week 7.

Character objectives

This week in class we concentrated on the characters and their objectives in a script.
when breaking down a script you should make sure you know everything about the characters and their motivation to overcome the obstacles they must face.
the characters objectives in a script are broken down into...
super objective: the life goal of the character.
overall objective: Their objective in the story.
scene objective: their intention in the scene.
unit objective: their goal in the unit (Beat).

Using the example from the previous post Chris's unit objectives can be separated into the two units.
unit 1:
C: to be agitated
              Enraged
              Annoyed
Unit 2:
C: to Confront
         Interrogate
         Accuse

Deciding what you want the character to do is the easy part; its finding the best word to describe their objective that can be difficult. It is very important to find the right word to tell the actors so that they can portray the character in the best way.