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What Type of [Thematic Object] are Your Characters?

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023characterisation, screenwriting

One of the podcasts on my rotation is The Screenwriting Life, hosted by Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna and produced by Jeff Graham. In Episode 117, screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue talks about how to write

Would You Want to Know?

September 30, 2021January 24, 2022characterisationforeknowledge

I have been a Scriptnotes listener since the beginning, back when I used to burn it to a CD so that I could play it in my car while driving. It’s only recently, however, that

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Character Arcs

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012arcs, characterisation, L.A. Confidential, learning

SPOILER ALERT: The following series of posts are spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… In this post, I’ll be looking a little at how Brian Helgeland

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Introductions

May 28, 2012May 28, 2012characterisation, introductions, L.A. Confidential, learning

SPOILER ALERT: The following series of posts are spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… Orientation:Set in the 1950s, L.A. Confidential follows three policemen, Bud White, Jack Vincennes and

What Do Your Characters Look Like?

February 12, 2012February 12, 2012casting, characterisation, tips

One of my not-strong points (and one that I think is shared by a number of other new screenwriters) is that of creating unique voices for my different characters. My characters have been adequate and functional,

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