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WHOS WHO?
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WHOS WHO?
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WHOS WHO?
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LET THE STORY BE SIMPLE
AND LET THE CHARACTERS
BE COMPLICATED.Patrick Duncan
Scriptwriter
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CHARACTERS
- Key Components of your story.
- A story starts with character
- Frank Daniel, Former Chairperson Film Division at Columbia University
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CHARACTERS
PROTAGONIST
ANTAGONIST
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
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PROTAGONIST
- The central or primary figure of your narrative story.
- Hero or tawag nga ng mga pinoy audience bida.
- The Point of View of your story.
- Not necessarily a person who has a good or bad image.
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ANTAGONIST
- The obstacle.
- It can be solo, duo or a group.
- It can be a person, natural disaster, animals, an emotion or Ninja.
- Kontrabida.
- The opposition against your hero.
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REFLECTION/BUDDY & ROMANCE
- Ka-LoveTeam
- SideKick
- Extras
- They help your
main character
achieve their goals.
- They tell something
About the culture
And environment of
Your story.
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KNOW YOUR CHARACTERS
- Physical Background:Age, looks, health, gender
- Sociological Background: Economical Status (Rich, Middle Class, Poor),Education, Family History, Work, Environment
- Psychological Background: Principles in Life, Fears, Personality
Source: TRIP TO QUIAPO by RICKY LEE
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RANDOM ONLINE TIPS:
- Your main character must have a weakness (hopefully many). They are often
oblivious of these weaknesses, or in denial, or constantly trying to hide from
themselves.
- Attack your main character at his/her weakest spot, and he/she will show things
about him/herself that he/she doesnt want to reveal.
- We dont have to feel sympathetic toward him/her (although it is a great help),
but we must at the very least feel empathy.
Source: THESCRIPTLAB COM
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MEMORABLE CHARACTERS:
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MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
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SCREENPLAY OF JACK SPARROW INTRO:
EXT. PORT ROYAL - HARBOR - DAY
The skeletal remains of four pirates, still clad in buccaneer rags, hang from gallowserected on a rocky promontory. There is a fifth, unoccupied gallows, bearing a
sign: PIRATES - YE BE WARNED.
The top of a billowing sail passes regally in front of them. On the landward face of the
sail, apparently high in the rigging, is a man for whom the term 'swashbuckling
rogue' was coined: Captain JACK SPARROW.
He gazes keen-eyed at the display as they pass. Raises a tankard in salute. Suddenly,
something below catches his attention. He jumps from the rigging --
-- and that's when we see that his ship is not an imposing three-master, but just a
small fishing dory with a single sail, plowing through the water -- the Jolly Mon.
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MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
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CHARACTERS GOAL
- What is at stake?
- What will happen if the character wont achieve his/her goals.
- Situation:
He needs to find his
stepbrother or else he will
not get his inheritance.
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MOTIVATION
- Desires and willingness to do something of your character.
- The reasons behind your characters decision, behaviour or actions.
OUTER MOTIVATION
- ANSWERS THE QUESTION: WHAT DOES THE CHARACTER WANTS?
- It should be obvious and specific.
INNER MOTIVATION
- ANSWERS THE QUESTION: WHY DOES THE CHARACTER WANT THIS (OUTER
MOTIVATION)
- It is related to emotional goal of your character.
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EXAMPLES:
OUTER MOTIVATION:
To become Basketball MVP.
To learn Kung-Fu.
INNER MOTIVATION:
Because it will fulfil my Fathers wish and make him proud.
Because it will make me strong and brave.
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CONFLICTS
- An event or a situation of opposition against the Protagonist.
- Without conflict theres no drama.
OUTER CONFLICT
- Visible obstacles of a characters goal.
INNER CONFLICT- What prevents the character from achieving true self worth.
- It is the emotional wound they cant heal from:things that terrifies them
emotionally
-It is connected to the question: What would he/she do to avoid experiencing this
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OUTER CONFLICTS
- Person vs Person
- Person vs Nature
- Person vs Society/Institution
- Person vs Mythical Creatures
INNER CONFLICTS
- Person vs Self
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EXAMPLES:
A Student goes to school.
OUTER CONFLICT:
- Heavy rain.
- No allowance.
- Bully.
INNER CONFLICT:
- Self-pity.
- Embarrassed of something.
- Shyness.
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MORE EXAMPLES
A student must rescue his dog.
INNER CONFLICT:
- Afraid of the dark
OUTER CONFLICT
- A basement/underground facility without electricity or light source.
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SW 03 HU U?LIST DOWN 5 FAMOUS CHARACTERS
AND IDENTIFY THEIR TRADEMARKS, FAMOUS LINES, HABITS, FLAWS/PROBLEM,
AND GOAL.
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I am a Politician. I have moustache and I always wear wristband.
For me, walang kumpa-kumpare, walang kaibi-kaibigan.
I am a superhero. My weakness is anything yellow.
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MIDTERMS:
WRITE A CONVERSATIONAL SCENE WITH 2-3 SEQS.
- stuck in traffic.
- guy talking to his dog that messed up the house.
- the killing of flying ipis.
- first meeting with your bf s mother or gf s father.
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HW 03:
Write a profile (age, description, biography) for
Fictional Character with Motivations andConflicts. (inner and outer).
- 1 character only.
- Include a physical goal in life.- Minimum of 3, maximum of 5 examples per
Motivations and Conflicts (inner and outer)