Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio
Strong characters – characters we love and hate, those we despair for at their low moments and egg on to their triumphs – are the foundation of any successful script. Written by award-winning writer Rib Davis and now fully updated for its second edition, Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio is an authoritative practical guide to developing characters for professional and aspiring writers alike.

As well as exploring character motivation, the interplay between character and plot, comic characters, heroes and villains, the new edition also includes a more in-depth look at character psychology, writing ensemble and multi-narrative dramas and the balance between character development and character revelation. The book also includes a wide range of contemporary examples from scripts ranging from films such as The Wolf of Wall Street and The Grand Budapest Hotel, award-winning plays such as Jerusalem and acclaimed TV shows such as Game of Thrones and True Detective.
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Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio
Strong characters – characters we love and hate, those we despair for at their low moments and egg on to their triumphs – are the foundation of any successful script. Written by award-winning writer Rib Davis and now fully updated for its second edition, Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio is an authoritative practical guide to developing characters for professional and aspiring writers alike.

As well as exploring character motivation, the interplay between character and plot, comic characters, heroes and villains, the new edition also includes a more in-depth look at character psychology, writing ensemble and multi-narrative dramas and the balance between character development and character revelation. The book also includes a wide range of contemporary examples from scripts ranging from films such as The Wolf of Wall Street and The Grand Budapest Hotel, award-winning plays such as Jerusalem and acclaimed TV shows such as Game of Thrones and True Detective.
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Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio

Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio

by Rib Davis
Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio

Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio

by Rib Davis

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Overview

Strong characters – characters we love and hate, those we despair for at their low moments and egg on to their triumphs – are the foundation of any successful script. Written by award-winning writer Rib Davis and now fully updated for its second edition, Creating Compelling Characters for Film, TV, Theatre and Radio is an authoritative practical guide to developing characters for professional and aspiring writers alike.

As well as exploring character motivation, the interplay between character and plot, comic characters, heroes and villains, the new edition also includes a more in-depth look at character psychology, writing ensemble and multi-narrative dramas and the balance between character development and character revelation. The book also includes a wide range of contemporary examples from scripts ranging from films such as The Wolf of Wall Street and The Grand Budapest Hotel, award-winning plays such as Jerusalem and acclaimed TV shows such as Game of Thrones and True Detective.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781474260213
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 10/20/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 251 KB

About the Author

Rib Davis has written over 60 scripts for screen, stage and radio over the course of a 30-year career. He is an award-winning playwright and has also worked as a script reader for both the BBC and the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Award-winning writer, Rib Davis, has had over 50 scripts performed on screen, radio and stage and has worked as a script reader for both the BBC and Arts Council of Great Britain.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part 1: Notes on Creating a Character
1. Roots of a Character
2. Birth Marks
3. Learning Through Experience
4. The Character Now
Part 2: Character Within Script
5. Character Motivation and the Plot
6. The Emotional Journey
7. The Emotional Journey: Case Study
8. Description and Self-Description
9. Heroes and Villains
10. Secondary and Minor Characters
11. The Comic Character
12. Leaving Your Characters
Index
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