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Tag Archives: Character
Villains don’t have to be sympathetic, but they do have to be compelling
Villains don’t have to be sympathetic. They just have to be compelling. True, a sympathetic villain can be compelling; in fact, in many cases, just being sympathetic is compelling enough. When a villain is trying to right some unjust wrong, … more→
In this post I talk about how awesome Eureka is
SPOILER ALERT. You’ve been warned. When did television become so amazing? The likes of Dexter, The Sopranos, and countless other high quality series didn’t exist when I was a kid. The closest was whatever Star Trek: The Next Generation variant … more→
Ramble about Super 8 and so-called “nostalgia”
Meant to post this after watching Super 8, but it fell between the cracks. Here it is, with additions on how Super 8 is great for aspiring writers. I heard the word “nostalgia” so many times when reading impressions of … more→
Lazy fat man: “More Cool Links” edition
Not sure “lazy” is the right word, as I’m working hella hard to prep for the 2011 Screenwriting Expo’s Golden Pitch event while keeping up my day job for all important food/clothing/shelter money. But whatever: I’ve heavily updated my Cool … more→
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Tagged Character, Competition, Conflict, Design, Dialogue, Film, Hype, Motivation, Plan, Politics, Society, Television, Web Series
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Good anime exists, but most of it is garbage
I fear backlash for this, but fuck it, I can only be myself. Here goes: approximately 98.672% of anime is balls to the walls garbage. Not subpar, not mediocre, but garbage. The other 1.328% is passable, and a small amount … more→
Conflict: easy and hard
Coming up with suitable conflict fitting a character’s personality and goals is insanely easy and mind-numbingly difficult. The easy part: adversity is everywhere. Fuck, I can think of adversity right now: aspiring writer has a blog and, while writing in … more→