Thursday, July 21, 2005
Blogcritics.org: Review: Creating Characters
CREATING CHARACTERS: A (polite) BLOG DIALOGUE
Former studio exec and story consultant Marisa D'Vari has written a new book about creating characters for screenplays. I happen to like her past work quite a bit, and while I've not read the new book, it seems to support Henry James' belief that "character is action"--and so the better you know your character, the more action, i.e., plot, you have available to you.
Bill Wallo, of BlogCritics.org, does a very interesting jobof talking about what works and what doesn't work for him in the book. The comments beneath the review are what blogs can do best--extend the dialogue. Check it all out.
Former studio exec and story consultant Marisa D'Vari has written a new book about creating characters for screenplays. I happen to like her past work quite a bit, and while I've not read the new book, it seems to support Henry James' belief that "character is action"--and so the better you know your character, the more action, i.e., plot, you have available to you.
Bill Wallo, of BlogCritics.org, does a very interesting jobof talking about what works and what doesn't work for him in the book. The comments beneath the review are what blogs can do best--extend the dialogue. Check it all out.
