I’m currently taking the Introduction to Screenwriting course from the University of East Anglia through Futurelearn, and as part of the course I’ve been working on a character outline which they have suggested we blog about. It’s a very vague sketch for something I’m working on but here it is:
The Characters Major Actions in Reverse Order
- Kisses the girl
- Kills nemesis
- Escapes execution and runs away with girl and friends
- Is tried and convicted
- Is captured in a trap
- Meets with girl and plans running away together
- Kills guard who attacked his mother
- Buries his mother
- Finds his mother dying after being attacked
- Celebrates his success with girl and friends
- Distributes supplies
- Carries out raid for supplies with friends
- Breaks in to see girl
- Plans raid with gang
- Watches supply route from port to stores
- Sees girl helping sick and poor
- Tells his mother about the girl
- Sees girl at port and fancies her
- Shares all he has with friends and mother
- Chased by guards with gang for petty thievery
Character wants:
- To survive
- Provide for his friends and family
- To be happy
- To fall in love
He is aware of his wants and needs, just may not know how to get them.
Character’s thoughts:
- Anti-intellectual
- Impulsive
- Free-spirited
- Finds it hard to focus
- Overthinks things
- Gets stressed
- Emotional
How would a casual acquaintance see him?
- Charming
- Friendly
- Life and soul of the party
- Popular
Important Physical Characteristics
- A perpetual cough and wheeziness
- Skinnier and on the shorter side
- Slightly malnourished
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