Assignment #2 | WMG Publishing Lectures and Workshops

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Classic Character Development

Introduction to the Classic Workshops

Classic Workshop Introduction (4:13)

Week #1... Character Development

Development Workshop Week #1, Session #1... Why this is critically important. (4:15)
Development Workshop Week #1, Session #2... Character sketches and why they are a bad thing. (3:22)
Development Workshop Week #1, Session #3...Outlines and critical voice. (6:20)
Development Workshop Week #1, Session #4... Tricks to help the process. (5:33)
Development Workshop Week #1, Session #5... Memorable characters. (4:31)
Development Workshop Week #1, Session #6... Five basic ways to develop memorable characters (7:57)
Development Assignment #1 (4:12)

Week #2... Character Development

Assignment #1 Response (1:35)
Development Workshop Week #2, Session #1... Three types of humans. Wired into who we are. (7:25)
Development Workshop Week #2, Session #2... All character development must be in reaction. (3:00)
Development Workshop Week #2, Session #3... Reaction should be identifiable to the reader. (5:16)
Development Workshop Week #2, Session #4... Character reaction as wish-fulfillment for the reader. (3:32)
Development Workshop Week #2, Session #5... Environment (setting) (5:23)
Development Workshop Week #2, Session #6... Standard character troupes in reaction. (4:36)
Assignment #2 (2:46)

Week #3... Character Development

Assignment # 2 Response (3:17)
Development Workshop Week #3, Session #1... Born on the first page. (5:15)
Development Workshop Week #3, Session #2... Character background without dumps. (6:31)
Development Workshop Week #3, Session #3... Character Change. (6:49)
Development Workshop Week #3, Session #4... Consistency without outlining or sketches. (6:33)
Development Workshop Week #3, Session #5... The two parts of a whole. (6:50)
Character Development Assignment #3 (3:03)

Week #4... Character Development

Assignment #3 Response (3:07)
Development Workshop Week #4, Session #1... What would I be if...? (4:11)
Development Workshop Week #4, Session #2...Where is the character from? (4:41)
Development Workshop Week #4, Session #3... Some methods (5:52)
Development Workshop Week #4, Session #4... What can a character be? (5:05)
Development Workshop Week #4, Session #5... Other character's opinions. (5:59)
Assignment #4 (6:25)

Week #5... Character Development

Assignment #4 Response (4:57)
Development Workshop Week #5, Session #1... Secondary character. (5:34)
Development Workshop Week #5, Session #2... Types of secondary characters. (6:46)
Development Workshop Week #5, Session #3... Opinions, reactions, and so on... (5:27)
Development Workshop Week #5, Session #4... Multiple viewpoints (6:22)
Development Workshop Week #5, Session #5... Team of secondary characters. (5:49)
Development Workshop Week #5, Session #6... Accents and speaking patterns...where they are from. (6:26)
Assignment #5 (6:02)

Week #6... Character Development

Assignment #5 Response (6:15)
Development Workshop Week #6, Session #1... Memorable characters revisited... (4:27)
Development Workshop Week #6, Session #2... Problem with you plotting ahead. (5:52)
Development Workshop Week #6, Session #3... Tagging in development. Some tricks. (5:20)
Development Workshop Week #6, Session #4... More development tags (6:40)
Development Workshop Week #6, Session #5... Use of fake characters... very valid at times. (5:41)
Development Workshop Week #6, Session #6... Wrapping it all up. (4:15)

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