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CHARACTERS
When setting out to
create characters within your screenplay, must consider all the
following
- Physical
Characteristics
- Social Factors : Social
class, religion, family, origins, job, educational/cultural
level/status
- Psychological Factors:
Ambitions, wishes, frustrations, sexuality, sensibilities,
perceptions…
- Intellect and
Emotions --- And how these LEAD TO ACTION define the Identity
of a character.
- How does your character
DO things & RESOLVE conflicts
All the actions, conflicts,
objectives, in short, all that the character does should be
consistent with that character's personality. You may in fact allow
for change -and it will happen as the character goes through the
story- but there should be some sense of consistency in what makes a
characterh im/herself - a unique individual who does things his.her
own way.
The best way to be clear on
the character's personality and what types of actions are "credible"
is to actually draw up a list of adjectives on one column and a
corresponding list of actions in another column.
Example:
ADJECTIVES
words that describe |
ACTIONS
things character does |
| lazy |
sleeps
late |
| slow |
does 10 things before
walking out the door |
| methodical |
does 10 things to keep
her toothbrush clean when brushing her
teeth |
| sad |
cries, stares out of
the window |
| energetic |
slaps a high five and
cheers "let's do it" before everythign she
does |
| studious |
studies ... for next
week's assignment |
| etc |
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