Many beginning and intermediate script writers struggle with film character development. It’s been said that a truly great character can save an otherwise poor script.…
Character Research For Film Scripts… You’ve got a great idea for a script. Your main character is a hotel manager who, with sheer will and…
Character background is vitally important when writing movie scripts. When you are developing a character, you need to be aware that they do not live…
Naming your characters is of great importance when writing a movie script. Giving your character the “right” name can often be a big piece in…
The main character in a film script is the crown jewel in your story. Every scene in your script should reinforce what the character’s ultimate…
The Villain In Script Writing… For every Luke Skywalker there is a Darth Vader. For every Sherlock Holmes a Professor Moriarty. Every protagonist needs an…
Dialogue is an excellent tool in developing a character. It should be used to gradually grow and evolve your characters and expound on the character…
Most of the time it’s not what you say but how you say it. A few complimentary words, with the right tone of voice, can…
One purpose of dialogue is to communicate the backstory, background information and any facts that are necessary to the story. This is known as exposition…
Using Adversity To Develop Characters… There’s a secret in Hollywood. Luckily it’s not very well kept. The secret is that few stories are happy ones,…