Michael Goldburg
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DAY 3
Benny – Character Profile Part 2
Traits: Selfish, lying, boasting, dreaming, scheming, fast talking, storyteller, charming<div>
Subtext: Hides his fear of failure and not living up to his father’s legacy with lies and jokes.
Flaw: His dishonesty with himself and others
Values: Money, fame, celebrity tat the outset turn into loyalty, friendship, community, integrity
Irony: He has to lean into his conning/lying skills in order to be a good movie producer
What makes this the right character for this role? He’s charismatic and charming and fast-talking and it’s fun to see how he’ll get out of this impossible situation.
Part 1 profile still works, this is a nice extension.
What I learned doing this assignment is to dig deeper into the characters.
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DAY 2: Benny’s Character Profile Part 1
HERO/ANTI-HERO
Benny will go from a selfish, cheating con man to the leader of a bunch of other desperate outcasts to come together to make a movie. He will help his aging mother financially instead of stealing from her. He will become an unlikely mentor to a emerging, down on his luck writer.
The major Antagonist is the gangster Leo who is the change agent. He’s the catalyst, his demand to be repaid for money that he thinks Benny stole from him sets Benny on his transformational journey. He eventually becomes an ally in a surprise twist at the end.
Other characters include Kitty the washed-up diva actress who also acts as antagonist for much of the script before becoming an ally, Anthony the down on his luck screenwriter who acts as a buddy and mentee to Benny, and Kitty’s “manager” Paul who also acts as an antagonist for much of the script.
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Profile of Benny: 40s-50s, rough around the edges, knocked around by life. Internal journey is going from being a selfish liar to a more selfless, honest man with himself and others. External is going from being an unsuccessful small-time con man to a successful big-time movie producer. Motivation is to save himself and his mother from being killed and pay back his supposed debt. Wound is never thinking he can live up to his father’s legacy. Mission/agenda: make a movie. Secret: he has no idea what he’s doing. He’s special because he taps into his conning talent and puts it to good use when producing a movie.
What I learned doing this assignment is trust in the work that I’ve already done and stay open to new possibilities.
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DAY 1: Benny’s Transformational Journey
Benny goes from a self-centered con man to a collective/team-driven movie producer
Internal Journey: Self-centered and selfish to group/collective-driven
External Journey: From small time con man to big time movie producer
Old Ways: Only thinking of self, conning, lying, taking
New Ways: Being real, honest, selfless, sacrificing
What I learned doing this assignment is not to overthink it, just do it.
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1. Hi everyone, I’m Michael Goldburg. The rest of my answers are:
2. 5 scripts
3. I want to finish a revision of my latest script in this class.
4. Not many “Goldbergs/Goldburgs” spell their last name with a “u.” 😉
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Michael Goldburg
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