Goal: Keep your connection to your friends strong
Theme: Real friends are there to help.
Act 1
The guys are joking and walking to their lockers.
Character development is important at each locker stop.
Travis gives Patrick advice on insulting bullies that regularly insult him
Patrick is enjoying his friends for the most part.
Then with each crazy action from his friends, he gets more embarrassed.
Act 2
At Patrick's locker a girl, Sam, talks to Patrick.
His friends think Patrick should pursue her.
They convince him to with peer pressure.
Travis gives Patrick advice.
Patrick does it because the same tactics work for Travis uses.
Patrick tries the advice and fails and gets rejected in public.
His friends see and laugh in the distance, and Patrick sees.
Patrick leaves for home in anger.
Act 3
On Patrick's way home he is interrupted by his regular bullies Near his dorm.
They make fun of him and people in the area laugh.
Patrick hesitates and then finds himself using Travis's insults, and more people laugh.
Bullies gets mad and makes fun of Patrick all at once.
Travis, Curtis, and Casey find Patrick in trouble and stop the barrage of insults toward Patrick and turns it on the bullies.
The bullies are stunned and leave in embarrassment.
Patrick's faith in his friends are restored.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Character Breakdown
1. Character Functions
Each character has at least one function (or role) in any story, such as:
a) protagonist
b) antagonist
c) best friend
d) love interest
e) confidante
f) partner
g) catalyst
h) mentor
i) comic relief
There are many more, but this is a basic list for you to start with.
2. Character Emotions
Here are the three main character emotions:
a) Sympathy – the audience IDENTIFIES with the character’s problems and triumphs
b) Empathy – the audience UNDERSTANDS the emotions that drive the character
c) Antipathy – the audience wants the character to “GET WHAT THEY DESERVE”
3. Character Components
These are the Internal and External factors that shape each character:
a) Interior – form character
b) Exterior – reveal character
Motive (inner life ) Determines Behavior (outer life)!
4. Character Background
a) where is the character from (background)
b) what was he doing just before this scene
c) what does the writer say about this character
d) what do others say about this character
e) what does the character say about himself
5. Character Objectives (Most Important!)
These are the main needs and wants of a character (what people want out of life)
a) SUPER OBJECTIVE
what is the primal motivation of the character
what are the main needs of the character
b) OBJECTIVES
what does the character want (motives) - what are the active choices to achieve the Super Objective
c) MAIN ACTIONS
(example: “What they DO to Character A”)
what the character DOES… - to get what he WANTS… - to fulfill his NEEDS
Patrick
1.Protagonist
2. Sympathy
3. a) Wants an easy and simple life
4. a) Memphis, TN
b) Quietly walking with joking friends
c) Thinks he wants to be normal, but he'll be happier unnormal
d) He's like me in a way
e)I'm too weird
5) a)To have a easy and ideal life
b)
c) Accept what is given to him
Travis
1. Best Friend
2. Sympathy
3. Wants to be seen and praised
4. a) Memphis TN
b) Walking with friends Joking
c) Wants to be the boss
d) Overcompensating
e) Undiscovered Awesomeness
5. a) To have popularity and feel useful
c) Show everyone his personality and what he can do
Casey
1. Comic Relief
2. Empathy
3.Will do what it takes to relax
Curtis
1. Comic Relief
2. Empathy
3. Wants to be everyone's best friend/Wants an easy life
Sam
1. Catalyst
2. Empathy
Bully 1
1. Antagonist
2. Antipathy
3.
Bully 2
1. Antagonist
2. Antipathy
Bully 3
1. Antagonist
2. Antipathy
Each character has at least one function (or role) in any story, such as:
a) protagonist
b) antagonist
c) best friend
d) love interest
e) confidante
f) partner
g) catalyst
h) mentor
i) comic relief
There are many more, but this is a basic list for you to start with.
2. Character Emotions
Here are the three main character emotions:
a) Sympathy – the audience IDENTIFIES with the character’s problems and triumphs
b) Empathy – the audience UNDERSTANDS the emotions that drive the character
c) Antipathy – the audience wants the character to “GET WHAT THEY DESERVE”
3. Character Components
These are the Internal and External factors that shape each character:
a) Interior – form character
b) Exterior – reveal character
Motive (inner life ) Determines Behavior (outer life)!
4. Character Background
a) where is the character from (background)
b) what was he doing just before this scene
c) what does the writer say about this character
d) what do others say about this character
e) what does the character say about himself
5. Character Objectives (Most Important!)
These are the main needs and wants of a character (what people want out of life)
a) SUPER OBJECTIVE
what is the primal motivation of the character
what are the main needs of the character
b) OBJECTIVES
what does the character want (motives) - what are the active choices to achieve the Super Objective
c) MAIN ACTIONS
(example: “What they DO to Character A”)
what the character DOES… - to get what he WANTS… - to fulfill his NEEDS
Patrick
1.Protagonist
2. Sympathy
3. a) Wants an easy and simple life
4. a) Memphis, TN
b) Quietly walking with joking friends
c) Thinks he wants to be normal, but he'll be happier unnormal
d) He's like me in a way
e)I'm too weird
5) a)To have a easy and ideal life
b)
c) Accept what is given to him
Travis
1. Best Friend
2. Sympathy
3. Wants to be seen and praised
4. a) Memphis TN
b) Walking with friends Joking
c) Wants to be the boss
d) Overcompensating
e) Undiscovered Awesomeness
5. a) To have popularity and feel useful
c) Show everyone his personality and what he can do
Casey
1. Comic Relief
2. Empathy
3.Will do what it takes to relax
Curtis
1. Comic Relief
2. Empathy
3. Wants to be everyone's best friend/Wants an easy life
Sam
1. Catalyst
2. Empathy
Bully 1
1. Antagonist
2. Antipathy
3.
Bully 2
1. Antagonist
2. Antipathy
Bully 3
1. Antagonist
2. Antipathy
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Pitch Outline
Pitch Elements:
Title: Nothing Personal 101
Genre: Dry Comedy/Drama
In the vein of Moonrise Kingdom style wise
In the vein of Superbad plot wise
It stars Patrick. A college freshman who really hasn't found himself yet, and too nervous to experience the college life like his peers. His three relatively new friends Travis, Casey, and Curtis. Travis is loud and dominant. Casey is a laid back, ladies man, humble bragger. Curtis is hyperactive and bold. All three of them are urban.
Patrick has always been uncomfortable about his place in the group. Patrick loses trust for the group and gets into trouble with thugs. His friends save him and trust is restored.
The emotions and motivations of the college students will be exaggerated. To make the audience say "Ha! Young adult sure do act this way."
The target audience would be the young man.
Title: Nothing Personal 101
Genre: Dry Comedy/Drama
In the vein of Moonrise Kingdom style wise
In the vein of Superbad plot wise
It stars Patrick. A college freshman who really hasn't found himself yet, and too nervous to experience the college life like his peers. His three relatively new friends Travis, Casey, and Curtis. Travis is loud and dominant. Casey is a laid back, ladies man, humble bragger. Curtis is hyperactive and bold. All three of them are urban.
Patrick has always been uncomfortable about his place in the group. Patrick loses trust for the group and gets into trouble with thugs. His friends save him and trust is restored.
The emotions and motivations of the college students will be exaggerated. To make the audience say "Ha! Young adult sure do act this way."
The target audience would be the young man.
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