Character Type Examples
A reader wrote in and submitted a list of film and television characters and questions about identifying the Character Types. She did a great job identifying the characters but most of her “misses” were in the area of the Power of Truth.
Power of Truth characters can be a bit tricky. People who have difficulty with or question their identity of sexual identity (Alan Harper) people who don’t know who they can trust or question the truth and believe in or discover conspiracy theories (Michael Scofield) and spies and those who conceal their identities or live by subterfuge and their wits (Aladdin) are usually Power of Truth Characters. Â The full list is below. See if you agree. If not tell me why:
TV Shows
– Rachel Green ( Jennifer Aniston ) in Friends : Power of Idealism
– Chandler Bing ( Matthew Perry ) in Friends : Power of Excitement
– Monica Geller ( Courtney Cox ) in Friends : Power of Reason
– Fran Fine ( Fran Drescher ) in The Nanny : Power of Love
– Maxwell Sheffield ( Charles Shaughnessy ) in The Nanny : Power of Conscience
– Lucas Scott ( Chad Michael Murray ) in One Tree Hill : Power of Idealism
– Peyton Sawyer ( Hilarie Burton ) in One Tree Hill : Power of Idealism
– Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller ) in Prison Break : Power of Truth and Prison Break is a Power of Truth TV show
– Lincoln burrows ( Dominic Purcell ) in Prison Break : Power of Will
– Charlie Harper ( Charlie Sheen ) in Two and a Half Men : Power of Excitement
– Alan Harper ( Jon Cryer ) in Two and a Half Men : Power of Truth
Films
– Dr. David Huxley ( Carey Grant ) in Bringing up Baby : Power of Reason
– Susan Vance ( Katherine Hepburn ) in Bringing up Baby : Power of Love
– George Wade ( Hugh Grant ) in Two Weeks Notice : Power of Excitement
– Lucy Kelson ( Sandra Bullock ) in Two Weeks Notice : Power of Conscience
– Tracy Turnblad ( Nikky Blonsky ) in Hairspray : Power of Idealism
– Brian O’Conner ( Paul Walker ) in The Fast and the Furious : Power of Conscience
– Dominic Toretto ( Vin Diesel ) in The Fast and the Furious : Power of Will
– Sally Albright ( Meg Ryan ) in When Harry met Sally : Power of Conscience
– Harry Burns ( Billy Crystal ) in When Harry met Sally : Power of Truth
– Kathleen Kelly ( Meg Ryan ) in You’ve Got Mail : Power of Imagination-
– Joe Fox ( Tom Hanks ) in You’ve Got Mail : Power of Truth-
– Aladdin in Aladdin : Power of Truth
– Giselle ( Amy Adams ) in Enchanted : Power of Imagination
– Robert Philip ( Patrick Dempsey ) in Enchanted : Power of Truth
Create a visual map for a character’s emotional journey. Pull stories from character rather from rote story structure beats. Some of the largest international media companies, use this in story and character development.
A clear concise guide for writers and producers to have by their side as they embark on a project. It gives a really vital reminder of what is key for story success.
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