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Thinking about the characters
Think about the age and gender of the characters (do you want to play a character of your own age or not?). What ages would be most interesting for the drama to work well with an audience?
Here are some different character ideas for the three characters of our opening sequence.
Table showing different character ideas
| Option 1 | Option 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Character 1
| 40 years old, has spouse and children, works hard and runs a youth club *** | 35 years old, has just broken up with spouse, wants children to spend plenty of time with both parents |
| Character 2
| 25 years old, has just got engaged and is hoping to start a new job at a hospital *** | 28 years old, has arrived in the country as a junior doctor from Ghana, hopes to work permanently in Britain |
| Character 3
| 15 years old, has got in with a bad crowd, comes from a good family *** | 15 years old, has always had a bad reputation, tends to lead others into trouble |
The possibilities are endless, so it might help to think about devising characters that will connect with your particular audience.
*** These characters will be used for the rest of this exercise.
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