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Inventing Characters

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Overview

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Are you a beginner looking for a stress-free way to start creative writing? Or an advanced student in need of a 'booster class' to help you develop richer characters? Then this class is for you. 

Through a simple exercise, we will invent moments from a character's past, present and future as a way to give weight to them, to make them feel more real. You will begin to explore the connections between your character's memories or aspirations to their present-day psyche and psychology. 

Again, this class is for all experience levels as well as writers of all mediums - short story writers, novelists, non-fiction writers and of course my fellow screenwriters. 

Towards the end we'll discuss case-studies that will cement the class's discussion even more. 

Syllabus

  • About the Class
  • Introduction
  • Project Overview
  • Where Do I Start?
  • Alternative Starting Points
  • Harmony & Dissonance
  • Remember The Goal!
  • A Stronger Foundation
  • The World as a Mirror
  • The Iceberg of Character
  • Case Studies
  • 'Batman Begins' Analysis
  • '12 Monkeys' Analysis
  • 'There Will Be Blood' Analysis
  • 'Jerry Maguire' Analysis
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Kasem Kharsa

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