Lesson: The Creation of Characters Pt. 8: Multiply Capacities to Enhance Reactions

You are viewing a clip of this video, click to Join. Members, click to Log in.

Bandwidth:

High

Low

< >

The Creation of Characters Pt. 8: Multiply Capacities to Enhance Reactions

Jul 31, 2010

This is a Sample Member Lesson Page. Click here to become a member.

Lesson Discussion

Add Comment

ellacarey: Thank you

at Mar 05, 2013 - 8:36 PM

I think this is most helpful. These lectures are a wonderful way to expand on the concept from the seminar that Story is character, and vice versa. Robert demonstrates here how you can work from the inside out to create both of these things simultaneously. The lectures are really expanding everything I got out of the seminars, thank you.

Writercarol wrote

at Aug 31, 2010 - 10:40 PM

Brilliant. Makes so much sense to not force events but go back and give my characters more capacity and complexity. Thank you!

Sarah Holland wrote

at Aug 06, 2010 - 11:35 PM

This is the voice of home.

Janice wrote

at Aug 04, 2010 - 1:39 PM

*Great* way of explaining this. Thank you.

Birddog: Enjoyed this Lesson

at Aug 01, 2010 - 3:39 PM

Great examples of how multi-dimensional elements develop the richness of your characters along with reminding yourself that every character plays a significant role within the storyline to move the plot foreword towards the ultimate truth of the story. Very helpful lesson:))

henrymann: I stand corrected

at Jul 31, 2010 - 4:52 PM

I had thought that all of the irrational, contradictory, cowardly, self-destructive, quixotic, nonsensical, idiotic choices made by Sandra Bullock in The Proposal were just the result of bad writing. But it turns out it was great character design. I guess the place to go for great characters with multiple capacities is an institute for the criminally insane.