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1) Name:
_Michael
____________________________________________
Mumford Nickname:___________________________________
Michael Mumford is 35 years of age, a tall and lanky fellow of medium build with Hazel eyes,
short-cropped slicked back light brown hair. He has a slight limp that he received in an freak cricket
accident from his college days.
3) *Outer goal (what they want to achieve by the movie’s end):
Michael is in search of his identity, he know he was adopted, and seeks to find his real parents and the
reasons why he was abandoned by them. Wish to prove that he is worthy to them
5) *Conflict
(what
stands
in
their
what
of
achieving
the
Outer
Goal
–
if
it
is
an
internal
conflict,
i.e.
lack
of
confidence,
explain,
what
is
its
cause):
Michaels lack of confidence and emotional insecurity is his Achilles heal. He struggles with the issues of
abandonment and rejection and covers it up by projecting himself as a confident, arrogant, and snobbish
person. Inside he is a lost and lonely boy who wishes to be accepted and loved.
6) Brief
Bio:
Michael has lived an affluent and silver spooned life; adopted by a wealthy family at a birth, everything has
been provided for him including his job, education, marriage, and lifestyle. He is waited on hand and foot.
His arrogant, dismissive, and comical attitude tends to rub his colleagues, in-laws, wife, and even his wife's
Pomeranian the wrong way. His ineptitude at his profession is tolerated due to his marriage to the boss’s
daughter: Jillian.
7) Profession:
his way up the corporate ladder, as an investment banker he has stepped on the toes of many. He is
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hated by his subordinates and despised by his colleagues. Many would find joy in his demise.
NSRW
3810:
Screenwriting
1
|
Character
Breakdown
|
Spring
2011
|
Joseph
Eulo,
N00192287
1
8) Handicaps
(physical
and
emotional):
A
self proclaimed expert poker player but has no poker face. Michael wears his emotions on his sleeve and
at time is easy to manipulate.
9) Secret Aspirations:
lowpoint in Michaels life is when he is accused for the downfall of his family's business.
The
11) Sketchy BKGF for the year leading up to the movie’s events:
NSRW 3810: Screenwriting 1 | Character Breakdown | Spring 2011 | Joseph Eulo, N00192287 2