Character development

  JD the protagonist in our story, is a hardworking and passionate individual. He is determined to be great at basketball because of his older brother who paved the way for his dreams. He trains constantly to get better at the sport he loves.  He faces a couple issues and realizations during his training sessions; he realizes he is not naturally gifted with athleticism. JD has the work ethic but no matter how hard he works he just can't get better.

A great example of this is Rudy, from the film "Rudy." Rudy is also an overlooked underdog except he has a strong love for football rather than basketball. Rudy faced many obstacles such as being undersized but he always believed in himself. Rudy's goal in the film is to play for the University of Notre Dame; even after being rejected by coaches and players of the school he kept pushing to get better and get on the team. Eventually, Rudy earns a spot on the team through his relentless fight and perseverance.

We can see how Rudy(on the right) is at a disadvantage against the other players.

Basic character development: JD is a determined yet self-conscious underdog, throughout the story his character shifts entirely. The film begins with JD completely focused on basketball, but eventually realizes he's not cut out for it and gives up.

 How are we gonna develop his character?

 In the opening our main goal is to develop JD's character, we can achieve this goal through his actions and dialogue. 

  In our opening viewers will see how JD truly puts his blood sweat and tears into being good at basketball, but he is just so bad it has a slight comedic twist. In all scenes where JD is training and working out, he will be sweating and the viewer can see the intensity he puts into it. For example, in our final scene where JD is working out, he is going to be working out hard, dripping in sweat, but then we see that he is lifting very lightweight. Displaying he is working very hard but he is not cut out for it.

  The dialogue in our opening is also used to develop JD's character. In the first scene, JD speaks to his coach about his struggles, and then they have a conversation; Coach Marcus asks JD how much basketball really means to him and whether he wants to keep training to get better. In a later scene where JD is talking to his mother, he brings up his struggles. He realizes he has had to fight many obstacles and yet nothing has been working. JD keeps fighting throughout the entire opening, not giving up.