[Mary Ellevold]

To start the class out, please introduce yourself below. That will give you a chance to be part of this group and learn how the forums work.

Tell us the following:

1. Name? Mary Ellevold

2. How many scripts you’ve written? 4 full, but a lot of short scripts…

3. What you hope to get out of the class? An action movie

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I’m an author (4 books on Amazon, now at Walmart!) and a performing puppeteer and ventriloquist with a brand new you tube channel.

We look forward to working with you all!

[Mary Ellevold]

MARY ELLEVOLD

WHAT I LEARNED DOING THIS ASSIGNMENT IS I’M MISSING SOME THINGS.

. Look through your three tracks (Mission, Villain, and Action) and find the points that could work for this structure. COMEDY- ZOOPHOBIA

Opening-VILLAIN
LEAVES GIFT,
Inciting
Incident THAT CAUSES BIRDS TO POOP BOMB JON’S CAR
First
Turning Point at end of Act 1-JUDGE ORDERS JON TO THERAPY
Mid-Point-MISSING?
Second
Turning Point at end of Act 2-JON PLUNGES KAT’S TOILET AND GETS FULL OF …
Crisis-MISSING?
Climax-JON
FACES FEARS AT ZOO; KAT FINDS OUT TRUTH
Resolution-ANT.
GETS COMMUNITY SERVICE CLEANING AFTER ANIMALS, JON GETS JOB BACK

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.Mary Ellevold -what I learned: will come back to this one.

Action accomplishes multiple purposes. It isn’t just lots of activity on the screen.

Creates the adrenaline
experience for the audience.
Pits Hero against Villain (or
the Villain’s representatives).
Makes a change for the story or
Hero.
Gives us an insight into either
the Hero or Villain.
Is entertaining to watch.

Create a rough draft of your Action Track.

1. Answer the Action Questions:ZOOPHOBIA

A. Considering the concept from
Lesson 1, what action could naturally show up in this movie? Counter-conditioning, psych eval,
animal attacks
B. Considering the Mission and
Villain Tracks, what action could work for this track? VILLAIN AGAINST HERO, CRAZYMAKING
C. How can the action start
well, build in the 2nd Act, and escalate to a climax in the 3rd Act? START
WITH PSYCH EVAL, INDIV COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY,COUNTER CONDITIONIN

2. Select the types of action you’ll use.

A. Chase/PursuitX
B. Fight
C. Shootout
D. RescueX
E. Escape/EvadeX
F. Competition
G. Dangerous SituationsX
H. Interrogation
I. Torture

1.DISCOVERY:

PURPOSE

2. FIGHT

PURPOSE

[Mary Ellevold]

NAME: MARY ELLEVOLD

“What I learned doing this assignment is…THAT THE ANTAGONIST FOLLOWS A SET AGENDA.

Subject line: (KATHERINE (KAT DEBOUGAR) Villain Track!

Deadline: 2 Days

Zoophobia, a comedy

A. What might be the Villain’s plan to accomplish an evil outcome or to annihilate the hero? The plan could be pre-existing or created on the spot.

a. Kat’s plan is to take over Jon’s animal control company because she wants revenge and needs the cats, rats, and other animals to experiment for her Pet Perfume. Pre-existing plan with creative plans.

B. How many ways can the Villain attack or destroy the hero?

a. She creates and gives Jon an animal soap that makes animals attack him.

b. She traps him in a carwash so he can’t answer pet rescue calls.

c. She encourages the Crazymaking.

d. When he goes to counceling she sabatoges it.

e. She takes him to court to gain temporary custody.

C. What advantage does the Villain have and how can they exploit that in this movie?

a. Kat has spies in their small town, and complete control of his friends and psychologists.

b. She is brilliant and devious.

c. She discredits his reputation.

d. She is his childhood sweetheart, and knows his weaknesses.

D. What would be a “fitting end” for this Villain where they pay for what they’ve done?

a. She goes to jail, and has to do community service cleaning up after animals.

b. Her cousin Bob gets her company.

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary Ellevold

“What I learned doing this assignment this is easier than I thought, and I am close to finishing my screenplay.”

1. Ask the Mission Track questions to discover your Hero’s mission.

A. What is it about this Hero
that will have them go straight into the face of the overwhelming odds? Jon wants to save the world, one pet at
a time.
B. What is the mission that
would be an impossible goal? He
must face his fear of animals while the animals are attacking him.
C. What strong internal and external
motivation could drive the hero? Internal motivation = childhood dream. External motivation – he could lose his
job, his apartment, his gerbil, etc….
D. Imagine that mission playing
out across a story. What could naturally happen if this hero went on this
mission against this villain? Jon goes to the Phobia Doctor to cure his
fear of animals, but it’s not a phobia if it’s real.

2. Use the Mission Steps to outline the mission.

Clear Mission: Jon Johnson must face his fear of animals to save his job.

Motivation: Jon must face his fears to save his
job,his home, his pet gerbel….
Inciting Incident: Birds poop
bomb his vehicle so bad he can’t get to his dog catcher job;which is
rescueing a kitty in a tree…
1^st action: Jon’s arch enemy, his ex-childhood
sweetheart, Kat,places a secret basket at his door that makes animals go
crazy.
2nd Action:Kat convinces Jon the
animal attacks aren’t real, he has to go to phobia doctor to cure his
fears…
Obstacle:the phobia doctor is
on vacation, and the janitor picks
up the phone and decides to make some money.
Escalation: the Group tries
Virtuo-reality, and counter conditioning, but..
Overwhelming Odds:Kat sabatoges
each one, and almost kills Jon in the process..
New Plan: Jon decides to face
his fears.
Full out Attack:animals attack,
but the real problem is revealed, and everything stops.
Success: Jon has faced his
fears, Kat goes to jail, no more fear.

[Mary Ellevold]

MARY ELLEVOLD

WHAT I LEARNED: I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MORALLY RIGHT OR WRONG, OR ANY OF THIS INFO.

Hero- the Advocate, Rosie Saldana; the villain – abusive partners

Concept:

Hero Morally Right: The
Advocate, Rosie Saldana, is fighting to stop the abuse and get women to
safety.
Villain Morally Wrong: The
abusers use many diabolical methods to control their victims.

Hero

A. Unique Skill Set- Educator
with the Power Wheel, community support, strategy and experience.
B. Motivation-to save women and
children trapped in same situation she was in.
C. Secret or Wound-she lost a
child.

Villain

A. Unbeatable-the abusers
control finances, homes, etc….
B. Plan/Goal-to provide clients
with safe housing, jobs, financial & legal support
C. What they lose if Hero
survives-their families, their pride when truth revealed what they’re
doing

Impossible Mission-Rosie must provide resources, support, and education for many clients with different needs.

A. Puts Hero in Action-Each
client is in crisis or danger.
B. Demands They Go Beyond Their
Best: these women might not survive if they go back.
C. Destroy the Villain- by
empowering women to face the truth

[Mary Ellevold]

What I learned doing this assignment: This assignment helped me realize that my antagonist is a much stronger character than my hero in my comedy, switching to action movie idea.

2. Brainstorm your concept and tell us the concept and conventions.

Concept:An advocate in a safehouse attempts to rescue women in crisis.

Conventions:

Hero: An educated safehouse director who came from a violent background.

Mission: To ensure women clients and their children find safety physically, emotionally, financially and legally before their 30 day residence ends and abusive partners harm them.

Demand for Action: If she doesn’t provide shelter, violence will escalate and the families will pay the price.

Antagonist: Client’s abusive partners try to get their women back.

Escalating Action: The advocate tries to meet needs and rescue clients in a high-risk situation.

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[Mary Ellevold]

. Name? Mary Ellevold

2. How many scripts you’ve written? 2 film, 100’s of puppet scripts

3. What you hope to get out of the class? To learn more about screenwriting.

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I’m a ventriloquisst.

We look forward to working with you all!

[Mary Ellevold]

I, Mary Ellevold, agree to the terms of this release form as per the entire text..

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary Ellevold’s Act 3 Middle Scenes

1. Outline Key Scenes 2 & 3.

2. Write Key Scene 2: Makes a new plan. Counter Conditioning at the Aquarium, but Kat changes signs, Jon caught in shark and eel tank.

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary Ellevold’s Act 3 Reaction to Midpoint.

What I learned: the puzzle is finally fitting together.

2. Write Key Scene 1: Reaction/Rethink.

After arrested at Pet Shoppe, Jon drops therapy

He is forced to try again when Judge orders follow through with therapy or lose his job.

Next step; counter conditioning at the aquarium.

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary Ellevold has completed Act 2 Draft 1

What I learned doing this assignment is I’ll need to add the bit character scenes.

Act 2:

New plan-GROUP THERAPY INCLUDES HIS EX, KAT; AND PLAN-HE MUST FACE HIS FEAR OF ANIMALS – ZOOPHOBIA;

Plan in action-DIAGNOSIS, VIRTUOREALITY,(KAT CONTROLS) AND COUNTER CONDITIONING-

Midpoint Turning Point-GO TO PETSHOPPE TO FACE FEARS, (KAT SABOTAGES0 JON GETS ARRESTED

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[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold’s) Act 2 Middle Scenes

What I learned doing this assignment is that every action has a reaction.

2. Write Key Scene 2: Protagonist takes on a plan and executes it.

The Phobia Action plan is for Counter-Conditioning, starting with Virtuo-Reality.

1. Write Key Scene 3: Not only does their plan fail, but…The Antagonist turns up

The dials and the machine goes hay-wire, trapping the protagonist. He storms out,

Refusing further treatment.

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary Ellevold’s Act 2 TP-Midpoint

What I learned doing this assignment is go back and study previous lessons, have too many turning points in script.

Mid point scene – The Group goes to Pet Shoppe, Kat sabotages, Jon gets arrested.

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Mary Ellevold Act 2 Reaction to TP1

What I learned is each scene needs a reaction.

TPI- Jon mawled by attack cat;

Reaction Jon refuses to go back to indivual counceling.

New plan – Group Therapy

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary ‘s Finished Act 1

What I learned – this is getting easier, keep going forwars.

[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold’s) Turning Point 1 Scenes

What I learned doing this assignment is…I have several turning point scenes to choose from:

INT. PSYCH OFFICE – 2ND FLOOR

Jon moves past the receptionist desk and sees the office. The door is ajar. Ignoring the sign, he pushes on the door and slips into the room.

JON

Hello? Hello? Anybody here?

It is dark. He hears a low growl, a hiss, it is a white Persian cat, PHOEBE. There is a primeval scream as the attack cat leaps off a file cabinet and onto his backpack. Jon screams, and runs in circles, trying to dislodge the cat, who is swiping her claws at Gerbie while scratching and biting Jon.

Jon is mawled. After a battle, he dislodges the cat. Gerbie is barely hanging on, swinging back and forth with the backpack as Jon runs out the door.

[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold’s) Inciting Incident (place in first line)

What I learned doing this assignment is…outlining first, and add a reaction.

EXT. STREET – SMALL TOWN, USA

An ordinary day. Bright sun. An ordinary Mid-western street. Older homes, lots of trees, children playing down the street.

In the parking lot sits a red Monster truck wanna be, an old truck jacked up but is crooked. It leans to one side and is emblazened with the hand written words ‘D.O.A. – DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS – CAROL COUNTY”. There is a cage, along with lots of litter in the back.

Jon places his backpack on the seat. A little bird hops up to Jon. He steps over it, and it hops after him. He places a bird soap on the antenna, and gets in the truck.

The sky darkens, birds are gathering on the wire near his truck. More and more birds cluster on the wire, until the wire is thick with birds.

Birds poop bomb the car. Starts slowly, until hundreds of birds overhead. Plop-plop-plop. Jon is pushing the window wipers, faster and faster. The bird poop sprays the windshield, the wipers smearing the gooey mess all over the window.

Jon attempts to start the truck. It is slow starting and the radio goes off and on. There is a message.

RADIO SPEAKER

You! Are under God’s wrath.

JON

(screams)

Aaahhh.

Jon shuts off radio, tries again and again to start the vehicle, which stalls.

Windshield wipers continue to smear bird bombs across windshield until water stops working.

Finally, the truck starts, staggering forward. Too late. The vehicle is smeared from top to bottom with bird bombs. Jon has his head out window as he tries to drive while talking on the car phone.

[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold’s) Act 1: Opening Scenes

“What I learned doing this assignment is to copy the scene from the beat sheet, outline it, and write a basic first draft.

EXT. JON’S APARTMENT – DAY

One. Two. Three black birds descend onto a telephone wire. Ominous music.

A woman in black, (KAT) KATHERINE DEBOUGAR, (28), slinks along a building wall. Kat is slightly overweight and stuffed into a black cat suit, with high, glossy black boots and a black mask. She is hiding an object behind her back. Sliding along the outside building wall toward the door, she looks right, then left. She breaks the door lock and enters.

INT. JON’S APARTMENT – DAY

JON JOHNSON hears the doorbell. He is 28, an almost ordinary man. He is dressed in a wrinkled blue outfit with an official DOG CATCHER badge on the pocket. His hair is disheveled. On the counter is a blue baseball hat. He wears old work boots.

[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold) Beat Sheet Draft 2 Lesson 8

“What I learned doing this assignment is…This is getting easier, but a lot of work to weave antagonist & protagonist together”

LESSON 7 &8 HOMEWORK -STEPS

ACT 1

EXT: JON’S APT.

Opening-BIRDS ON A WIRE. KAT IN A KAT SUIT SNEAKS INTO
JON’S APARTMENT AND LEAVES A BASKET.

INT. JON’S APT

INTRO: BOB & JON & GERBIE. PHONE CALL- A KITTY IN A TREE.

EXT. JON’S PARKING LOT

Inciting Incident- BIRDS POOP BOMB THE CAR, HE GETS
STUCK IN CARWASH. CALLS KAT
TO TAKE OVER;
GOD’S WRATH VS KAT’S WRATH -THEME
JON HEARS RADIO PHOBIA DOCTOR & CALLS

EXT: BIG TREE

INT. PSYCH OFFICE -DAY

PSYCH DOC ON VACATION, JANITOR, PICKS UP PHONE DECIDES TO MAKE MONEY.

JON AGREES TO INDIV THERAPY; GET STUCK IN ELEVATOR

Turning Point-CAT ATTACK AT PHOBIA DOCTOR’S, BAND AID
APPROACH
ADD KAT CALL PSYCH-GET INTO GROUP THERAPY

Act 2:

New plan-GROUP THERAPY INCLUDES HIS EX, KAT; AND
PLAN-HE MUST FACE HIS FEAR OF ANIMALS – ZOOPHOBIA;
Plan in action-DIAGNOSIS, VIRTUOREALITY,(KAT
CONTROLS) AND COUNTER CONDITIONING-
INTRO DOUG THE BUG, PSYCH, BOB, NANA
INTRO PHOBIA BOOK, MOTTOS
DOG ATTACK IN THE NEWS
Midpoint Turning Point-GO TO PETSHOPPE TO FACE FEARS, (KAT
SABOTAGES0 JON GETS ARRESTED
ADD THEME: GOD’S WRATH VS KAT’S WRATH

Act 3:

FORGET THERAPY, KAT TAKES HIM TO COURT TO GET COMPANY,
AND JUDGE ORDERS TO CONTINUE THERAPY
New plan- COUNTERCONDITIONING AT AQUARIUM- KAT CHANGES
SIGNS, SHARK & EEL ATTACK BUT KAT RESCUES-ADD BOB FINDS OUT SO KAT HAS
TO.
Turning Point: Huge failure / Major shift- THE PARTY- NOT
INVITED BUT JON BONDS WITH BOB. BOB
FINDS OUT ABOUT KAT

THE PHONE CALL -TOILET STUCK, JON FULL OF CRAP. ADD KAT
DISAPPOINTED, NOT A WORTHY OPPONENT, CAT & MOUSE
ADD THEME: GOD’S WRATH VS KAT’S WRATH

Act 4:

Climax/Ultimate expression of the conflict-
COUNTERCONDITIONING AT THE ZOO
KAT PLANS ATTACK, THEN TRIES TO STOP IT
BIRDS ATTACK, SECRET WEAPON #7 REVEALED,
ADD THEME: GOD’S WRATH VS KAT’S WRATH CHANGED FROM JON
TO DOUG THE BUG

Resolution- DOUG THE BUG ADMITS HE PUSHED KAT AS KID, KAT
TRIES TO STOP, & JON DIVES IN WATER TO RESCUE BOB, PERFUME
WASHES OFF, ANIMALS QUIT CHASING.
JON GIVES FAKE PSYCH SOAP;

[Mary Ellevold]

MARY ELLEVOLD

LESSON 7 HOMEWORK -STEPS

ACT 1

EXT: JON’S APT.

Opening-BIRDS ON A WIRE. KAT IN A KAT SUIT SNEAKS INTO JON’S
APARTMENT AND LEAVES A BASKET.

INT. JON’S APT

INTRO: BOB & JON & GERBIE. PHONE CALL- A KITTY IN A TREE.

EXT. JON’S PARKING LOT

Inciting Incident- BIRDS POOP BOMB THE CAR, HE GETS
STUCK IN CARWASH. CALLS KAT TO TAKE
OVER;
GOD’S WRATH VS KAT’S WRATH.
JON HEARS RADIO PHOBIA DOCTOR & CALLS

EXT: BIG TREE

INT. PSYCH OFFICE -DAY

PSYCH DOC ON VACATION, JANITOR, PICKS UP PHONE DECIDES TO MAKE MONEY.

JON AGREES TO INDIV THERAPY; GET STUCK IN ELEVATOR

Turning Point-CAT ATTACK AT PHOBIA DOCTOR’S, BAND AID
APPROACH
ADD KAT CALL PSYCH-GET INTO GROUP THERAPY

Act 2:

New plan-GROUP THERAPY INCLUDES HIS EX, KAT; AND
PLAN-HE MUST FACE HIS FEAR OF ANIMALS – ZOOPHOBIA;
Plan in action-DIAGNOSIS, VIRTUOREALITY,(KAT CONTROLS)
AND COUNTER CONDITIONING-
INTRO DOUG THE BUG, PSYCH, BOB, NANA
INTRO PHOBIA BOOK, MOTTOS
DOG ATTACK IN THE NEWS
Midpoint Turning Point-GO TO PETSHOPPE TO FACE FEARS, (KAT
SABOTAGES0 JON GETS ARRESTED

Act 3:

FORGET THERAPY, KAT TAKES HIM TO COURT TO GET COMPANY,
AND JUDGE ORDERS TO CONTINUE THERAPY
New plan- COUNTERCONDITIONING AT AQUARIUM- KAT CHANGES
SIGNS, SHARK & EEL ATTACK BUT KAT RESCUES-ADD BOB FINDS OUT SO KAT HAS
TO.
Turning Point: Huge failure / Major shift- THE PARTY- NOT
INVITED BUT JON BONDS WITH BOB. BOB
FINDS OUT ABOUT KAT

THE PHONE CALL -TOILET STUCK, JON FULL OF CRAP. ADD KAT
DISAPPOINTED, NOT A WORTHY OPPONENT, CAT & MOUSE

Act 4:

Climax/Ultimate expression of the conflict-
COUNTERCONDITIONING AT THE ZOO
BIRDS ATTACK, SECRET WEAPON #7 REVEALED,
Resolution- DOUG THE BUG ADMITS HE PUSHED KAT AS KID,
KAT TRIES TO STOP, & JON DIVES IN WATER TO RESCUE BOB, PERFUME WASHES
OFF, ANIMALS QUIT CHASING.
JON GIVES FAKE PSYCH SOAP;

[Mary Ellevold]

Mary Ellevold, Transformational events, lesson 6

Change 2 -needs to question if it’s a phobia or real?

Add – it’s real all right…., Kat & Bob believe him

Change 3 -needs to quit being mr nice guy and fight kat legally

Add others dissing Jon for no atty, & signing contract when 10

Change 4-needs to do phobia therapy-graduate; prove to judge can handle animals, not run so he gets his company back; add his reactions

Change 5 -needs to get people on his side and combat the animals

A Jon befriends Bob; add med side effect scene

B Jon discusses w/Doug, who is paranoid

C jon discusses w/psych & granny who don’t believe

Change 6 – Needs to face animals, stop attack-does at zoo

Change 7 – needs to figure out why they’re attacking

a- Add “why is this happening to me

b- God’s wrath or Kat’s wrath

c- Bob hints at why; finally confesses

Change 8- must sacrifice himself to save Bob & Gerbel

d- Jon befriends Bob & gives him gerbil

e- Jon saves the party by unclogging the toilet

f- Jon dives in fountain to save Bob & Gerbil

[Mary Ellevold]

ASSIGNMENT5

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold) 4 Act Transformational Structure Lesson 5

What I learned was that it was fairly easy once I started.

Create a first draft of your 4 Act Transformational Structure.

1. Give us the following:

Concept AN UNEMPLOYED DOGCATCHER, JON JOHNSON, MUST FACE HIS FEARS TO GET HIS JOB BACK.

Main Conflict -HIS EX CHILDHOOD SWEET HEART, KAT, SABATOGES HIM.

Old ways – fearful, going from disaster to disaster, not wanting to put out effort, Kat and others dominate him

New ways -couregeous, faces Kat and rescues Bob

2. Fill in each of these with the answers you have right now.

Act 1:

Opening-BIRDS ON A WIRE. KAT IN A KAT SUIT SNEAKS INTO JON’S
APARTMENT AND LEAVES A BASKET.

Inciting Incident- BIRDS POOP BOMB THE CAR, HE GETS
STUCK IN CARWASH

Turning Point-CAT ATTACK AT PHOBIA DOCTOR’S

Act 2:

New plan-GROUP THERAPY INCLUDES KAT; AND
PLAN-HE MUST FACE HIS FEAR OF ANIMALS – ZOOPHOBIA
Plan in action-VIRTUOREALITY, AND COUNTER CONDITIONING-
Midpoint Turning Point-GO TO PETSHOPPE TO FACE FEARS,
GETS ARRESTED

Act 3:

Rethink everything-FORGET THERAPY, BUT JUDGE ORDERS TO
COnTINUE
New plan- COUNTERCONDITIONING AT AQUARIUM- SHARK ATTACK
Turning Point: Huge failure / Major shift- THE PARTY-
TOILET STUCK, JON FULL OF CRAP.

Act 4:

Climax/Ultimate expression of the conflict- COUNTERCONDITIONING
AT THE ZOO
Resolution- KAT FINDS OUT WAS WRONG, &
JON DIVES IN WATER TO RESCUE BOB, , ANIMALS QUIT
CHASING.

3. Once you have created the 4-Act Structure for your Protagonist, go back over it to see if there is any big picture points you need to add to represent your Antagonist.

4. Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” and put it at the top of your work.

[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary Ellevold) Character Interviews , Lesson 4

“What I learned doing this assignment is the story actually has 3 plot lines.

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR PROTAGONIST

<div>
Tell me about yourself.
NAME IS JON JOHNSON, OWNER OF DOA, DOGS & OTHER ANIMALS; (TOWN
DOGCATCHER) I AM OUT TO SAVE THE WORLD, ONE PET AT A TIME
</div><div>

Why do you think you were called to this journey? AS A
KID I RESCUED MY GERBIL. Why you?MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER WERE THE TOWN
DOG CATCHERS BEFORE ME. You are up against <the Antagonist, KAT DEBOUGAR>.
What is it about them that makes this journey even more difficult for you? SHE’S MY EX-CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART, I’VE
FELT SO BAD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REFUSE HER
ANYTHINGL
In order to survive or accomplish this, you are going
to have to step way outside of your box. What changes do you expect to
make and which of them will be the most difficult? GOING TO THE PHOBIA
DOCTOR TO CONQUER MY FEAR OF ANIMALS,
What habits or ways of thinking do you think will be
the most difficult to let go of? CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME;
GIVE UP LAZY (EASY-GOING) WAYS AND FACE THE FEARS.
What fears, insecurities and wounds have held you back? FEAR OF ANIMALS AFTER ALL THE ANIMAL
ATTACKS, LOST MY JOB AS DOGCATCHER.
What skills, background or expertise makes you
well-suited to face this conflict or antagonist? DETERMINED NOT TO LOSE FAMILY BUSINESS
What are you hiding from the other characters? I’M WORRIED THAT I’LL LOSE MY JOB, MY
HOME, MY WAY OF LIFE. What don’t you want them to know? AFRAID TO STEP UP
TO THE PLATE & GO THRU THE TREATMENT.
What do you think of <the Antagonist, KAT DEBOUGAR>?
SHE WAS MY CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART, BUT SHE CAN BE SCARY.
Tell me your side of this whole conflict / story. I WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS, THINGS
WERE GOING WELL WHEN I STARTED GETTING ATTACKED BY BIRDS, CATS, DOGS, YOU
NAME IT. THEN I HAD TO GO TO THE
PHOBIA DOCTOR TO FACE IT, AND THINGS WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.
What does it do for your life is you succeed here? GET
MY JOB BACK, LIFE BACK, SAVE THE COUNTRY, ONE PET AT A TIME.
Ask any other questions about their character profile
that will help you.

</div>

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR ANTAGONIST

Tell me about yourself.
I OWN PET PERFUME, AM RICH, LOVE SCIENCE & EXPERIMENTS, CRAVE
TO OWN DOA, AND DESTROY JON-PAYBACK FOR HIM DESTROYING MY LIFE
Having to do with this journey, what are your strengths
and weaknesses? STRENGTHS -SMART, STRATEGIC, DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS,
Why are you committed to making the Protagonist fail?
PAYBACK FOR HIM DESTROYING MY DREAMS -KAT’S WRATH. Or for a relationship movie, why are you
committed to making them change?
What do you get out of winning this fight / succeeding
in your plan / taking down your competition? THE DOA COMPANY- SO I CAN
EXPERIMENT ON CATS, RATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS…TO SAVE MY COMPANY
What drives you toward your mission / agenda, even in
the face of danger, ruin, or death? REVENGE
What secrets must you keep to succeed? JUST GOT OUT OF
THE INSANE ASSYLUM. What other secrets do you keep out of fear /
insecurity? SECRET WEAPON #7.
Compared to other people like you, what makes you
special? I HAVE NEVER LOST A FIGHT.
What do you think of <the Protagonist>? HE’S A
LOSER
Tell me your side of this whole conflict / story. AT 10 YRS OLD, WE AGREED TO SHARE
COMPANIES, I WANTED TO EXPERIMENT ON HIM AND HIS GERBIL, AND HE RAN, I FOLLOWED
TO THE TREE FORT, AND HE PUSHED ME, I FELL, HIT MY HEAD…AND WHAT FOLLOWS
IS TOO PAINFUL TO TALK ABOUT. I
COULD NEVER BE THE POSTER CHILD FOR THE PERFUME COMPANY.

[Mary Ellevold]

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
WILL

Flaw: VAIN, ASHAMED OF SCAR

Values: BELIEVES SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO GET EVEN;
BELIEVES SHE CAN RULE THE WORLD BY FORCING PEOPLE TO LIKE HER

Irony: BY HER HATEFUL ACTIONS SHE LOSES THE LOVE OF THOSE
AROUND HER

What 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 EVERYONE

LESSON 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
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Traits: TRIES HARD, EASY GOING, FRIENDLY, NAÏVE, WANTS
TO RESCUE ANIMALS

Subtext: HE GOES ALONG WITH THE GROUP, DOESN’T ADMIT
WHAT HE REALLY WANTS

Flaw: TOO AFRAID
TO FACE KAT

Values: BELIEVES
HE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY BEING A PET HELPER

Irony: 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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[Mary Ellevold]

MARY ELLEVOLD: KAT’S TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY-LESSON 2

1. Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…DOUG THE BUG IS THE ANSWER TO ALL HER PROBLEMS

LESSON 2; KAT

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Role in the story: ANTAGONIST
Age range and Description: 28, THINKS SHE’S A DIVA,
MANIPULATIVE, GREEDY</div><div>

Internal Journey: NO REAL CHANGE

External Journey: FROM TRYING TO DESTROY JON’S CO &
CREATE PERFECT PERFUME TO GOING AFTER DOUG;

Motivation: REVENGE

Wound: HURT BY JON , LEFT SCAR THAT KEPT
HER FROM BEING MODEL;

Mission/Agenda: TO GAIN CONTROL OF DOA SO SHE CAN
EXPERIMENT ON ANIMALS & CREATE PERFECT PERFUME; & DESTROY JON;

Secret: SHE’S
OBSESSED W/HIM; WEARS A WIG

What makes them special? DEVIOUS

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[Mary Ellevold]

Subject line: (Mary E’s) Character Profiles Part 1)

Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” Is: this is do-able

2. Pick the type of role your Protagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

Runner/Victim -Everything happens to him

3. Pick the type of role your Antagonist will play and give us a few sentences on how they will fulfill that role.

Predator-Ex childhood sweetheart out for revenge

4. What other characters might be necessary?

Supporting characters: Cousin, nephew, Psychologist
Minor roles: Granny

5. Pick your genre. Comedy

6. Fill in whatever answers come to you about your lead character profiles.

Role in the story: Jon, prot.
Age range and Description: 28, unemployed dogcatcher

Internal Journey:from victim to victor; from fear to
courage
External Journey: from running from fears to facing
them

Motivation: To get his job back
Wound: ex calls him a loser
Mission/Agenda: To save the world, one pet at a time
Secret: Always
loved his childhood sweetheart
What makes them special? His gerbil

[Mary Ellevold]

Name: Mary Ellevold

Scripts written: 5 web tv episodes, 2 screenplays

Hope to get inspiration, expertise, and courage.

Something unique: Am a Ventriloquist.

[Mary Ellevold]

1. It is possible to finish this.

2. Who is your Hero and what is their Character Arc that represents a transformation?

Jon Johnson

Internal
Journey: from weak and afraid to strong & fearless

External
Journey: From unemployed dogcatcher to facing animal attack

3. What are the Old Ways and New Ways?

Old ways – fearful, going from disaster to disaster, not wanting to put out effort, Kat and others dominate him

New ways -couregeous, faces Kat and rescues Bob