Brian Herskowitz talks about developing characters for screenplays from his book “Process To Product”
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Interview Timeline
LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP SCREENPLAY CHARACTERS.
Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty, Tio Papi, Hercules, scifi and horror movies, and a documentary on domestic violence. In part 4 of this teaching screenwriting series he explains how to develop your characters.
0:35 – Brian introduces character development.
1:46 – Brian talks about how many characters to create for a story.
4:15 – Brian talks about motivation and consistency in character.
7:45 – Brian talks about foreshadowing in character development.
12:18 – Brian talks about how plot and setting defines character development.
17:29 – Brian talks about characters as seen by different cultures.
20:22 – Brian talks about setting as a character.
24:44 – Brian talks about characters having too many strengths.
25:54 – Brian talks about believing a character’s change.
28:02 – Brian talks about the relatability of characters.
34:35 – Brian talks about traveling angel tropes.
36:22 – Brian talks about the nuts and bolts of creating a character.
42:24 – Brian talks about having unique characters.
49:38 – Brian talks about commonalities between characters.
Links of interest
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https://www.brianherskowitz.com/
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Guests: Brian Herskowitz
Host: Cris Alvarez
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