Future Learn:

AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING UEA (UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA)

"An Exercise to Develop Character Outlines"

MajorActions

1. Comforts Mr. Chambers 
2. Heads to the only safe place she knows.
3. Escape the Theatre via motorbike
4. Pulls Mr. Chamber from elevator
5. Shoots #2 Terrorist 
6. Shows us she speaks Albanian fluently    
7. Kills 1st Terrorist in hand-to-hand combat 
8. Leaves safety of custodial closet 
9. Falls into “old self” 
10. Makes it to safety with Mr. Chambers in “custodial closet” 
11. Pulls Mr. Chambers from his dead wife 
12. Pushes Mr. Chambers out of line of fire 
13. Notices something no one else would 
14. Leads Mr. Chambers to meeting
15. Meets Mr. Chambers 
16. Struggling to keep up at work
17. Morning routine
18. Flashbacks from previous life giving us clues to who she is 

Wants and Needs

Yes, in the since of she knows she wants to stay alive. Did she know she 

wanted to help someone through the loss of a loved one - probably not 

since she’s just working through that herself. 

Character’s Basic Psychology

She’s intelligent, hard working, eager to please, a novice at her new job, 

mysterious, youthful - but with “old eyes” as if she’s seen a lot but it hasn’t 

ruined her, brave, witty, caring, strong, & attentive. 

Character’s Superficial Affect

Nice girl-next-door type, bright future ahead, seems to have a good head

on her shoulders, but clearly running from something 

Physical Characteristics

Athletic - but not overpowering just capable, beautiful - but with a since of “obtainability” 

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