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Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) in Saving Private Ryan, Dr Green (Anthony Edwards) in ER, Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) in the eponymous film, Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) in Green Book, Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke)…
Read the PostPatience, a way to increase character relatability
PERMA, acronym for: Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment. According to psychologist Martin Seligman – exponent of positive psychology – these are the ingredients of well-being. What’s the relevance of this psychological issue, and of…
Read the PostWrite well, write positive: Lindsay Doran’s take on stories
The Worst Point is the structural step in a screenplay where the main character experiences failure. Act II ends there. Screenwriting gurus have thought up many ways to describe this critical moment. It’s when all…
Read the PostThe Worst Point seen through the character’s eyes
What a character says should ring true considering the kind of person he is. Concurrently, his lines should reveal who he is. A longshoreman and a psychotherapist don’t speak the same way. Characterization through dialogue…
A well written interrogation scene is a demonstration of competence by the interrogator. Competence – i.e. a method, the development of a previously prepared strategy, the progressive discovery of the plan followed by the detective…