Creating Characters
Learn how to create realistic, original characters for your story, the character types and how they relate to each other.Creating Characters
Developed by Jason Tomaric, FilmSkills-
33:44 video that teaches you how to create and write compelling characters
- Comprehensive resource guide
- Checklist for Developing Characters
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Script Writing Course Curriculum Guide
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Exercise - People You Know
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Exercise - Developing Characters
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Exercise - Personalities
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Quiz and answer key to test your students' proficiency
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PowerPoint presentation you can use to help support your classroom lecture
- The various character types in a movie
- The eight character archetypes
- How to create a strong protagonist
- How to create a strong antagonist
- The role of supporting characters
- How to create real, multi-dimensional characters
- How to create compelling changes in characters
- How to separate the perspective of the story from that of the main character
Jason Tomaric
Director, Cinematographer Los Angeles, CaliforniaCharles Eduardos
Actor, "Clone", "American Splendor", and "The Hidden"Charles is a Cleveland-based actor and played Harris in Jason Tomaric's feature film, "Clone."
Chris Huntley
Academy Award-winning creator of “Scriptor," and co-creator of "Dramatica"While an undergraduate in Cinema Production at the University of Southern California, Chris created several short films, including the award-winning animated short, “Daddy’s Gone a’ Hunting,” which was chosen as the short film screened before the world premiere of the George Romero film, “Dawn of the Dead.” After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinema Production, Chris worked for several years in the film industry.
In 1982, Chris went into business with fellow USCinema alum, Stephen Greenfield, and formed Screenplay Systems Inc., now doing business as Write Brothers® Inc. Together they created Scriptor™, the world’s first professional screenplay formatting software, for which they won a 1994 Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They went on to produce other award winning, industry standard software, such as Movie Magic® Budgeting and Movie Magic® Scheduling, Dramatica® Pro, Writer’s DreamKit, Movie Magic® Screenwriter, StoryView™, Word Menu® and more.
As co-creator of the Dramatica® story theory, the co-author of “Dramatica: A New Theory of Story” (1994), and co-developer of the Dramatica® Pro and Writer’s DreamKit™ software, Chris has spent thirty years working with narrative theory and its practical application.
Today, Chris splits his time working as Vice President of Write Brothers® Inc. between design work for new products and overseeing day-to-day business affairs. Chris also spends a fair amount of time giving workshops in story development in the U.S. and abroad.