Strong characters â characters we love and hate, those we despair for at their low moments and egg on to their triumphs â are the foundation of any successful script. Written by award-winning writer Rib Davis and now fully updated for its second edition, Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio is an authoritative practical guide to developing characters for professional and aspiring writers alike.
As well as exploring character motivation, the interplay between character and plot, comic characters, heroes and villains, the new edition also includes a more in-depth look at character psychology, writing ensemble and multi-narrative dramas and the balance between character development and character revelation. The book also includes a wide range of contemporary examples from scripts ranging from films such as The Wolf of Wall Street and The Grand Budapest Hotel, award-winning plays such as Jerusalem and acclaimed TV shows such as Game of Thrones and True Detective.
- 160 pages
- English
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Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio
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Table of contents
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- Title
- Contentsâ
- Thanks
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1âCharacter in the Real World
- 1âRoots of a character
- 2âBirth marks
- 3âLearning through experience
- 4âThe character now
- Part 2âCharacter Within Script
- 5âCharacter motivation and the plot
- 6âPast and present
- 7âStruggle and the emotional journey
- 8âThe emotional journey, case study: Crash
- 9âDescription and self-description
- 10âHeroes and villains
- 11âSecondary and minor characters
- 12âThe comic character
- 13âLeaving your characters
- Index
- Copyright
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