How to develop characters for screenplays with Brian Herskowitz

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Brian Herskowitz Process to Product screenplays

How to develop characters for screenplays with Brian Herskowitz

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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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Elizabeth Bear interview about her sci-fi novel “The Machine” (Gallery / Saga, 2020)

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Elizabeth Bear The Machine

Elizabeth Bear interview about her sci-fi novel “The Machine”

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Elizabeth Bear is a prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer. She’s the Astounding Award, a Hugo, and other awards for her work. She recently released the second book in her space opera series, “The Machine”. We spoke about the book, the pandemic, role playing games, and her writing process

0:50 – Elizabeth talks about The Machine and the series it’s part of.

2:15 – Elizabeth talks about the details of her book.

4:30 – Elizabeth talks about whether she would have re-written the book with Covid in mind.

6:05 – Elizabeth talks about Covid’s impact on sci fi stories.

7:43 – Elizabeth talks about whether pre-Covid scifi set on the Earth is dated.

12:37 – Elizabeth talks about her Lovecraftian novelette.

15:06 – Elizabeth talks about horror and fear.

17:41 – Elizabeth talks about where her novelette idea came from.

20:59 – Elizabeth talks about research she did for her

25:04 – Elizabeth talks about what inspires her imagination.

26:45 – Elizabeth talks about having studied anthropology.

29:04 – We discuss knowledge and action.