Character
Character
A story starts with character.
The character is…
The heart, the soul, and nervous system of your story.
It is through your characters that the viewers experience emotions.
It is through your characters that they are touched
Without CHARACTER you have no ACTION
Without ACTION you have no CONFLICT
Without CONFLICT you have no story
Without Story, you have no screenplay.
When developing a character, ask yourself
- Who is my character?
- What does he want?
- What is her quest?
- What drives him to the resolution of the story?
Review
3 storytelling tools
- Observation
- Memory
- Experience
Aristotle’s storytelling theories
- 3 act structure
- Developing 3 dimensional characters
- Writing for an audience
3 Dimensional Character – physiology, sociology and psychology.
exterior – what happens in the movie
interior – what happens before the movie
Advertisement
