Sunday, January 14, 2007

Character summaries from Jan 8th's meeting

In no order other than this is how they were sitting on my desk:

Character One:
Sally - 22 year old college student (Notre Dame) - does as much as is needed nothing more - she is dating someone but it is more fun the serious - her parents are divorced living in Jesup, GA - has two sisters (one older, one younger) - gets along with everyone - thinks she is over weight, not really - drinks socially - was raped in her freshman year of college, no one knows about it - She was prom queen in high school

Character Two:
Kerry (male)- 53 year old musician - grew up in Dublin, Ireland - Now lives in Midwest USA - Can play almost instrument - dose not like people - drinks too much - He wants to go back to Dublin - very poor work habits if it has anything to do with anything but music - a widower (wife died of cancer) - has a brother who lives in France (Michael), parents are dead - fears he will be stuck in US - best experience was playing in front of Queen Elizabeth II

Character Three:
Wilson Butler- unemployed 57 year old Vietnam Vet - good at electronics - unreliable when it comes to work - not married, dad is dead, mom lives with sister, brother was killed in Vietnam War - has to good friends both Vietnam Vets - does marijuana - fears being dependent on anyone - was wounded in Vietnam - loves his ham radio and Indian motorcycle - Hard core Democrat

Character Four:
David "Diamond" Jenkins, Jr - 31 year old convict (almost done with 3-5 year term, paints when he has a job) - Street smart - has little self control or concern for others - obsessed with fast cars - Parents live outside of Huntsville, AL - has 2 kid, but knows nothing of them or wants to - fears cops - does about any kind of drug - had two dogs before he was put in prison

Character Five:
Samuel Hite - 27 year old Asst Professor of Music at Northwestern University - Gifted musician, loves viola and plays classical - wants to tour as a World renown viola player - plays basketball (with a bad knee from his college days)- parents live in Peoria, IL (both teachers)- married to Megan and has a daughter, Kayla (and one on the way)- younger bother Paul lives in also in Peoria - eats only health foods - fears he will not be able to leave teaching and end up as a nobody

Character Six:
Amber Slomski - 18 year old high school grad (Taco Bell for the summer) - Complete computer geek - obsessed with fantasy baseball - plans to attend Indiana University in the fall - parents are remarried, and she has a little sister Katie - her only good friends are online (fantasy baseball league) and has never met them in person - her mom is an alcoholic and Amber does not want to be like her - the girls from her high school teased her about being fat and ugly in PE class

Jan 8th meeting

Ok, so I'm a little late in getting this out, sorry.
So here is the list of things to think about when coming up with a character

List of questions to answer for what/who your character is:

Name
Age
Place of birth
Residence
Occupation
Appearance
Dress
Strengths
Weaknesses
Obsessions
Ambitions
Work habits
Hobbies
Illness
Family
Parents
Kids
Siblings
Friends
Pets
Politics
ticks
Diet
Drugs
Favorite Kinds of
Coffee
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Erotic History
Favorite books, movies, music
Desires
Fears
Most traumatic events
Most wonderful experience
Major struggle: past & present