this and is happy because she working for Justice but unhappy because people turn against her when she turns them in.

7. Her relationships change because trust is broken. She makes friends with Law Enforcement.

8. Danger takes place because Julie doesn’t know what these people are capable of when they find out she is on to them.

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Kathleen’s Show Mysteries

What I learned doing this assignment is that mysteries surround the characters and that makes the plot and show more interesting.

The Young Pope

1. A Shocking Event – Lenny becomes Pope Pius XIII and changes things in the Catholic Church.

2. Secret – An important part that we must know is withheld or kept secret – He was given up by his parents and he is bitter and angry.

3. Investigation- The Cardinals are curious about him an open up an investigation about his past. Pope Pius XIII also wants to know other people’s secrets.

WHO: Lenny/Pope Pius XIII – Doing things different.

WHAT: Pope Piux XIII is doing things his way. Moving away from the traditional Church and doing things that shock others. He works alone.

WHEN : Present Day.

WHERE: Rome, Italy

HOW: Talking to other people hoping they will help me. He asked his mentor Michael a Cardinal to secretly advise him but he said NO because he is upset he didn’t become Pope. Lenny someone got it.

MY SHOW

1. Shocking Event – Nuns have believed in hitting children for years. Priest have been sexually abusing boys for years.

2. Secret – The Pope knows this has been going on and wants someone to be a spy and report back to him. Julie is sent in as a Teacher in Hawaii checking to see that abuse is not going on at the school and parish.

3. Investigation – Julie hears about Teachers and Nuns physically abusing children at the school and since she is a mandated reporter must report it to the authorities. Since she is a Journalist as well contacted the Media and a Newspaper Editor got back to her and reported on it. Other victims came out and it was revealed that Hawaii has a Law that states Teachers have “reasonable discipline” in the classroom. The Nuns knew this.

WHO: Julie enters a world that is overwhelming to her. The Nuns knew they could get away with physically abusing children.

WHAT: Physical Abuse going on in a school. The school had a Discipline policy that no physical abuse should be used. Someone forgot to take it out of the Employees Handbook. The parents signed a form giving the school permission. Parents didn’t know that other things were being done.

WHERE: HAWAII where Catholic Missionaries are working.

WHEN: 1995. Laws came out making it against the Law to Physically Abuse students in the classroom.

HOW: The Police Investigation found no evidence BUT through the Newspaper Story it was discovered about the Law in Hawaii. It went to the White House where President Clinton created FBI Background Checks on Teachers there and to the Vatican where Pope Francis opened up an investigation into the United States Nuns. He also sent a Vatican Representative to the Nun’s Mother House in the Mid West and told them he didn’t want the Nuns doing that.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen’s Show Emphathy/Distress

What I learned doing this assignment is that there is a lot going on within characters which makes them act as they do.

The Young Pope

A. Undeserved misfortune- Pope Pius XIII/Lenny was put into an orphanage by his parents.

B. External Character Conflicts – The fact that his parents gave him up has bothered him and that is causing him to make bad decisions and acting arrogant.

C. Plot intruding on life – He is now Pope and is bitter and making bad decisions for the Catholic Church.

D. Moral Dilemmas – He is making decisions on his own and not consulting with other leaders in the Catholic Church which is making them mad. He is doing things on his own.

E. Forced Decisions they’d never make – The fact that Lenny is Pope Pius XIII and in charge of the Catholic Church, the Leaders have to go along with his decisions whether they like them or not.

MY SHOW

A. Undeserved misfortune – Julie is put in a position to spy for the Pope acting as a Teacher at a school.

B. External Character Conflicts – She was raised in a Catholic School and doesn’t believe in abusing children. She stands up to Sister Margaret.

C. Plot intruding on life – Julie likes working as a Teacher and just wants to be liked and just teach. They fact that she has to report back to the Pope about the school bothers her.

D. Moral Dilemmas – Julie is against Child Abuse and Sister Margaret believes in discipline which is child abuse.

E. Forced decisions they’d never make – Julie needs to get people fired.

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Kathleen’s Show Relationship Map

What I learned doing this assignment is that characters have relationships with each other.

Pope Pius XIII/Lenny

Surface – He is cold and doesn’t want his feelings to show.

Common Ground – He has people in the Catholic Church that he works with.

Conflict – He disagrees with the past people in the church and wants to do things his way.

History – Pope Pius XIII/Lenny was put in an orphanage by his parents and Sister Mary took care of him. Michael was his Spiritual Advisor/Mentor.

Subtext – He is angry that his parents left him when he was young.

Relationship Arc – He brings people in to help him but has disagreements with them because he wants to run the church his way.

My Show

Julie – Teacher

Surface – She is working as a Teacher for Pope Francis but appears to be working for the school.

Common Ground – She works with Sister Margaret who is the school’s Principal and Father John who is the Parish Priest.

Conflict – Sister Margaret believes in old fashion discipline like hitting the students but Julie knows that is wrong and against the law today. She stands up to her. Father John wants everything to go well in his Parish. He doesn’t want problems nor trouble.

History – No prior history. Only that they work together in the Catholic Church.

Subtext – Julie doesn’t believe in hitting students and Sister Margaret is from the old school. She was abused while growing up.

Relationship Arc – They start out as friends all trusting each other until Julie stands up to Sister Margaret.

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Kathleen’s Character Emotions

What I learned doing this assignment is that characters need to have emotions and needs to make a story believeable.

The Young Pope

A. Situational: Hope/Fear

Pope Pius XIII – He hopes he changes will lead the Church in a positive direction. His fear is his past.

Sister Mary – She hopes the Pope will lead the church in the right direction. Her fear is that he is changing things.

B. Motivation: Want/Need

Pope Pius XIII – He wants power. He wants to do things his way.

Sister Mary – She wants Pope Pius XIII to do the right thing.

C. Mask: Base Negative Emotion/Public Mask

Pope Pius XIII – He works alone. He doesn’t want people to see him.

Sister Mary – She wants to support Pope Pius XIII. She respects him because he is the Pope whether she agrees with him or not.

D. Weaknesses

Pope Pius XIII – He doesn’t understand why is parents left him. He’s arrogant. He doesn’t want people to see him. He believes Jesus should have the only images. He wants to know people’s secrets.

Sister Mary – She supports and respects him even though she doesn’t always agree with him.

E. Triggers

Pope Pius XIII – He got upset when someone flashed a light on him. He doesn’t want to be seen.

Sister Mary – She doesn’t trust others. She followed a Cardinal one night to see where he was going.

F. Coping Mechanism

Pope Pius XIII – He is Pope and lives in the Vatican.

Sister Mary – Pope Pius XIII made her his personal assistant.

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Kathleen’s Intriguing Character Layers

What I learned doing this assignment is that characters need have intriguing layers to make the audience want more.

The Young Pope

Character Name: Lenny/Pope Pius XIII

Role: The Pope

Hidden Agendas: He’s going to work alone. He has a different way of doing things. He isn’t going to follow the previous Pope.

Competition: A Cardinal who is his mentor wanted to be Pope. The Cardinals resent him and open up an investigation on him.

Conspiracy: He is changing the Catholic Church. He asks people personal questions making them expose personal things.

Secrets: The Pope has people expose things. The Cardinals opened up an investigation on him about his past. His parents abandoned him in an orphanage. He is changing the Catholic Church.

Deception: He makes people think he wants their help and advice but really he doesn’t.

Wound: He was abandoned by his parents at the age of 7. He wants to know why.

Secret Identity: He doesn’t want to be seen. He feels Jesus is the only one who should have images of him.

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Kathleen’s Engaging Main Characters

What I learned doing this assignment is that the main characters need to be engaged and work together.

The Young Pope

A. Role in the show

Lenny becomes Pope Pius XIII and is suppose to lead the Catholic Church.

Sister Mary raised him in an orphanage and asks her to join him at the Vatican to become his personal assistant.

B. Unique Purpose/Expertise

Sister Mary joins Lenny in Rome and becomes his personal assistant.

Lenny becomes Pope Pius XIII and works on his own.

C. Intrique: What is the secret beneath the surface?

Pope Pius XIII doesn’t really want Sister Mary’s advice or opinions.

Sister Mary is concerned that he is leading the Catholic Church down the wrong path.

D. Moral Issue: What moral boundaries are they crosssing?

Pope Pius XIII asks a Cardinal at the top of the roof about other people’s confessions. He’s breaking the seal of Confession.

Sister Mary follows a Cardinal at night to see where he is going.

E. Unpredictable: What will they do next?

Pope Pius XIII asks people questions and does things on his own. He doesn’t want help from anyone.

Sister Mary likes the speech that was written for Pope Pius XIII and he decides to write his own.

F. Emphatic: Why do we care?

Pope Pius XIII is leader of the Catholic Church and the Cardinals are concerned he may lead the church down the wrong path. He has a diiferent approach to things.

Sister Mary wants Pope Pius XIII to do the right thing.

My Show

A. Role in show

Julie Felton is a Teacher at a Catholic School. She becomes a Reporter for the Pope at the Vatican and reports back to him on things that are going on at the school/parish.

Sister Margaret is the school’s Principal.

Father John is the Parish Priest.

B. Unique Purpose/ Expertise

The Pope is concerned about abuse at the school and sent in Julie to work as a Teacher to uncover anything.

C. Intrigue

Julie is working as a Teacher and no one knows that the Pope sent her there to uncover things and report back to him.

D. Moral Issue

Julie uncovers things and her position was all a lie.

E. Unpredictable

People get in trouble and lose their jobs.

F. Emphatic

The school and church are suppose to be a safe place and things are uncovered.

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Kathleen’s Three Circle of Characters

What I learned doing this assignment is that characters need to have relationships.

The Young Pope

A. Main Characters Circle – Lenny/Pope Pius XIII, Sister Mary, Cardinals.

B. Connected Circle – Lenny was in an Orphanage and Sister Mary took care of him.

C. Environment Circle – Sister Mary flys in to become his personal assistant, various Cardinals, Nuns, and a Marketing Director.

My Show

A. Main Character Circle – Teacher/Journalist, Principal, Pope,

B. Connected Circle – Teacher, Principal at a school, Pope at the Vatcian.

C. Connected Circle – Working in a Catholic School, Teacher/Journalist reports to the Pope.

[Kathleen Martin]

The Young Pope

What I learned doing this assignment is that a story and characters need to pull an audience in to a situation where you are interested and want more.

Main Situation- A young Cardinal named Lenny Belardo becomes Pope of the Catholic Church and takes the name of Pope Pius XIII. He rejects the beliefs of his predecessor and turns to the Nun for advice who raised him in an orphanage.

Characters: Pope Pius XIII

Sister Mary: The Nun who raised him in a orphanage who is his Chief of Staff.

5 Star

1. Big Picture Hooks – Pope Pius III becomes the new Pope from America and Cardinal Voiello believes he will continue the beliefs of the Vatican and the Catholic Church.

2. Amazing and Intriguing Character – Pope Pius XIII is rebellious and Sister Mary tries to convince him to be conservative.

3.Empathy/Distress – He has no emphathy for others causing chaos.

4. Layers/Open Loops- He gives a speech that shocks people.

5. Inviting Obsession – He challenges the Catholic Church.

[Kathleen Martin]

Hi Everyone,

1.I’m Kathleen Martin

2. I’ve written about four scripts.

3. I hope to learn about TV Writing in this class. I attended a TV Writing Retreat in Hawaii a few years ago with Geoff Harris who used to work for NBC. I came up with a great idea for a TV Show.

4. I work as a Substitute Teacher in my day job.

[Kathleen Martin]

Kathleen Martin

I agree to the terms of this release form.