The first tool in the Emotional Toolbox is the Character
Map. The Character Map is a proven way to develop characters that
have a rich compelling emotional journey and a dynamic set of internal and external personal
conflicts. Use this tool to create characters that leap off the page in your screenplay or teleplay. Great screenwriting begins with great characters. Great characters will make your script truly memorable.
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All great screenplays and teleplays are about characters and emotions clashing and colliding. Without conflict there is no story. Without a story you have no script.
Although all characters struggle with external events and obstacles, the deepest conflicts are always within the character. A Character Map will help you chart the emotional tensions deep inside the character and how those tensions lead to his or her transformation. Powerful screenwriting creates powerful internal conflict for the script's characters.
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Start By Mapping Yourself |
Why should I map myself? To best understand the insights to be gained in the Character Map, I suggest that writers map themselves as though they were a character in a movie or television series. This is the best way to test the process.
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Screenwriting and the Character Map Questions |
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Great screenwriting demands that the writer ask endless questions about his or her characters.
Who is this person-- really? What drives him or her through the script? How do you start to build a compelling film or television character in a script? The following six questions create the foundation for any character in screenplay or teleplay. Start by mapping yourself to test the process and then use the map for all your fictional characters.
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Screenwriting Tips for Answering the Character Map Questions |
Great screenwriting requires an deep understanding of your characters. Here are a few tips on answering the key questions to map yourself and the characters in your script.
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Draw the Character Map in a diamond shape. Write the answers to Question One on the top point of the diamond.
Question One: Among people who know you but do not know you well—what is the biggest misconception about who you are? What do people say about you in the loo or bathroom if they want to dismiss or belittle you?
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