Tuesday, November 2, 2010

My Version of Marisa

Name: Marisa
Age: 23- 25 years old
Nationality: European Descent, Britain.
Socioeconomic Level as a child: Upper Middle Class
Socioeconomic Level as an adult: Upper Middle Class
Hometown: California
Current Residence: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Occupation: A fashion journalist
Income:
Talents/Skills: Writing, Singing.
Salary: $47,000+
Birth order: Second
Siblings (describe relationship): Nathan, youngest brother 20. Heather, oldest sister, 28
Spouse (describe relationship): None
Children (describe relationship): None
Grandparents (describe relationship): Grandma Lucy, 58 (Mother side). Father’s side deceased.
Grandchildren (describe relationship): None
Significant Others (describe relationship): Lance, 25 (currently a fling)
Relationship skills:

Physical Characteristics:

Height: 5’7
Weight: 130
Race: Caucasian
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Glasses or contact lenses? Neither
Skin color: Tan Brown
Shape of Face: Round
Distinguishing features:
How does he/she dress? Casual, girly.
Mannerisms: Polite when wanted to
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.) Smoking once every two days
Health: Family had heart attacks.
Hobbies: Shopping, Eating Out
Favorite Sayings: “Holy fuck.” “I Knew it!”
Speech patterns: None
Disabilities: None
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): Elegant
Greatest flaw:
Best quality: Her smile and laughter.

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes

Educational Background: College
Intelligence Level: College Graduate
Any Mental Illnesses? None
Learning Experiences:
Character's short-term goals in life: to finish this article she’s currently working on.
Character's long-term goals in life: to live a happy & successful life
How does Character see himself/herself? Very kind, not giving.
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? Funny, truthful, blunt, a listener.
How self-confident is the character? 60 % Confident
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? A combination of emotion and logic.
What would most embarrass this character?

Emotional Characteristics

Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths – very confident, a listener.
Introvert or Extrovert? Extrovert
How does the character deal with anger? She is very blunt, curses
With sadness? She hides & compresses it.
With conflict? It bothers her mind, but manages to find a solution.
With change? She is quickly adaptable.
With loss? At the moment, she will be depressed, but will slowly move on.
What does the character want out of life? To make herself productive and grateful of the work she’s done.
What would the character like to change in his/her life? Her
What motivates this character? Having confidence and she researched about it.
What frightens this character? Losing someone she loves, herself.
What makes this character happy? Being with her friends, anything funny.
Is the character judgmental of others? Yes
Is the character generous or stingy? Generous
Is the character generally polite or rude? Polite

Spiritual Characteristics

Does the character believe in God? No
What are the character's spiritual beliefs? There is a higher power and that hell and heaven does exist.
Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life? Spirituality
If so, what role does it play? Her view of wrong and good.

1 comment:

  1. Good work. I can definitely see how Marissa was developed within this profile and why she wound up being conflicted within your subtext scene.
    20/20

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