Character Development Charts

Character Development Charts

Task -

Use the character development chart and work out:

• inner conflicts
• outer conflicts
• inner motivations
• outer motivations

of the main character from three films. 

The first film was either a choice of Bicycle Thief or The Third Man. I picked Bicycle Thief.

The second was a film of my choice. I chose The Truman Show

The third was the main character in a script that i'm developing. I picked the recognising a stranger script i named Happy As Larry.

Bicycle Thief-

Main character: Anthony

Inner motivations- To prove himself

                               To provide for his family

Outer motivations- To get his bike back

Inner conflicts-       Low self esteem 

Outer conflicts-      The police, the thief 

The Truman Show-

Main character: Truman

Inner motivations-  To travel and find his true love

Inner conflicts-        Afraid of water

Outer motivations-  To travel to Fiji as he believes a woman he loves is there

Outer conflicts-        Christoff and the production team, all the actors, the place he                                    lives

Happy As Larry-

Main character: Larry

Inner motivations- Someone to trust 

Outer motivations- Genuine friendship

Outer conflicts-      Sarah and Steve having the affair

                               Daniel making him confront Sarah

Inner conflicts-       Fear of change, guilt, feeling useless