Guide To Screenwriting

Guide to Screenwriting

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Writing Characters for The Screen

Film is a very different media through which to build a character and depict their arc as a conflict progresses. It’s important that you contextualize the writing, though it may feel lengthy as you’re working on a script, as a shorter form. Therefore, you’re provided far less time to deliver key information, and you do not the luxury of description to the same extent as you would in a novel or even a short story. Create characters with this in mind. Budget the valuable time they’ll have on screen focusing on information that is key to the viewer’s understanding of both the character themself and the overall plot. They do not need miles of backstory.

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