Two Tips For Writing Better Characters - Erik Bork

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In this Film Courage video interview, Screenwriter/Author Erik Bork on These Two Tips That Will Help You Write Better Characters.
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@MuscleEire 4 года назад

Character creation/development, so important in all artistic endeavours/performances. As a musician this tip really resonates with me.

@donrodrigueznew3235 4 года назад

Very true

@amandawhisnant622 4 года назад

To Film Courage, thank you so much for posting these videos. To whoever the woman is that interviews these people, you have such a comforting reassuring voice. You sound like someone anyone can sit down with and talk to over a cup of coffee

@filmcourage 4 года назад

Thank you Amanda! :)

@KimTownsel 4 года назад

Amanda, I agree.

@yapdog 4 года назад

The reason character bios tend not to be very useful is that they're often created out of context, where it's easy to just tack on traits. However, when you go out into the world, do you instantly know all there is to know about the people you encounter? No, you don't. You *discover* peoples' traits over time. The trick I use is to place myself in the characters' environment--the *story* environment. In that environment, you meet the characters... and they tend to do some interesting--often surprising--things.

@discountgamervids 4 года назад

To the creators of Film Courage, You have given me so much advice and knowledge these past years and I'm so thankful for ya. I've went from totally giving up to just finishing my first 15 pages of my screenplay. Thank you and God bless 🙏

@ScriptSleuth 4 года назад

Good for you! Keep it up. You'll get there.

@filmcourage 4 года назад

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@discountgamervids 4 года назад

@@ScriptSleuth thank you. I really appreciate that 🙏

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@larkmacallan4257 4 года назад

these qualities often relate to external vs internal goal. matt damon in good will hunting always had the ability to get the engineering job, what he needed, what he got, was the ability to let someone in and trust again.

@filmcourage 4 года назад

Great comment Lark!

@danbee998 4 года назад

1:52 For side characters, yes. For MC and main antagonist, I disagree. There are a lot of good things to address and wasteful things in character bios. Good things include: (what author Brandon Sanderson calls PROMS) Pasts; Relationships; Obligations; Motivations; and Sensibilities --- Character Arc type: Transformation/Growth; Decline/Fall; Maturity; and Alteration. --- MC's goal (with the obstacles and the catch before attaining it) / Protagonist's fear (preventing him from going after the goal) and flaw (preventing him from attaining the goal). --- Character backstory (e.g. can a former friend or long, lost relative become a hindrance to the MC's goal?). --- MC memories (how can these directly alter the events of the story?) and recurring thoughts (that can haunt and prevent or help transform the MC). There are a lot of useful things. There are a lot of not-so-useful bits for character bios.

@filmcourage 4 года назад

A lot of value in this comment Dan. Thanks for posting.

@Math4All_44 4 года назад

This is one of those simple but crucially helpful advice moments. Thanks for all you guys do!

@filmcourage 4 года назад

Cheers! Glad this one helps.

@futurestoryteller 2 года назад

Contrast adds interest, it would be good to think of seemingly paradoxical conflicts as an invaluable writer's tool in general

@jlupus8804 3 года назад

I freaking love American beauty. Should’ve known it would help!

@evelynhaliga4513 3 года назад

I really love your interview I appreciate your hard work you are amazing. I started writing again for 3years now and I learned how to write scripts through your interviews. Thank you so much

@KajsaBernhardina 3 года назад

I find that starting out with a stereotype is very effective. I usually run with that stereotype the entire first draft. Then the second draft is all about addind depth and complexity.

@MagnificoFrey 2 года назад

Character development is something I love in a story :)

@Ruylopez778 4 года назад

My take is that he's talking about contradiction. People we meet are full of contradictions - in both their behaviour and decisions. But they obviously don't intend to 'subvert' others, they simply have dreams and behaviour that seem at odds with *our own* perception or judgement of who they are, and what they want to be. I agree, character bios might be a waste of time, in a sense, if the writer creates a detailed and interesting history (with no contradiction) the character might still feel flat to the reader. Perhaps it's better to find the contradiction and dilemma (and flaw) in the character first, and then work on the bio/history for ways to play off that contradiction, and make it more compelling. Then all those choices about the character's past are not just procrastination, but serve a purpose.

@Smailjr 4 года назад

Great tips!! many writers make the mistake of writing characters as if they were them (the writer)

@writerkaose4005 3 года назад

Why do you think that?

@c.sexton4819 4 года назад

I struggle with the very thing he stated; creating characters that feel real and are interesting. For me, it always becomes a very subjective process that only encounters validation through someone else's opinion.

@jesusjones9215 3 года назад

I really found this breakdown useful.

@innergi5516 2 года назад

In my current story I'm writing, I have two main characters & it's very uneven. The 2nd main character has bcm the lovable character you just cant live without & cant help but love. He is funny, witty, & somewhat rebellious against his wise baby sitter, who is babysitting him for 3 days as his parents go on a 2nd honeymoon to Hawii. The babysitter is 17, gay & desperate to lose his gay virginity. The yr is 1969 & its summer break in Suburbia, CA. The babysitter is a sweater vest nerd who still drives his rich Dad's car. The boy he has to babysit is adopted by rich white parents, but he himself is black & blind. The one thing they both have in common is their desire to fit into a world that rejects them. They have great chemistry & bcm best friends on day one, but like I said the story is lopsided bc I the babysitter has a lack of draw. The twist is that the babysitter is actually a rebel himself & HATES having to lay down the law & be the Man. Any ideas or suggestions for building up the babysitter?

@futurestoryteller 2 года назад

Wow, I've actually been saying this for a long time. Although my take is that you don't need to add dimension to your character by forcing them to morally contradict who they are. So a lot of people seem to think that if you have a character who presents as a saint then you have to show to the audience in what way they are a "bad person" to make them truly multi-dimensional. Say instead that character was obsessed with gory horror movies, or loves to root for the bad guys. Suddenly it seems like the same heavy lifting is being done by an attribute that is essentially harmless. People don't even realize how much of these "contradictions" are socially engrained - that qualities which are amoral can add dimension. For example if a hardened criminal likes to watch children's cartoons that's not a "good" quality, it's just not one we associate with criminality, so it adds dimension.

@luizantoniosouza2767 4 года назад

Love the tip.

@Wordsley 4 года назад

These Rock!

@TheJollyMisanthrope 3 года назад

Unfortunately Hollywood is obsessed with what the character looks like (so they can put them in a certain category). It's become all about "judge a book by its cover".

@joseyphotosthestunnerdp9577 4 года назад

Great channel, great contents always. Would be much grateful if you guys can talk on the procedures through which you go as a filmmaker with an idea to make a movie and get it to the top and make money out of it. And also what's your views on an African amateur filmmaker with the Hollywood dream. Thanks

@evelynhaliga4513 3 года назад

Do you know if Mr Bork is still excepting new writers. I need a consultant so bad. Can you give me some info on him please.