Week Five Notes
LECTURE NOTES:Character analysis
A story starts with character
Strong memorable characters = good/better story
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 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
Character
- emotions
- history
- personality
- goal
When developing a character, ask yourself:
Who is my character?
What does he want? The goal is what he wants and then the reasons why he want to attain those goals
What is her quest?
What drives him to the resolution of the story?
You must create your characters in relationship to other people or things
-They experience conflict in achieving their dramatic need.
-They interact with other characters
-They interact with their emotions
Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorcese
Memory
Your memory is a wonderful cabinet of past incidents which you have experienced or been told
These memories are points of references to your own past experiences.
[Memories may not always be true as over time details get added to it. Moreover you will remember what you want and how you want it to be remembered at times.]
Write what you know
-believable
-can relate to it
Write what you don’t know
Les Mistons written and directed by Francois Truffaut
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Thats it people:D
