Monday, June 16, 2008

revealing character

I keep taking note of this same idea, and everytime I run across it I feel compelled to write it down again.

anyway, this time from Jean-Denis Haas blogging about Lost

"Long story short, present the character with a conflict and show the audience the choices he/she/it makes in order to deal with that situation. Those choices will reveal their true character (and make your shot much more interesting)."

he's talking about a girl who's painting her toenails after the airplane crashes, and how that choice of secondary action says a lot about who she is

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