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Q: How do I develop a character?
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Know Your Characters
Writing a screenplay does not really start with FADE IN. It commences with getting to know your characters. Write out attributes as though your lead and supporting characters exist. And make up triumphs and tribulations they've each known prior—years prior—to the beginning of your story.
Arc
In movies, things happen and characters change. Otherwise, the audience will ask why a movie was made. (For most movies, someone asks that anyway.) Your leads and supporting characters should all have arcs—should all change or be changed in some obvious, fundamental way due to the “things happening” in the story.
Arc of the Main Character
Quite simply, the main character of a screenplay is the person in it who changes the most—the person with the greatest arc. All stories have one main character. Know who yours is before you type FADE IN and you will save yourself much anxiety.
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