The personality core, however, is much more complex and will fill up a large portion of the body of the character…
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Once you have completed the general context of your character—knowing culture, location, time period and occupation—you must now begin to explore…
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Great dramatic characterizations are a very nuanced proposition; that is, they often defy formulas or precedent. Terry Malloy in On…
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"A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency." (Via) It's…
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Steven Spielberg is a man known worldwide. His name can be currently seen on the big screen as a producer…
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Die Hard is ranked in many opinions as one of the greatest Action-Adventure movies ever made. But it wouldn’t be so…
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and the living-breathing monster of a snore sitting far too close to me,…
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General Context—Stage Two After you explore the first stage of researching the general context of your character—the what you already know stage—it’s…
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It is the holy trinity of cinema: to write, direct and star in a film. However, such are the difficulties…
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Once you have the initial idea for a character, the process of developing that character into a complex, real personality begins, and…
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