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FutureLearn Character Outline

5/25/2017

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Below is a response to a Screenwriting course I am taking. Read on it you'd like. :)

Deidre (Dee)

Hallucinates in hospital
Seeks extra treatment
Ignores Connor's attempts to talk
Finds "Wake Up" message on napkin
Another hallucination with Connor involved
Denies him telling her she's not crazy
Finds words Wake and Up circled in the newspaper
Questions herself, considers Connor's words
Doesn't take medication
Talkswith Connor, clear minded
Fights in next hallucination with Connor
Escapes hospital

Deidre is aware of both her wants at the beginning and the end of the pilot episode, when she is "asleep" and "awake."

Deidre wants to be normal and accepted, to get better. The hallucinations are what kept her from having a home. She is cautious, especially when on the drugs they tell her she needs. She is a little lost with all that is going on, but starts to trust Connor after the drugs wear off. Once she discovers she really isn't crazy, she becomes much more engaged, intellectually. We later learn that she was involved in some sort of sport before the hallucinations started. An average to above average student.

Another person would probably describe the character as unsure of herself at first. She's just discovered that a huge part about herself has been a lie and is now thrust into a new world. She has trust issues, even with Connor, who helps her escape the hospital. As well as issues trusting herself. She will constantly be learning about herself and what she's capable of after she wakes up from the fog of the drugs and lies. Though she is cautious, she doesn't allow it to hinder the loyalty she will develop for those who do help her along the way. She will be eager to learn, and discover what she can and can't do, find her strengths.



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Shaun link
5/25/2017 03:45:02 pm

Hello Alainna.

Deidre's seemingly crippling vulnerability becoming a source of strength sets up a wealth of opportunities for you to test her with on her journey through the life you're creating around her.

She comes across as a complex character with immense potential for good aswell as bad in the 'two worlds' she flits between.

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Alainna
5/25/2017 10:33:18 pm

Exactly! So glad I Projected that correctly. LOL As it is a TV series pilot, I wanted to make sure that the story had somewhere to go, much farther than the first couple of episodes. I didn't have trouble building the character, which makes the story even more organic, I think. This will be my very first screenplay, so I hope I don't screw it up. I am getting really attached to this character and I haven't even written the darned thing yet.

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