Planning: Characters

Desires	Needs
Normality/Reality ·         To defy his mum and complete the mission. Alternative reality ·         To complete the mission and be promoted.	Normality/Reality ·         To get the game back and leave the house.   Alternative reality ·         To save the world.
Fears	Will
Normality/Reality ·         Not being able to play the game. Alternative reality ·         Doing a bad job and not being noticed.	Normality/Reality ·         To leave the house and become independent Alternative reality ·         Strong will and determined.

This is an exercise which Val Taylor a lecturer in scriptwriting at UEA, she says in her book 'Stagewriting: a practical guide' that the use of this will allow the creation of the main characters and the story which around them is easier to work out the what they are doing in the situation and why they are there. Also it is very useful  for constructing characters with a number of layers and dimensions because of the factors.  

The character is the main part of the short film which I have created using a type of character which can be easily seen as a character which  is a corporate and professional man but the character is far from that. The character seen from the start is the alter ego of the reality. With the audience finding out that the character is actually a recluse who is scared to go out and the only thing which he cares about is playing games.

Normality	Alternative Reality
This is the character in the normal world, having him in casual clothes shows him a comfortable but reclusive position.	This is the character in the fanatsy world and having him in a suit allows to show a clear difference in the way the character is confident.