character workshop

Character Workshop

 Action arises from pressure.

Protagonist

How do they see the world?

Whats important to them?

Whats their attitude to life?

Whats their goal in the story?

Whats the worst that could happen?

Distinctive traits?

Dialogue?

Inner conflict/weakness?

What do they fear?

How do they change over the story? (character progression) 

Will this create conflict with other characters?

External VS Internal conflict

Character Progression

Decide what the characters personality at the end will be like, and make the start the complete opposite. 

Antagonist

(all of the above for pro, plus)

Why do they oppose your character?

Are the forces of the antagonist in the way enough?

Secondary characters help us better understand some aspect of the protagonist or their story.

Review Q's

Is your character introduced & defined clear enough?

Are their actions clearly motivated & emotionally believable?

Do we understand why?

 EMPATHY     CURIOSITY    FEAR    WONDER

Does each character have a dramatic function?

Shed light on main character

Character Backstory

Stanislavsky urges actors to ask three questions before they play a scene:

1. Where have I come from?
2. What am I doing here?
3. What am I trying to achieve?