Are your characters exhibiting strong traits? One of the hardest things about developing characters is choosing what makes them tick. You need to pick things that can help them arc, but you also need to make people feel relatable and well-defined in the audience's eyes. That's what makes writing so hard—the nuance. You don't want overbearing or "on-the-nose" statements about people. Sure, you can adapt archetypes, but you also want strong character traits that stand out and help you define what needs to happen in every scene. You can use these traits to get your characters in trouble, reveal their fatal flaws, and subvert audience expectations. They'll work for both the good and bad, protagonists and antagonists. Today, I wanted to introduce you to twenty traits that I think could help you really focus in on the wants and desires of your characters. Let's work it all out together. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 23 March, 2021