In her pursuit to create 'good men,' screenwriter Belinda Downey explores four recurring male archetypes in the news who began with normal lives but steered in an amoral direction and ended up dead or in jail.
Creating Characters
STORY BROADS: How to Explore Female Character Bias to Transform Your Story
Anne-Cecile Ville explores the way we create female character bias in movies and how to go about it a different way.
Get Your Arms Around the Idea Using Character Biographies
You’ve got the idea for what the story might be. You’ve also got, most likely, some or all of the characters populating this world already in your mind. Paul Peditto suggests writing out Character Biographies.
Jeanne’s Screenwriting Tips: Writing Character Descriptors
Writing character descriptors is much like presenting them to the Queen. You are that person whispering into the Queen’s ear, telling her who is in line to greet her and why she should care.
CRAFT: What’s in a Name – Title vs. Character Names
Of all the tools at a screenwriter’s disposal, titles and character names are certainly not the most important. But they still go a long way to making your script stand out, either positively or negatively. Learn how to differentiate between the two.
Three Myths About Westerns and Why We Actually Love Them
Westerns suffer the same naysaying slathered all over romcoms that “Westerns are dead.” Except great Western films are out there just like any other genre.
Examining the Marvel Supervillains: Loki (Video)
Loki is the gold standard for villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What makes him stand out among all the others in Marvel's pantheon?
Tap Into Your Core Wounds to Bring Your Characters to Life
What hurts you deeply? What’s the most traumatic moment of your life? Jeff Leisawitz discusses tapping into core wounds through your characters to write a story that matters.
INTERVIEW: Writer/Director Joseph Cedar and Actor Richard Gere on Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Joseph Cedar and Richard Gere discuss collaboration on 'Norman,' character backstories, sexual ambiguity, and the amazing healing powers of pickled herring.
STORY: Creating Character Transformation Through Understanding the Void
Jen Grisanti explains how when we learn to fill the void in story and in life, we can guide the transformation of our characters to help them achieve their goals.