Sunday 24 January 2010

Research - Binary opposite character ideas.

The characters Betty and Amanda in the american hit drama 'Ugly Betty' are prime examples of binary opposite characters.
BETTY

Typical Clothes Betty Wears:


Attributes
Caring
Thinks of others
Hard working
Sweet
Wears braces on her teeth
Innocent
'Nerdy'
Wears glasses
Messy, un- combed hair
Colour clashing clothes
Freckles
No make up
Un- plucked eyebrows
Intelligent
AMANDA


Typical Clothes Amanda wears:


Amanda's Attributes
Un – caring
Selfish
Lazy
Bitter
Sexual
Popular
Perfect vision
Perfect teeth
Styled hair
Fashionable clothing
Heavy, perfectly done make – up
Shaped, plucked eyebrows
Dumb
Here is a short clip of Amanda and Betty which shows all the above character research:


In the series of Ugly Betty it is evident that Betty and Amanda are binary opposite characters. The film opening that Olivia and I are going to produce could possibily benefit from the similar characters. To produce the best possible film opening Olivia and I shall research Ugly Betty and analysis the characters in greater depth.

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