Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Character

Character profile

Name: Lauren Conrad (LC)

Age: mid 20’s
Nationality: English
Hometown: Carson city Nevada
Current Residence: La Croix du Vieux Pont Berny Riviere (Northern France)Occupation: publicist
Siblings:Step brother, no contact.
Spouse:single
Children:none
Grandparents: close relationship with grandmother, grandmother suffers a long term illness and she see her as often as she can. Grandfather died to years ago of lung cancer.
Grandchildren: none
Significant others: mother died in childhood years, father committed suicide when she was just 6 years of age. Lived with grandmother growing up until adult years. Relationship skills: Has trouble trusting people, a loyal friend or partner, family orientated.
Physical Characteristics: dark brown hair and green eyes. Prominent facial features.
Height: 5ft 7

Weight: Average
Race: British
skin colour: white-Caucasian

Shape of Face: heart face shape
Distinguishing features: eyes
how does he/she dress? High fashion: sophisticated look, suits etc.
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.) stares a lot, or day dreams most of the time. Health: physically fit
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): Elegant, sophisticated, feminine
Greatest flaw: finds it hard to let emotion or inner feelings come out.
Best quality: Independent
which character from a thriller film is your character most likened to? Cat woman-because it is the story of a shy, sensitive woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, which resmebles the charcter in my thriller.

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes

Educational Background: started education at Fremont Elementary School, then Carson Middle School and Silver State Charter High School. Higher education at
Western Nevada College studying a deegree in english literature. Home bound.
Intelligence Level: high academically, lower social skills.
Any Mental Illnesses? N/A
Character’s short-term goals in life: To take grandmother to live with her in France.

Character's long-term goals in life: Travel the world and to meet someone and settle down.
How self-confident is the character? Very conscious of others around her and what they think.
What would most embarrass this character? If personal secrets were let out.

How the Character is Involved in the StoryCharacter's role in the thriller (Protagonist/antagonist etc.): protagonist Scene where character first appears: travelling back to hometown

Relationships with other characters:
1. Character's Name: -- Grandmother Rose Dona wood-strongest relationship, Lauren brought up and lived with Rosie until she was old enough to leave home. Towards the end of the film her grandmother ends up in hospital after a stroke. Lauren flies back to her hometown Nevada to accompany her sick grandmother.

2. Character's Name: -- Mr Trey Parker- Her boss at work over the course of the film they become more evolved with each other and a spark of unexpected chemistry is emerged.

3. Character's Name: -- the main antagonist, her brother step Russell Thompson wants to get his fortune from Laurens grandmother, which is his step grandmother. He is jealous of Lauren and rose’s close relationship, the one he never had with anyone. Lauren has never met him, but Russell knows of her existents.
How character is different at the end of the film from when the film began: She losses the things she loves most and ends up fading away into society.

2 comments:

CSC MEDIA said...
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CSC MEDIA said...

Katie, Good character profile! you need to add the answers to the fargo sequence(see main blog). Then discuss your ideas with your group and write your own version of the script. Chris.