Friday, 19 September 2014

Major Project: Character Profiles


Name: Aidan Garrett
Gender: Male
Age:  30
Physical Appearance: 5ft10, fairly broad build, brown hair, brown eyes. 
How does the character feel about his appearance: He is happy with his appearance, does not lack self confidence.
Describe the character’s childhood in terms of:
a)    Relationship to parents – Good relationship with both parents, when he was younger, but his mother cheated on his father when he was 15, so now he no longer sees his mother.
b)   Relationship to siblings – Excellent relationship with his brother John, however John was killed in a banger racing accident when he was 22 and Aidan was 20.
c)    Relationship to other key people from his youth – Covered in relationship with his family.
d)   Lifestyle while growing up – Aidan was a bit of a teen tearaway, was in a lot of trouble in his later years in school, perhaps due to his parents splitting up.
e)    Education – See above.
f)     Childhood activities – Attending motorsport events with his father to watch his brother racing.
g)    Location – In and around Essex, predominantly Arena Essex.
Describe the characters current relationships with:
a)    Parents – No longer sees his mother, has a good relationship with his father but this has it’s ups and downs as the story progresses.
b)   Siblings – Older brother, killed in a motor racing accident.
Describe the character’s romantic life and any relevant background: Ends up dating the daughter of the owner of the garage he works at.
Does the character have children? If not, how does he feel about children? N/A
What is the character’s occupation: Mechanic at a garage located near Arena Essex.
Describe the character’s philosophy of life: He was a teen tearaway when he was younger, now that he is older he has got himself more focused and has a steady job. Despite his brother’s death he still enjoys life as much as he can.
Sum up the main aspects of the character’s personality: Happy go lucky, friendly sort of bloke, he gets on with most people, he is a hard worker and enjoys his job.
What is this character proud of? He is proud of how well his dad coped after his brother’s death, and he is proud of how he has turned his own life around and is now living a steady life.
What is this character ashamed of? He is ashamed of his past and the things he got up to when he was younger, but now believes he has turned a corner.
What is his state of health? He is a healthy man and has no medical issues.
How intelligent is he or she? He is fairly intelligent in his specialist area, which is cars. He has a HNC in Vehicle Maintenance.


Name: Ted Garrett
Gender: Male
Age:  56
Physical Appearance: 6ft, slim build, brown hair, brown eyes. Going bald, moustache.
How does the character feel about his appearance: He is happy with his appearance, but he is a tad self conscious.
Describe the character’s childhood in terms of:
a)    Relationship to parents – Good relationship with parents, brought up in a stable family home.
b)   Relationship to siblings – N/A – only child.
c)    Relationship to other key people from his youth – Covered in relationship with his family.
d)   Lifestyle while growing up – Nice person, always wanted to do well in school, went to college.
e)    Education – See above.
f)     Childhood activities – Attending motorsport events with his friends, dreaming of the day he could participate.
g)    Location – In and around Essex, predominantly Arena Essex.
Describe the characters current relationships with:
a)    Parents –N/A – both dead.
b)   Siblings – N/A
Describe the character’s romantic life and any relevant background: Ted was married until his wife cheated on him, he is now divorced.
Does the character have children? If not, how does he feel about children? Ted had two sons, John and Aidan, however John is no longer around after being killed in a motor racing accident.
What is the character’s occupation: Recovery truck driver. This occupation comes in handy as the truck is used to transport Aidan’s drift car.
Describe the character’s philosophy of life: He has led a fairly simple life, he is happy to just do his job and support his son in any way he can.
Sum up the main aspects of the character’s personality: Happy go lucky, friendly sort of bloke, he gets on with most people, he has passed these qualities on to his son.
What is this character proud of? He is proud of how well his son Aidan has turned out, as he has got himself a steady job and is enjoying it.
What is this character ashamed of? He is ashamed of what he perceives to be his part in his eldest son’s death. However, all is not as it seems, as revealed later on.

What is his state of health? He is a healthy man and has no medical issues.
How intelligent is he or she? He is fairly intelligent in his specialist area, which is motor vehicles. He runs his own car recovery business.


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