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Screenwriting Tip #911

If given a choice of characters to identify with, the audience will choose the one who acts the most like them — at least, the way they believe themselves to be. That means the character that’s vulnerable, fair, humble, caring, hiding a secret or making the best of a bad situation. The most human character.









Screenwriting Tip #907

We can only ever know what the script chooses to tell us. If we never see a date or any indication of time, how can we know the story is set in the 1920s? If the protagonist never expresses her inner flaw or wound, how are we supposed to know what’s wrong with her?