Character Profiles
Script writers will often create detailed profiles of all the characters in a film or television programme, asking many different questions about each character. There is an example of a set of questions a writer might answer to produce a character profile below.
Soap operas such as Eastenders and Coronation Street, where a number of different writers write for the same characters, all have what they call “bibles,” which are detailed guides featuring key information about every character in the show.
You will not need to know every single fact in order to write your scripts; in fact, you may think that some of the questions have nothing to do with your script at all, but there is a point behind them.
The more information you have about a character, the more you know what they are really like, so the better you will understand how they will react in certain circumstances.
Knowing how your characters will react makes it easier to write a script, because it helps you to understand what the characters will do at each point.
Answer all of the questions below for at least one of your main characters.
CHARACTER PROFILE QUESTIONS
- What is your character's full name? What is their preferred nickname?
- How old is your character throughout the majority of the story?
- What is their date of birth?
- What is their place of birth?
- Are they male or female?
- Where do they live now? Are they married, single, engaged, divorced, widowed?
- Does your character have any brothers or sisters? If so, how many?
- What is your character's overall health like?
- What type of personality does your character have?
- What is their Ethnic background and religion?
- What is their current occupation?
- What level of education does your character have?
- What does your character like or love?
- What does your character dislike or hate?
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