Character development

My partner and I wish to create a development of character within our film opening. We want to create our character and their relevancy to the story. We will have one lead actor that drives the plot and appears in most scenes. There will include supporting characters that might be related, or a friend to the main character. We could establish a brief background of the characters and also have minor characters that will appear in very short amounts of time and may not even say anything.




"Up" develops character by showing the journey of Carl and Ellie from childhood to old age. It showcases their dreams, emotions, backstory, and struggles but also establishes the connection between the characters.

The next step in character development is understanding our character’s purpose in the story. For our lead character, we need to establish the inner conflict they will face, and drive their actions throughout the story.

After researching, I found something called character arc. This is the inner journey of the character, and mapping out how the character will change from one person into another type of person by the conclusion of the film or series. We want to establish how the character will turn out in only 2 minutes.



We also have to figure out our character’s social profile, background, and history, which will influence how they speak, act, and how they interact with other characters.

First setting and first dialogue is something we need to consider and think about. It shows where they may hang out/be around and how they talk to the people around them. Our character needs to have a specific voice and a good idea might be to change her voice around certain people.