I have organised the Characters and
Information about them, into
a List for easy reference.
This is for the Production Crew and
Actors.
eg.
9. CHARACTERS
First Appearance
Visual, Dialogue, (Mention)
Book Script
Page Page
1.1 1.
THE U.S. PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY 1 1 2. THE
U.S. PRESIDENT – LBJ – LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON 1 1
Had
been an observer on bomber missions in
the Pacific
during World
War 2.
Was sent to
Townsville to investigate the “22” May riot,
by FDR.
Born – 27
Aug 1908 – 33 years old in May/Jun 1942.
Taller than
6’, stocky build.
See also,
Character No. 233
See book
page 377 3. ROBERT
KENNEDY 1 1
John
F. Kennedy’s brother.
Close
to 6’ tall.
1.1.1 4. U.S.
PRESIDENT – JFK - JOHN F. KENNEDY 2 2
1.1 5. U.S.
PRESIDENT – FDR - FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 6 5 6. U.S.
GENERAL IKE EISENHOWER 6 5
Coordinating the US Pacific War
strategy
from the US
end. 7. U.S.
GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR 8 (5)
American
Commander-in-Chief
of the
Pacific Theatre.
1.1.4 8. VAL
JOAN CALLAHAN (NEE HALL) 10 11
Owner
of The Brown’s Bar.
Born in
1889.
Female, 53
years old.
Part
Australian Indigenous, part European.
Steel grey
eyes, full figured and bosomy.
Has
shapely legs,
with
a neat pair of ankles and knees.
Looks after
her appearance,
keeps her
hair blonde, no grey, red lipped.
Bold.
See book
pages 20 -21, 24 – 28, 36, 38 – 39, 46 (secret),
55
– 56, 62 – 64, 67, 91 – 92, 128, 169, 217, 305, 363
________________________________________________________________________________
I have tried to organise the
information in, as logical way as possible,
so there are some concept threads that
I have used, which I will outline below –
To set up this List,
follow these steps –
OPEN
the File 9-NAME-Characters
FIRST APPEARANCE
- GO TO
the Line below the
Heading
- TYPE IN
ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE, 2 COLUMN HEADINGS, such –
First
Appearance
Visual, Dialogue, (Mention)
Book Script
Page Page
This is following the concepts –
- Organising All Characters in
Order of their First Appearance,
whether that is a Visual Appearance, Speaking some Dialogue and not seen, or,
Mentioned in the text or by
another Character
-
The First Appearance is based on, the First Appearance in the
Book
This is if you are working from a pre-existing written work
If you are writing an Original Script / Screenplay, then you would base the
First Appearance on that in the Script
So, I have aligned them to
the Book Page Column
And, the Script Page Column here, is incidental
- PRESS ENTER
to make a Space Line
- PRESS ENTER
to move to the First Line for the
Character Information
Organise the Character Information in this way -
NUMBERING
There are 4 NUMBERS
that I have associated with each
Character –
1 - ORDER
of FIRST APPEARANCE
- Left Side
Aligned to the Left Margin,
with a
Full Stop, such –
[Left
Margin
1.
2 - SCENE NUMBER, etc., where the
Character makes the FIRST APPEARANCE
in the
SCRIPT
- Right Side
Aligned to 5 SPACES LEFT
of the LEFT MARGIN, such -
1.1 [Left Margin
3 - BOOK PAGE
where the Character makes the
FIRST APPEARANCE in the
BOOK
(or Pre-existing Written Work)
- Left Side
Aligned to the LEFT SIDE of the
BOOK PAGE HEADING, such – Book Page
1
4 - SCRIPT PAGE
where the Character makes the
FIRST APPEARANCE
in
the SCRIPT
- Left Side
Aligned to the LEFT SIDE of the
SCRIPT PAGE HEADING, such –
Script
Page
1
CHARACTER INFORMATION
The CHARACTER INFORMATION is –
- Aligned
to the FIRST 1 CM TAB RIGHT
of the LEFT MARGIN, such –
[Left
Margin
1. THE U.S. PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY
The Character Information was seemingly a little variable,
but, a Pattern did emerge, which I have used in each Character’s Section, such -
- NAME
- What the Character is, their
Position.
- Relationship to any other
Character.
- Age, Born - Date,
Year -
Where.
- Gender, Age in Years at the
relevant time in the story.
- Biologically Inherited Attributes.
- Physical Appearance and Grooming.
- Obvious Behavioural / Emotional
Traits.
- Personal History Attributes.
Things which happened in their
personal past,
that contributed to / influenced,
their present state.
- The Place that they are From, or
Living At.
I also added some notes, such -
-
See also, Character No. 233
- See book pages 20 -21, 24 – 28,
36, 38 – 39, 46 (secret),
55 – 56, 62 – 64, 67, 91 – 92,
128, 169, 217, 305, 363
SEE ALSO, CHARACTER NO.
Sometimes, a Character changed dramatically during the story,
such as a dramatic change in
Age, and / or Position in Society.
so, they could be thought of as two distinct characters,
and I have given them 2 Character Numbers,
each with a –
See also, Character
No. note reference to link both
eg.
36.1 116. CORPORAL
RUPERT BARRETT “RUPE” 107 96
In Company C.
In his 6th year of service with the US Army.
Formally trained in the piano.
26 yrs old.
African American.
A big, powerfully built man.
Mild in temperament, a gentle giant.
Diplomatic, a calming influence.
See book pages 108, 110, 115 – 117, 121 – 122, 128, 167,
190, 196 – 197, 211, 219, 221 – 223, 236, 295, 297, 316
See also, Character No. 162
86.1.1
162. RUPERT BARRETT 196 198
8 years old.
See also,
Character No. 116
___________________________________________________________________________________________
1.1 2. THE U.S. PRESIDENT – LBJ – LYNDON
BAINES JOHNSON 1 1
Had
been an observer on bomber missions in
the Pacific
during World
War 2.
Was sent to
Townsville to investigate the “22” May riot,
by FDR.
Born – 27
Aug 1908 – 33 years old in May/Jun 1942.
Taller
than 6’, stocky build.
See also,
Character No. 234
See book
page 377
183 234. CONGRESSMAN LIEUTENANT
COMMANDER (NAVY) 310 374
LYNDON
BAINES JOHNSON
US
Congressman.
Observer on
combat missions.
Tasked BY
FDR to investigate the Kelso riot.
Well over 6
feet tall.
Over
confident, likes to impress.
See also,
Character No. 2
See book
pages 312 – 313, 316, 318 – 319, 323 – 324, 326,
336, 350, 353, 356 – 358
___________________________________________________________________
SUB-GROUPS
Sometimes, Groups of
Characters split into Sub-Groups
so, they could be thought of as
Distinct Entities,
and I have given them the Same
Character Number (in Bold Type),
to link them back to the Parent
Group.
eg.
36.1 114. 96TH BATTALION US ARMY CORP OF
ENGINEERS
(COLOURED) 107 96
Including – COMPANY A
Including
– COMPANY C
See book pages 107, 110, 113, 161, 175, 186, 372 - 373
64.1 114. TROOPS 164 166
Of the A & C Companies of the 96th
Battalion.
At Kelso Field Camp.
SEE BOOK PAGE / S
When Casting the
Characters, and for the Actor
to Research their
Role,
I have included a –
See book page or
See book pages note,
where applicable
This is a handy reference back to the
Pre-existing Written Work, if
there is one,
to gain more Understanding of the
Character.
eg.
___________________________________________________________________
3.1 37. ALBERT
FRANCIS “GRANDPA ALBERT” 32 (21)
George’s
father.
See book
page 33
12.1 46. NED PARSLOW 51 36
40 yrs old.
Australian.
See book
pages 51 – 53, 195
© Katherine Stuart 2022
Dochas Books Film
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