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Characters for an epic tale

Useful reference for all writers. (via Team Forty).

UPDATE: Thanks to Chris for the link to the artist, Tom Gauld.

SECOND UPDATE: Because I was curious…

 

15 Responses to “Characters for an epic tale”

1. Johnny
   June 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

   I thought the Old Man, the Hermit, and the Prophet of Doom were one and the same character… you never cease to learn.

2. Erik Harrison
   June 27th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

   The sheer number of these that are in the Scottish Play is a bit mind blowing. Toss in Hamlet and most of these have a home.

3. Carlo Conda
   June 27th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

   Reading that gave me a headache. Is there a larger version? lol

4. Kirsty
   June 27th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

   This is brilliant!

   Thinking of missing ones: The ‘Father’ and ‘Mother’ — Fool/Clown, Temptress/Untouchable Dream Woman, Lunatic, Fairy, The ‘Teacher’ , Faithful Sidekick?

   Oooh so many!

5. Frank Reynolds
   June 27th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

   Scottish Play, huh?

   Someone is superstitious! Won’t say Mac****? :-)

6. Earl Newton
   June 27th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

   Copyright © 1957 Roger Corman.

7. Erik Harrison
   June 27th, 2008 at 8:47 pm

   Not superstition – we’re not in a theatre, after all. Just habit. Call it the Scottish Play in the right circles and you can go from outsider to insider in moments.

   I wonder – is there a similar handshake for those with a long background in film? I suspect not, it’s a different kind of camaraderie.

8. Alex
   June 28th, 2008 at 3:07 am

   So if we use ALL of those characters in our story that pretty much guarantees Lord of the Rings-esqe fame and fortune right? ;^)

9. Frank Reynolds
   June 28th, 2008 at 5:44 am

   I think the camaraderie/handshake in films is more about knowing where the line of dialogue came from:

   “Wait, come back! I was going to make espresso!”

   “Even great men have to pee.”

   “If we’ve told lies, you’ve told half-lies. And a man who lies, like me, merely hides the truth, while a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it.”

10. Sarah
    June 28th, 2008 at 7:40 am

    I like the Skeleton ;) The Minotaur reminds me of one lecturer’s short movie ;)

11. Chris
    June 28th, 2008 at 11:00 am

    This is the work of Tom Gauld, which seems to be uncredited on the “Team Forty” website.

    http://www.cabanonpress.com/index.htm

12. Johnny
    June 28th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    Talking about epic battles… I’m trying to turn a Final Draft (6) file into a pdf – the first page are all revisions (marked in red and with the asterix on the right) and for some reason the first script page of the pdf shows these HUGE BLACK STARS on the right. Anybody in the hive know the remedy??

13. Johnny
    June 28th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    Nevermind… got it. (switching to Normal View – as opposed to Page View – before going to pdf saolves the problem – DUH!).

14. Patrick
    June 30th, 2008 at 5:17 am

    The witch who fortells your death could also be considered The Prophet of Doom (which has a great picture). Also, one could make an argument for the circus performers as The Wanderers.

    This could be a fun experiment for several movies!

15. Andy
    July 1st, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    Tom Gauld is awesome.

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