Screenwriting Session 2: Character and Arcs - Write Interesting People

Part 2 of 3 Workshops

Students will build upon the basic tools they learned in Session 1 by developing an understanding of characters and how to use them within a story. We will discuss how to craft characters to maximize conflict and provide a satisfying arc of character growth to an audience. Specific learning objectives include:

- Wants vs. Needs

- Protagonist vs. Antagonist (unity of opposites)

- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

- Character Triangles

- Character Bios Exercise (Begin writing a strong protagonist and a strong antagonist whose goals are at odds with one another)