Frequently, we cross paths with a movie at places like Netflixs or actual video stores such as Family Video or Blockbuster. We read the synopsis, check out the cover, and for whatever the reason we put it back. That was the case for this writer, with the French zombie movie The Horde (La Horde). It ...
While you may take years of acting classes and gain a vast knowledge of the technical aspect of acting, when it comes to character development you will continually be learning. The reason for this: every character is different and each requires a unique approach in order to truly delve deep into the “mind” of this ...
Most if not all writers who have spent any number of months on a novel or story can attest to the importance of knowing your characters. The more you know a character the more real they become to you. The more real they become to you the more real they will be to a reader. ...
There is one thing that as an actor one must completely excel at in order to become successful. Well, you could be related to someone within the industry – that always helps, however, if you are like 99.9% of every other actor, than you are starting from scratch, and must have the talent to back ...
Far too many acting coaches delve into the creation aspect of character development. Now, don’t get me wrong, creating a unique character biography and cultivating character quirks that are outside of yourself is an important step in developing a character; however, I have personally found that you may use your own personal history to help ...
Character Development: Lesson 1: To understand how conflict shapes a character and how as an individual you might dictate how you would react in certain situations, you are to create a character. Include all of the details listed below to help you create a ‘character’. To do so well, you should feel by the end ...
Hannibal was among the greats of ancient military history, the equal of Caesar and surpassed only by Scipio and Alexander. It is a tragedy that a novel as poor as this bears his name. Ross Leckie’s first mistake is to try and compress Hannibal’s expansive career into a work of less than 300 pages. This ...