Character Through Possessions

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Alex Rivera

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Use personal possessions and spaces as character revelation through environmental storytelling.

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Reveal character through their possessions:

Character: {{character}}
Character Essence: {{essence}}
Living Situation: {{living_situation}}

Possessions Analysis:

1. THE SPACE
- Describe their living/working space
- What is the first thing you notice?
- What is hidden or private?

2. SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS (Choose 5)
For each object:
- What is it?
- Where is it kept?
- What condition is it in?
- What does it reveal about character?
- What backstory does it suggest?

3. WHAT IS MISSING
- What expected items are absent?
- What does absence reveal?

4. ORGANIZATION
- Chaos or order?
- Public face vs private spaces?

5. CONTRADICTIONS
- Objects that seem to conflict
- What complexity do they reveal?

6. DISCOVERY SCENE
- Write a scene where another character sees this space for the first time
- What do they learn about the owner?
- What do they get wrong?

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production designcharacter depthenvironmental storytelling

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