Will Chandler
@screenwriter911.bsky.social
Screenwriter, Nicholl Fellow, Director, Script Consultant, Film Professor and all-around script nerd.
March 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Bland. Flat. Superficial. If you've heard this about your characters, there’s only one thing to say: Ouch!
If agents, a d-exex or producers think your characters are under-developed, it’s gonna leave a scar.
Your characters need to have an internal operating system.
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If agents, a d-exex or producers think your characters are under-developed, it’s gonna leave a scar.
Your characters need to have an internal operating system.
open.substack.com/pub/screenwr...
CHARACTERS: Bringing Them to Life
Knowing How They See The World Makes ALL The Difference
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January 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Bland. Flat. Superficial. If you've heard this about your characters, there’s only one thing to say: Ouch!
If agents, a d-exex or producers think your characters are under-developed, it’s gonna leave a scar.
Your characters need to have an internal operating system.
open.substack.com/pub/screenwr...
If agents, a d-exex or producers think your characters are under-developed, it’s gonna leave a scar.
Your characters need to have an internal operating system.
open.substack.com/pub/screenwr...
Our histories affect the way we go about our lives. Same for your characters. They see the world from a different POV.
...You need to know your characters' motivations & emotions so their actions feel real in each situation.
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...You need to know your characters' motivations & emotions so their actions feel real in each situation.
open.substack.com/pub/screenwr...
Who Are Your CHARACTERS?
To Know Where They Are Going You Need To Know Where They Have Been
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November 29, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Our histories affect the way we go about our lives. Same for your characters. They see the world from a different POV.
...You need to know your characters' motivations & emotions so their actions feel real in each situation.
open.substack.com/pub/screenwr...
...You need to know your characters' motivations & emotions so their actions feel real in each situation.
open.substack.com/pub/screenwr...
So, it turns out that Einstein Was A Screenwriting Guru. Beyond Physics, it turns out, he also had a profound understanding of the most central rule of screenwriting....It’s true. He said it in 5 words. ...
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ALBERT EINSTEIN: Screenwriting Genius
So, hear me out.
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November 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
So, it turns out that Einstein Was A Screenwriting Guru. Beyond Physics, it turns out, he also had a profound understanding of the most central rule of screenwriting....It’s true. He said it in 5 words. ...
substack.com/@screenwrite...
substack.com/@screenwrite...