Character Profile - Brando Moretti

Character Profile

Below is my character profile for my showreel.

Character Name: Brando Moretti

Age: 34

Appearance:

Black hair (greased back)

Jeans and leather jacket

Little bit of stubble on side of face and a narrow jaw

Below is the rig that I loosely based this character profile on. He will be the rig that starts in the showreel before he goes through the door and turns into another rig.

11.     What do you know about this character now that he doesn’t yet know?

22.       What is this character’s greatest flaw?

His arrogance.

33.       What do you know about this character that he would never admit?

He is alone in the world.

44.       What is this character’s greatest asset?

His brutal survivalist attitude.

55.       If this character could choose a different identity. Who would he be?

66.       What music does this character sing to when no one else is around?

Punk Rock

77.       In what or whom does this character have the greatest faith?

Himself, he doesn’t put much faith into anything else because he thinks he can only really rely on himself.

88.       What is this character’s favourite movie?

Scarface – He saw this film at a young age (around seven) and it has always had a soft place in his heart since it allowed him to escape his normal life for just a few hours.

99.       Does this character have a favourite article of clothing? Favourite Shoes?

Leather jacket and jeans. Pair of black boots.

110.   Does this character have a vice? Name it.

He smokes and he doesn’t care about other people…his empathy is lacking.

111.   Name this character’s favourite person (living or dead).

Al Pacino – sees him as a father figure through his films.

112.   What is this character’s secret wish?

That he grew up with a father.

113.   What is this character’s proudest moment?

Winning a cooking completion in school. He doesn’t have much to be proud of so he holds this memory close.

114.   Describe this character’s most embarrassing moment.

When some of the more well-known and feared men around his street pushed him around and knocked his bag of shopping to the ground. He was belittled in front of his mum who thought he was a wuss.

115.   What is this character’s deepest regret?

Not doing anything about his mum’s drug problem.

116.   What is this character’s greatest fear?

Facing his father.

117.   Describe this characters most devastating moment.

Losing his uncle who was the only good influence in his life. The uncle was his mums brother and he checked in from time to time to make sure they were ok.

118.   What is this character’s greatest achievement?

Staying out of the gangs around his area.

119.   What is this character’s greatest hope?

To move to Italy. He wants to get away from America, where his problems are and go and live in Italy.

220.   Does this character have an obsession? Name it.

He is obsessed with his routine. He doesn’t like it when it is disturbed.

Wake up and shower, brush teeth have cigarette.

Go to shops and buy stuff for breakfast.

Go home and eat breakfast.

Then he takes the day as it comes until the evening where he sits alone and eats his tea then watches TV then goes to bed.

221.   What is this character’s greatest disappointment?

Not attending a college and not getting a degree.

222.   What is this character’s worst nightmare?

Losing his mother. Even though she is a drug addict and he raised himself, she is his only family left in America and he doesn’t want to be truly alone.

223.   Whom does this character most wish to please? Why?

The man in the bakery around the corner from his house. With his uncle long dead, the old man in the bakery is now the closest thing to a father figure in his life. This old man seems to take an interest in him and always gives some advice. Brando tries to have some positive news to tell the man to impress him.

224.   Describe this character’s mother.

She is a minor drug addict, still enough though to have missed her son’s childhood. Often when Brando visits she doesn’t even appear to know he is there. She doesn’t take drugs like cocaine but more like heavy painkillers and the such that she is addicted to.

225.   Describe this character’s father.

He is unknown in Brando’s life. His mother doesn’t talk about him so he could be dead or he could have left. All Brando cares about is making sure his mother doesn’t go too deep into her addiction.

226.   If he had to choose, with whom would his character prefer to live.

His mother for obvious reason of not knowing his father.

227.   Where does this character fall in birth order? What effect does this have?

He is a lonely child. This means that he is truly alone and doesn’t have a sibling bond of which to get through life with. It would have helped for him to have a sibling of which h they could support each other growing up.

228.   Describe this character’s siblings or other close relatives.

His mother has been explained. His father has not featured in his life. His uncle is dead. He has some distant relatives in Italy but he has no memories of them.

229.   Describe this character’s bedroom. Include three cherished items.

Mattress on the floor, not in a bedframe. He has a cramped en-suite with yellow walls and yellow toilet, bath and tiles (the tiles have floral decorations). He has broken blinds over the window that lets fractured light in. There is one chest of drawers and one wardrobe. The wardrobe has all his jackets, tops and jeans and he only has one pair of black boots.

Boots.

Cigarette case.

A cup with a sausage dog on it. The absurdity amuses him.

330.   What is this character’s birth date? How does this character manifest traits of his astrological sign?

He was born on Christmas day but he rarely receives gifts for either holiday. He was surprised when he went to the bakers on Christmas eve that he got given a small present from the owner.

331.   If this character had to live in seclusion for six months, what six items would he bring?

Cigarettes. Lighter. Couple books. Cassette player and a cassette.

332.   Why is this character angry?

He is not so much as angry but contempt with his life now. If he is to be angry at anything then it is his father for not being around while he was growing up but he can’t be angry at that all the time because he doesn’t even know the reason he hasn’t been around.

333.   What calms this character?

Walking slow and taking his time with life. He enjoys the cool breeze; he enjoys the sound of birds early in the morning. Being in calming nature environments calms him down.

334.   Describe a recurring dream or nightmare this character might have.

He is in a bright Italian village and everyone is speaking Italian but he can’t understand them. This reflects his desire to move to Italy but also his fear that he won’t fit in and that he wouldn’t be able to understand his distant relatives.

335.   List the choices (not circumstances) that led this character to his current predicament.

He doesn’t appreciate his life and so a godly act has led him to this door.

336.   List the circumstances over which this character has no control

Going through the door. He has no control over this as he is in an environment with just a door so curiosity leads him to go through the door.

337.   What wakes this character in the middle of the night?

The sounds of car alarms going off or drunk people shouting down the street. The sound of police cars or are they ambulance?

338.   How would a stranger describe this character?

Rough looking, mean looking, a loner, looks like trouble.

339.   What does this character resolve to do differently every morning?

Smile a bit more at friendly strangers. To be less intimidating and show more emotions on his face.

440.   Who depends on this character? Why?

In a way his mum. His mum perhaps doesn’t appreciate what he does for her because of her drug addiction but if he wasn’t around then she would have overdosed by now or at least caused some serious harm to herself.

441.   If this character knew he had exactly one month to live, what would he do?

He wouldn’t do much different. He would continue living the way he was but perhaps have a few more emotional moments with his mum knowing she would be alone. He would at most try and prepare her for when he was gone.

442.   How would a dear friend or relative describe this character?

A laugh when he wanted to be but most of the time he was relaxed and calculating in situations.

443.   What is this characters most noticeable physical attribute?

He has well cut shoulders; he isn’t that muscular but he has very little fat on him. His jaw line is also very crisp meeting at his well-defined chin.

444.   What is this character hiding from himself?

He is hiding the vulnerability that he needs other people in his life to make him happy.

Summary:

This character profile will help me to establish my narrative which will begin properly tomorrow in the form of story beats.