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INTERVIEWS
Full name of
character:
Age:
Date of interview:
This interview outline should
give you a better insight into the minds and attitudes of your characters and
how they interact with those around them.
Physical characteristics:
Eye color:
Hair color/length/style:
Body type (fit,
athletic, overweight etc):
Skin color:
Dominating feature:
Distinguishing
features:
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Where
were you born? |
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Where
do you live now? |
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How
long have you lived there? |
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Do
you like it where you are now? Why? |
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What kind of work do you do? Do you
enjoy it? If not then what would you prefer to be doing? |
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Who were your parents? How would you
describe your relationship with them? |
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Do you have any siblings? How would you
describe your relationship with them? |
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Do you have a partner/spouse? How would
you describe your relationship with them? If not then how would you describe
your perfect match? |
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Do you have any children? How would you
describe your relationship with them? If not, then would you like to have
children in the future? How many? Any preferred gender? Why? |
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Is there anyone else in your
family who is important to you? In what way? Is there anyone whom you dislike
particularly? Why? |
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If you could change on thing
about yourself (physical characteristic) what would it be and why? |
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12: |
How would you describe your
fashion style? What type of clothing do you prefer wearing? What wouldn’t you
be seen dead in? |
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13: |
Do you have any irritating or
unhealthy habits? Do you drink/smoke etc? |
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14: |
What do you enjoy doing in your
spare time? |
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15: |
What is your favorite saying or
phrase? Do you swear a lot? |
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16: |
How would you describe your
style? Elegant, shabby etc? |
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17: |
What would you describe as your
greatest flaw? |
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18: |
What aspect about yourself are
you most proud of? What do you think is your best quality? |
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19: |
How would you describe you
intelligence level? Would you say you are quite intelligent, average, perhaps
not the sharpest knife in the drawer? |
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What have you learnt so far
about life? |
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What would you define as being
you short term goals? |
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What about long term? |
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How do you think other people
perceive you? Are their attitudes justified perhaps? |
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How do you perceive yourself? |
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Do you tend to act more on
feelings and emotions or reason and logic? How do you feel about people who
act on emotion/reason (choose the opposite to whichever the character uses)? |
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What would you describe as
having been the most embarrassing moment of your life? What things at the
moment do you find embarrassing about yourself and others? |
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Would you say that you are an
introvert or an extrovert? |
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How do you deal with anger,
sadness, conflict, change and loss? |
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What are your aims in life?
What do you want to get out of it? |
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If you could change one thing
in your life at the moment what would it be? Why? |
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What would you say is your main
motivation? |
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What about your greatest fear? |
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What makes you happy? |
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Do you tend to be judgmental of
others? |
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Would you describe yourself as
generous or stingy? |
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36: |
In general are you polite
towards others or have you a tendency to be rude? In what circumstances would
you act differently? |
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Do you believe in God? Would
you call yourself a religious/spiritual person? What are your beliefs? |
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Does religion/spirituality play
an important role in your life? |
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How would you describe your
relationship with each of the other characters? What do you think they feel
towards you/think about you? Does anyone act in a particular way towards you
(hostile etc)? Why do you think this is? Who do you admire the most? Who do
you like the least? Why? |
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Do you feel that you have any
particular talents or skills which makes you a
valuable member of a team? |
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41? |
Is there anything else you
would like to add? |
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Notes:
If you should wish to you may fill in the
following interview which looks at the characters views of ONE other character
in the story. This can be filled in as though the interview were taking place
after the characters first meeting (first impressions) or after the characters
have known each other for a while. This simple gives a little more insight into
the characters personality and their relationships with others but of course is
not absolutely necessary. Personally I find it useful to carry out such an interview
but other may simply find it a useless waste of time. I leave it up to you to
decide.
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How
long have you known ______? |
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What
are/were your initial impressions of him/her on first sight prior to any
verbal interaction with them? |
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Did
your opinions change much after spending time talking to them? |
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How
would you describe their sense of fashion? How about their style? |
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5: |
Do you have any problems or disagreement
with the way they dress? |
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How about habits? Is there anything they
do which particularly irritates you? |
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What would you describe as being their
greatest flaw? |
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How about their best quality? |
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Would you say they were an introvert or
an extrovert? |
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10: |
Do you think they are polite or
rude? Generous or stingy? |
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What do you think motivates
them? Do you think something lies beyond that motivation? |
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12: |
What do you think he/she fears
the most? |
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13: |
Do you feel any jealousy
towards them for any particular reason? If so then why? |
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14: |
What really irritates you about
them? |
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15: |
What do you admire the most about
them? |
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16: |
How do you think they feel
towards you? |
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17: |
Is there anything in particular
you want to tell them but can’t gather the courage to do so? |
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18: |
Is there anything else you
would like to add? |
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