Developing  Characters  

M’Liss  S.  Hindman  UIL  Capital  Conference  

Summer  2015  

Overview  of  Session  

•  CreaDng  Character  Pictures  •  Performance  by  Jacob  Savage  •  Discuss  •  Tips  &  SuggesDons  •  QuesDons  and  Answers  

 CreaDng  Character  Pictures  

 CreaDng  Character  Pictures  

Performance  

   

PROSE  ‘My  Father  is  Not  the  Kindly  Mustachioed  Man  

He  Seems’  by  Chris  Gethard  Performed  by  Jacob  Savage  

Discussion  with  Jacob  

•  What  was  your  process?  •  How  did  you  make  decisions?  •  What  changes  did  you  make  during  the  season?  

AddiDonal  Tips  &  SuggesDons  

•  Character  Blog  

AddiDonal  Tips  &  SuggesDons  

•  Character  Blog  •  Emo/onal  Connec/ons  

AddiDonal  Tips  &  SuggesDons  

•  Character  Blog  •  EmoDonal  ConnecDons  •  Family  Tree  •  Drawings  /Collages    

AddiDonal  Tips  &  SuggesDons  

•  Character  Blog  •  EmoDonal  ConnecDons  •  Family  Tree  •  Drawings  /Collages  •  Character  Book  

AddiDonal  Tips  &  SuggesDons  

•  Character  Blog  •  EmoDonal  ConnecDons  •  Family  Tree  •  Drawings  /Collages  •  Character  Book  •  Video  Diary    

AddiDonal  Tips  &  SuggesDons  

•  Character  Blog  •  EmoDonal  ConnecDons  •  Family  Tree  •  Drawings/Collages    •  Character  Book  •  Video  Diary  •  ???  

 QuesDons?????  

   

Contact  M’Liss  S.  Hindman  mhin@tjc.edu  

Professor  of  Speech  and  Director  of  Forensics  Tyler  Junior  College