You’re not just playing a part. ✨You’re stepping into a life.

You’ve read the script. Maybe someone handed you a PDF of facts. Maybe the biopic or historical role just landed in your inbox, and you’re thinking:

»Where do I even begin?
»How do I get this right—fast?«
»What if I miss something essential before we even start shooting?«

That’s where I come in. But I’m not here to lecture you.

I’m here to walk you into their world—quietly, carefully, and with documents that still smell like time.

What This Is

A one-to-one historical deep dive to help you really get to know your character— before the cameras roll.

This is your first glimpse into my method. A way to get a feel for how I work—how I push open the door to a forgotten time or a forgotten person. You’ll get the first dips into source material, sensory detail, emotional context.

But it’s only the beginning. (You’ll need to go deeper later.) This file isn’t the whole story—but it’s a strong start. A human start.

Just send me a few things.

What you already know: their name. The year. The place. A line from the script. A gut feeling. A photo.

It doesn’t have to be tidy… 👀

And yes, I’ll keep every info confidential. Then I begin. I dig. I piece things together. I build something that lets you feel your way in.

What You’ll Get

📄 A handselected 5–10 page file about your protagonist:

• Their biggest fear—and how it shaped their life
• A slow, detailed walkthrough of one ordinary day
• What their home looked and smelled like
• What they wore, and why that mattered
• What they’d never say out loud, because of the rules they lived with
• The invisible pressures—class, religion, gender, silence

🎥 A 30-60 minute video: I’ll show you the first original sources—tiny, strange, unforgettable things you wouldn’t have found alone. Photos, artefacts, handwriting. Starting points.

How It Works

You send me:

• Your character’s name
• Where and when they lived
• Anything you already know (class, job, vibe)

• If you’d like, you can send a quick video or voice message (I’ll provide the link), or just use the form instead.

I’ll send you:

• A custom file (5–10 pages)
• A concise video walkthrough
• And a way in.

Tell me if you need this now, or later. Fastest turnaround is two weeks.

Let’s build someone unforgettable.

What I Provide in This 1:1 Intensive

Historical roles demand more than information. They demand resonance.

And when you step into a scene—pressed for time, surrounded by noise—you can’t afford to be guessing. You need emotional material you can actually use.

That’s what my intensive, »Get To Know Your Protagonist«, is built for. I don’t give you a research dump. I provide you with a 5–10 page emotional file focused on one person—your character.

Here’s what I include, and why it matters:

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1. Their Greatest Fear — And How It Shaped Their Life

Most timelines tell you when a person married or moved or died. But they never tell you what they feared—and how that fear sculpted their decisions.

In our intensive, I uncover the fear that lived behind their choices:

• What made them hesitate?
• What kept them quiet? What made them SHUT UP?
• What made them snap?

Maybe they feared being seen. Maybe they feared their secret would be found out. Maybe they feared being ordinary.

Let me help you understand their fears. Their contradictions. And their survival strategy.

Because when you know what they feared, you start to see what they were willing to fight for.

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2. One Ordinary Day — Mapped in Detail

If you don’t know what an ordinary Tuesday looked like for them, the rest becomes guesswork.

So I walk you through one typical day in their life:

• What time did they wake up?
• What was the first thing they touched?
• Did they look forward to their day, or not?

It’s slow. It’s detailed. And it’s anchoring.

Because understanding their ordinary day gives context to their extraordinary moments. You begin to feel the rhythm of their world—not just the shocks, but the pauses. Not just the big choices, but the conditions they lived with.

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3. What Their Home Looked and Smelled Like

Memory lives in the senses. So when I build their home, I build it through texture:

• The smell of boiled potatoes? Bread? Or cologne?
• The worn edge of a coat hook
• The crack in a window that let in the cold

You can’t fake this. And the audience can feel when you try.

When you step into a scene knowing exactly what their hallway looked like—or what they kept hidden in the drawer beside their bed—you move with a kind of certainty that shows.

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5. What They’d Never Say Out Loud

There were rules. Unspoken, but enforced.

Class. Gender. Religion. Censorship. Family shame.

I trace what they could not say—because that’s often where the most important feelings live.

Sometimes it’s one word they never used. Sometimes it’s an entire story they told in metaphor.

Knowing what they swallowed is just as powerful as knowing what they shouted.

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6. The Invisible Pressures — Class, Religion, Gender, Silence

You can’t play what you don’t understand. And these silent systems shaped every move:

• Why she wasn’t allowed to go to university (wrong political opinion).
• Why he was expelled from his dream career, and then only worked crappy jobs (got AIDS).
• Why they were sooooo in love, but couldn’t marry (wrong religion).

I map those pressures so you don’t have to guess. Because when you know what your character was pushing against, every motion gains meaning.

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What Happens When You Have This

You stop performing. You start remembering.

Your role begins to feel like a memory—not your own, but real just the same. You’re not trying to »emote.« You’re letting resonance carry you.

This is the difference between playing someone »from« history—and someone who »feels« human.

This is the kind of prep you return to when you’re in the trailer. Or on set. Or between takes.

And this is why I built »Get To Know Your Protagonist«.

So that even when your time is limited, your emotional clarity isn’t.

Let’s make the past real—for your role, in your rhythm, on your terms.

Images: »Ziegfeld Girls« by ky_olsen is licensed under CC BY 2.0. // Nicola Perscheid, photo of himself in 1910 // Kathleen Ardelle in 1921 by Alfred Cheney Johnston. Public Domain // Lady Dale via CC0 Wellcome Library, both colorised with DallE