Let's Talk About Creating Realistic Characters for Television and Film

Today's Flash Sale - Save 20% Through Midnight Dear {NAME}, There’s not a step-by-step guide to crafting the perfect character. Good characters are complicated and hard to define because so are people. So what does that actually mean in practice? If you’re a writer how can you create a character who will stick with audiences long after the movie or show ends? And if you’re a producer or director, how can you recognize a great character from a mediocre one through the written word? Lee Sternthal is a screenwriter, director and photographer who has written screenplays for every major studio, including TRON: LEGACY for Disney, as well as scripts for Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson and many others. His film, THE WORDS starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana and Jeremy Irons was an Official Sundance Film Festival selection and was later bought by CBS Films. Lee is a Sundance Institute Fellow, and his work has appeared on The Black List. Through his writing career, Lee has spent more time than most considering the art of character and using that to aid his own career, as well as writers he continues to mentor and champion. Lee will walk you through the power of character and how to create great characters for your own project. [Today's Flash Sale - Take 20% Off]( --------------------------------------------------------------- “Lee had a great way of explaining how to get a feel for the character and why they have the traits they do. Lee did a great job of covering a lot of character related topics which I am glad I have been exposed to.” -Karl H. --------------------------------------------------------------- What You'll Learn from Lee: - Why Character Is the Foundation of Storytelling - Why the hero and anti hero are crucial to a story - The difference between a TV character and a film character. - A Brief History of Character - The 1 character all modern characters come from - Breaking Down Types of Characters and What They Mean to Your Story - Heroes and Anti-Heroes - Drivers and Riders - Breaking Down Your Antagonist - Why your antagonist is crucial to a successful story - The Clarity of NEED in Both Character and Storytelling - Re-Imagining the Hero’s Journey for Our Time - Is Character Really Fate? - How do we use this question to create great characters and unpredictable, authentic stories. - Exercises You Can Use to Better Develop Your Own Characters - The “What’s Their God?” Game - The “Changing A Flat Tire” game - How to Reveal Character through Behavior - And how to hide character through words - The World and the Character - The most important question to ask yourself in creating a great character - The Shakespearean approach to character vs. the Balzacian approach - Neuroticism vs. Human Comedy - The Dance of Plot and Character - Understanding the feedback loop that makes for great writing in any form - Q&A with Lee [Today's Flash Sale - Take 20% Off Through Midnight >>]( Copyright © 2021 Stage 32, All rights reserved. You are receiving this message because you are either a member of Stage 32 community, or you have subscribed to receive a newsletter on our landing page. Our mailing address is: Stage 32 2711 N Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-2725 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from educational updates](. This email was sent from Stage 32 through MailChimp. To [unsubscribe]( or manage your preferences, please use the links above. Help us send you more useful emails by keeping your profile up to date.