Antagonist Vs. Protagonist

You will write details about six characters; three antagonists, three protagonists.

Begin with one character, a protagonist. Write down their name. Write their current desires and motivations in life. Write down their childhood/backstory. These are the most important pieces.

Now write down their physical description, physical quirks, personality flaws. This is secondary to the motivation and backstory. It’s the icing on the cake, and it’s still important.

Now write that character’s nemesis using the exact same process (desires, backstory, physical ing onionsand personality quirks, etc). Think about why and how they are blocking the protagonist from achieving their goal. Is it malicious? Accidental?

Repeat this with two other sets of characters.

NOTE: You do not have to use all or any of these characters for your video if you don’t want to. It is an exercise to get you thinking about character building. On the other hand, this may trigger some brilliant thought that leads to a wonderful video project. You won’t know unless you put your heart and head into it.

Robert Lube - Protagonist

Robert is a man in his mid-forties that works as a mechanic in the northern sector of Detroit. He barely graduated with a high school diploma and is just trying to get by. He was born and raised in Detroit, only to be raised by his mother. They ran off of welfare and government handouts for most of their lives. He wanted to escape the low life and try to sustain himself with enough money to pay bills and buy necessities. Robert is of two functioning mechanics in the auto-repair shop he works at. He still lives with his mother but is the one caring for her and paying the bills. His mother is a daredevil and manages to get in some dangerous situations. Robert watches over her and protects her, for she is all he has.

Franchesca Lube - Antagonist

She is the mother to Robert Lube and about 91 years old. Ever since she was a child she has had a taste for dangerous situations. The man she married and had Robert with left her because she wanted to shot baby Robert out of a cannon and into a factory that produces shards of glass when he was born. She never had a successful job and had to raise Robert in poverty. Franchesca is very lonely and doesn't know what to do with herself when he goes to work. She makes it her goal to do something very dangerous everyday because it really turns her on. She doesn't want Robert to worry about her, yet she manages to give him a near heart attack all the time. 

Manuel Ernest - Protagonist

Public enemy of his small town in Poland, Manuel is a man that has been in hiding for years and can't seem to find a way out of this mess. He is 23 years old and lost his job due to the town's opposition towards him. The only reason he is the public enemy is because he forgot to put on a shirt one day. Much of his family lives elsewhere, so he is on his own. He lives in the basement of a sealed up abandoned house. He tries not to get make personal contact with anyone considering he is shot-on-sight by military. He feels he needs to escape because he doesn't want to turn out to be a hermit when he grows up.

Jerry King The Mailman - Antagonist

Member of the city council and avid book enthusiast, Jerry is a 62 year old mailman. He is the man that has been doing the same route that Manuel lives on for years. Jerry is a perfectionist when is comes to delivering mail and is aggravated with the one house that has mail piling up on the front porch. The is vandalized and damaged but sealed up tight; all of the town knew Manuel lived there. Jerry made it his goal to break into that house to make sure he got all of his mail.

Jessica Blancade - Protagonist
A little 8 year old of a big family living out in Utah. She is somewhat of a middle child and has a hard time gaining attention. She wants to make it her goal to get noticed more so she starts to become very aggressive and destructive. Everyday, she manages to cause pain to someone in her family. Her parents still neglect to notice her and presume to mark her off as a number. She is convinced that she needs to be more extreme and decides to go large scale in her blunt attempts to get noticed.

Zicter Blancade - Antangonist
Zicter is the older brother of Jessica and has just turned 13 years old. He has noticed what Jessica is trying to do. He wants to destroy her permanently because she has taken it way to far man. He is home schooled and so is the rest of the family. He attempts to kill her daily with the use of large rocks, anvils, and dynamite. He is willing to do what it takes to protect his family from the evil residing in Jessica.

Screen Write

Dispute

A teenager is conflicted with a bland and uncanny life he has let himself develop. He will be opposing himself throughout with various actions.

Scene 1: Justin 1 finds himself observing all of his home work and chores provided by his parents on his desk in  his bedroom. He walks to the window and looks down to see Justin 2 playing around outside in the front yard. Justin 1 then torpidly returns to his seat and commences to work on some math homework. Justin 2 opens the door in a furious and obstructive manner. He walks to the desk and throws the math homework to the ground. Justin 1 picks the homework back up, in a sluggish manner, and goes back to doing homework. Justin 2 pours kerosene on the papers and lights them on fire. Justin 1 stand up, glares at Justin 2 and walks out of the bedroom.

Scene 2: This will be a compilation of multiple scenes residing around Justin's House:

• Justin 1 will be vacuuming while Justin 2 unplugs the power cord (small repetitive fight)
• Justin 1 raking leafs into a decent pile while Justin 2 kicks the leaves around and causes a rut 
• Justin 1 will take out the trash and stop to tie his shoe as Justin 2 sneaks up to the trash bag and stabs at it with a knife furiously and then sneaks away leaving Justin 1 with a mess
• Justin 1 picks up dog poop in backyard with a poop pail and places it near the backdoor to his garage. He proceeds to walk back to the sliding glass door as Justin 2 sneak up a distance behind him with the pail in his hands. He throws the dog poop towards Justin 1 managing to hit him with some. (Note* it wont be real poop being thrown at him, but small dirt-like projectiles) Justin 1 will turn around slightly upset with the same muggy glare he has been giving Justin 2.
•  Justin 1 proceeds to take a shower and Justin 2 comes in to pour cold water, from a bowl, on Justin 1 over the shower curtain. He will run off and Justin 1 will pull the curtain slightly to give a glare

Scene 3: Justin 1 is sitting at a kitchen table staring at Justin 2. They are both at opposite ends of the table. The shot will have view of the whole table so that both Justin's will be visible. Justin 2 will fade away and Justin 1 will get up and walk out of the scene. Justin 1 will open the front door to his house and see multiple Justin 2's standing in the front yard staring at him. He will then blink and they will all be gone.

Actors:
Justin 1 - Justin
Justin 2 - Justin

Justin 1 is going to wear formal yet casual attire and Justin 2 will wearing very informal "lazy" clothing.

Portrait of a Place Reflection

What was the place you tried to portray?
I portray a place that I went to as a kid in the past with a few friends. It was an old abandoned railroad station and had many old converters and guard stations. We would hide stuff there like magazines, BB guns, and money. The place presently is stripped of its tracks and leveled. This saddens me for this place was a refuge for my friends and I.




What details did you choose to portray about this place?
I tried to get footage of most of the area. I wanted to show the overpass to show people that this station is in a common area of the city of Hilliard over Cemetery Rd. I examined a lot of what was rusting a breaking down to show that the place is rustic and fading away. 


What changes did you make to your plan along the way? That is, how did your pre-production plan change when you filmed, and what new discoveries did you make in post-production?
I originally planned to have my walk into the frame of each shot and fade out walking. I wanted to emphasize the meaning of my faded past and of what I use to do in the area.



Name at least one change (or more) you would like to make to your film. Why?
I would like to add a tripod into use. I feel the less shaky the film is, the easier it is to recognize the shot itself.


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Visual / Audio Technique	Thoughtful use of visuals. The student can rationalize his/her use of camera angles, composition, pacing, sounds, narration, and music as they relate to the meaning of the project. The visuals are visible and the audio levels are appropriately loud or quiet.	Good use of visuals. Camera angles, composition and pacing are attractive but may not enhance meaning. The audio levels may need some adjustment. The student can explain why he/she made many of the choices (s)he made.	Student has put some thought into visuals and audio, but there are some portions of the project that seem careless or thoughtless. Scenes may lack visibility or audio may be inaudible.	Student has put little to no thought into visual or audio technique in their project.
Active Learning / Effort / Attitude	The student took pride in their work, strove to make new understandings and displayed a fantastically positive attitude. The student’s work ethic was exemplary.	The student was active, participatory and positive. The student worked hard from beginning to end.	The student participated most of the time. The student did some of the assigned work. The student may have needed re-direction on occasion.	The student did not participate. Work was not completed on time. The student needed consistent re-direction.