Podcast Sketch

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Name(first and last)
Bill Tench

Age
46

Appearance
Bald/shaven 5'10"

Occupation
Detective

Income
95k

Class
Middle

Occupation of parents
Teacher and cop

Family members
Wife and kid

Education
High school diploma

Place of residence
Virginia

Place of birth (if different)
Virginia

Religion
Not practicing

Ethnic Background
American

Hobbies
Drinking, golfing

Pet(s)
None

Talents
Good at psychoanalysis and profiling criminals for his work.

Dislikes
His uncooperative child and his time being wasted.

Eccentric Habits
Speaks bluntly and sometimes harshly. Always calm and cautious.

Phobias
None

Favorite foods
Diner food

Manner of dress
Always professional/suit for work

Favorite color
Blue

Sound of voice
Calm and collected.

Aspirations
To understand criminals and why they commit murders to find the patterns between killers.

Favorite place
Golfing courses

Number of friends
Few

Drinking habits
Drinks frequently but not an alcoholic.

Smoking habits
Frequently when under stress

Drug habits
None

Preferences - music
Diner music.

                      Entertainment

How does this character react under stress?
Calm but can break and explode

What does this character do to celebrate?
Drink

How does s/he express anger?
Aggressively and intimidating. Infrequently angry but over the top when he is.

      “                    “ Pleasure?
Quietly and to himself. Not one to be show pleasure or happiness.

What is his/her greatest secret?
His son doesn't like him and he doesn't feel a connection so he avoids his problems and takes his frustrations out elsewhere.

What is his/her greatest desire?
To find how criminals to prevent other people from experiencing the terrible things he's witnessed.

What is his/her ugliest fault?
He pushes away personal issues with work and golf and people by being cold and distant.

What symbol might you use to represent this character?
Smoke from cigarettes, guns, etc.

Comments

  1. AimeeMarch 8, 2018 at 12:42 PM

    Dear Sam,

    You've got the outline of a character here, and I am curious about what he's like beneath the surface. How do you make him more specific so that he's not like a typical detective one might see in any number of TV shows? Some other ways you might think about him: what drew him to this field? How does he manage the stress of seeing people in pain, or even seeing people who have been wounded or killed? How does he compartmentalize these things? A way to figure out difficult questions like this is to think about how you or someone close to you might handle a similar situation. When you're stressed, what are your coping mechanisms? Do you check out, make jokes, go for a 10 mile run, eat Twinkies? Do you happen to know anyone who is in the criminal field or another job that requires this level of intensity? If so, talk to them and see if you can get some insight into what they do to survive. Certain types of people find it easier to manage stress, or a kind of stress, but they might also find other things stressful, such as showing emotion or being stuck in a small place with another person. See if you can discover where Bill's contradictions are--where it is that he's able to be vulnerable too. You have to make him as real and human as possible, and you have to let him and the other character lead the story---don't contort the character to fit the plot.

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