What happens when people quiver at your character's name? I remember how joyous I was when I left the theater after seeing John Wick. It was a movie about a legend I had never heard of before. It took the audience into a realm of the unexpected. We really traveled into a world we had never seen. It was one below the surface of our consciousness, one where gold coins were legal tender and guns were the way to settle every dispute. I've caught the sequels on opening night, and they go to great lengths to match that level of worldbuilding and excitement. So how do they do it? How was a story built around a character that the world of the movie seemed to know, but the audience did not? Check out this video from Savage Books, and let's talk after the jump. John Wick Shows How to Write a Terrifying Protagonist When writing a main character or a protagonist, you have to think about how the audience will engage with them in every scene. When you're attempting to write a character whom everyone is afraid of, you have to think about several other things. Let's dive into them. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 21 July, 2021