By Cameron Cubbison · December 23, 2014
Constructing a well oiled screenplay is easily one of the toughest tasks to execute. Period. But why? What makes this unique (and enjoyable) medium of world building so challenging? Is it the structuralism that lies underneath the creative story and characters? Or is it simply fighting through the procrastination that plagues all writers? According to script consultant Peter Russell, the main cancer of bad screenplays is the lack of change for protagonists.
Although central characters need to experience changes and arcs, that does not mean they have to stay altered in the end. Characters are allowed to experience changes and arcs, but then revert back to what made them bad (or great). This notion must be examined with another question in-mind: is your character the kind of character who WOULD change? Ask yourself this when debtaing on changing your protagonists permanently.
Do you agree with Mr. Russell’s reasoning?
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