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EXERCISE: Who was that masked man?
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mbarker.livejournal.comOriginal posting 26 April 2010
Movies, TV shows, media overrunning our brains... and giving us lots and lots of characters?
OK, today's exercise. First, pick a movie or a TV show that you know reasonably well. Could be an oldie (the Wizard of Oz! I love that old movie :-) or something more recent (Avatar? Isn't that something you have on your computer game?). Whatever, pick one.
Second, list several of the characters. Probably the main ones, although you can toss in some bit players if they really caught your attention. Think about what made them stand out for you.
Third, go through a recent day, perhaps a party, sometime when you met some people. And think about how these people match up with the characters from your movie. Did you meet the Wizard of Oz? How about Toto? The Wicked Witch, the Scarecrow, or the Tin Man? The Cowardly Lion? A Horse of a Different Color? Go ahead and compare and contrast -- how are these people like those movie characters, how are they different?
Now, for the bonus, take those characteristics, those shared insights, and build yourself a character or two for a story. Sure, take Uncle Fester and that guy at the mall yesterday, rub off the edges, and rebuild them as a character for your story. Do a little character sketch, maybe show us that underlying character doing something that really shows us what they are like. Scribble some notes about how this character grew up, what they like, what they hate, what they want to achieve.
There you go. Characters out of the intersection between the media and your life, stepping into your tales. And dancing!
Write?
Movies, TV shows, media overrunning our brains... and giving us lots and lots of characters?
OK, today's exercise. First, pick a movie or a TV show that you know reasonably well. Could be an oldie (the Wizard of Oz! I love that old movie :-) or something more recent (Avatar? Isn't that something you have on your computer game?). Whatever, pick one.
Second, list several of the characters. Probably the main ones, although you can toss in some bit players if they really caught your attention. Think about what made them stand out for you.
Third, go through a recent day, perhaps a party, sometime when you met some people. And think about how these people match up with the characters from your movie. Did you meet the Wizard of Oz? How about Toto? The Wicked Witch, the Scarecrow, or the Tin Man? The Cowardly Lion? A Horse of a Different Color? Go ahead and compare and contrast -- how are these people like those movie characters, how are they different?
Now, for the bonus, take those characteristics, those shared insights, and build yourself a character or two for a story. Sure, take Uncle Fester and that guy at the mall yesterday, rub off the edges, and rebuild them as a character for your story. Do a little character sketch, maybe show us that underlying character doing something that really shows us what they are like. Scribble some notes about how this character grew up, what they like, what they hate, what they want to achieve.
There you go. Characters out of the intersection between the media and your life, stepping into your tales. And dancing!
Write?
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