Penny Templeton Acting Lions

Sample outline for a character biography:

1. Characters name/nickname, reason for nickname
Ime karaktera/nadimak, razlog zbog kojeg je dobio/la nadimak
2. Present living circumstances
Trenutne zivotne okolnosti
3. Present political and social environment
Trenutno politicko i drustveno okruzenje
4. Character's innate intelligence
Urodjena inteligencija karaktera
5. Physical appearance: Fizicki izgled:
Actual age/ Stvarne godine
How old does the character look?/ Koliko godina izgleda da
ima?
Type of build/body/ Tip gradje/tijela
Distinguishing marks/ Detalji u izgledu/fizionomiji zbog kojih je
karakter specifican?
Healthy? If not, why?/ Zdrav/a? Ako ne, zasto?
6. Interests, activities, favourites:/ Intersovanja, aktivnosti,
omiljeno...:
Music/ Muzika
Time of day/ Doba dana
Food/ Hrana
Literature/ Knjizevnost
Sayings/ Izreke
Swear words/ Psovke
Mannerisms/ Maniri
Hobby
Inspirations, including people/ Inspiracije, ukljucujuci ljude
What was the characters childhood like?/ Kakvo je karakteru
bilo djetinjstvo?
Religious background/ Versko okruenje
Education/ Obrazovanje
Relationship with mother/ Odnos sa majkom
Relationship with father/ Odnos sa ocem
Relationship with siblings, if any / Odnos sa braom i
sestrama, ako ih ima
Birth order, if any / Redosled roenja, ako ima brau i sestre
Other important family relationships / Ostali vani porodini
odnosi
Economic status / Ekonomski status
Social status / Drutveni status
7. Point of view / Svetonazor
When is the character most comfortable? / Kada se karakter
osea najugodnije?

Least comfortable? / Najneugodnije?

Philosophy of life / ivotna filozofija
Self-worth / Miljenje o sebi?
View on politics / Politika stanovita
Optimist or pessimist? / Optimista ili pesimista
Introvert or extrovert? / Introvertan ili ekstrovertan?
Greatest vulnerability / Najvea ranjivost
Biggest regret / Najvee aljenje
Greatest accomplishment to date / Najvee dostignue u
dosadanjem ivotu
Darkest secret / Najmranija tajna
Does anyone know? / Zna li je jo neko?
8. What one word would the character use to describe self? /
Ako bi sebe opisao u jednoj rei, koja bi to re bila
9. Maturity level / Nivo zrelosti
10.
Sense of humor / Smisao za humor
11.
Interpersonal relationships: /Meuljudski odnosi
Important current relationship / Trenutno vani odnosi
Past important relationships / Vani odnosi u prolosti
Married, single, divorced? / Brano stanje, veza...
Children? / Deca
Dependent on others? / Zavisi li od drugih?
Independent? / Nezavisan?
Friends? / Prijatelji?
Descibe their social life / Opisati socijalni ivot karaktera
Attitude towards sexuality / Stav prema seksualnosti
12.
Life goals: ivotni ciljevi
Immediate goals / Trenutni ciljevi
Long-range goals / Dugoroni ciljevi
Has this character accomplished goals in the past? / Da li je u
prolosti ostvarivao ciljeve
Will they accomplish goals now? / Hoe li ih ostvariti ovaj put?
13.
Crisis and conflict: Krize i sukobi
How does this character react to crisis? / Kako ovaj karakter
reaguje na krize?
Coping skills / Kako se suoava
Types of repeating problems in life / Vrsta problema koji mu/joj
se ponavljaju
Patterns of behaviour / Obrasci ponaanja
Reaction to conflict / Reakcije na sukob