In the Club - Character Introduction

Outer Presence

Outer presence is the "Dominant Impression" created by the character's exterior. This screenplay uses this to introduce what kind of character they are to the audience. In this action it says "They walk confidently one abreast the other, strutting their stuff along the Bond Street shopping precinct." which tells the viewers about their movement and posture. This is also used in this short paragraph when"They laugh, swing their bags and stroke their bumps." This shows the characters are very happy in the fact that they will soon be a mother. Outer Presence is used a lot here when describing what the six pregnant woman are wearing for example: "Jasmin 26 yrs beautiful, wears a loose colourful sari." This gives the audience some information about the characters just by their costumes.

Context

The context is the stuff happening around a character which tells us about them. The woman are walking along the Bond Street shopping precinct and shoppers are moving out of their way and some stop and stare. Context is also used here when telling the audience the characters age, class and job. For example: "Diane 39 yrs housewife and mother."

Inner Presence

Inner presence is the "Dominant Attitude"of a character, created by their interior. This is used in this short scene when "the woman are oblivious, happy in the knowledge they will soon be experiencing the ultimate creation. Inner presence is also used in the sentence about Rosie "wears her school uniform and an oversized sweatshirt to hide her bump." This gives the audience some information about what the character likes/dislikes about them self. Here it tells the audience she dislikes her baby bump so she tries to hide it in public.