This is exactly the post I needed! I’m currently outlining a commissioned TV thriller. It’s easy to gloss over character/plot when you’re on a bonkers timeline to get it done, but I really feel like every character deserves this level of care and consideration (even MOW characters!) Thanks so much for your hard work in putting this together. A resource I will be returning to time and again!
I think you have more room to do things like this in a novel and that movies as a format are less forgiving. Sure, you can let your characters go where they want in an exploratory draft, but you’ll have to find organic plot structure before you get to a readable, producible final product.
Any post analyzing both Shrek and Dianne Chambers is right up my alley :) This is great!!
The comedy greats :D
This is great. It gives me so much fruit for thought in the story I am currently writing. Thank you.
I’m so glad to hear that! Good luck with the draft ☺️
This is profound. I'm writing a book, not a screenplay, but the same advice applies. Thank you so much!
Thank you Jon! And yes the basics of character creation are universal. Glad you’re finding it helpful :)
Great examples, Audrey! Gosh now I want to revisit Shrek. 🙂
You should! I just rewatched it a couple of months ago and it’s flawless.
This is exactly the post I needed! I’m currently outlining a commissioned TV thriller. It’s easy to gloss over character/plot when you’re on a bonkers timeline to get it done, but I really feel like every character deserves this level of care and consideration (even MOW characters!) Thanks so much for your hard work in putting this together. A resource I will be returning to time and again!
I think you have more room to do things like this in a novel and that movies as a format are less forgiving. Sure, you can let your characters go where they want in an exploratory draft, but you’ll have to find organic plot structure before you get to a readable, producible final product.