by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Seeing a character grow in her internal journey is one of the most effective ways to show that the character has arced. While a protagonist learning or realizing something is not effective as a visual external goal, these are powerful internal goals that, by necessity, characters are greatly unaware of while they are being subconsciously pursued.... Continue Reading →
Building a Launchpad: 3 Foundations for a Character’s Internal Journey
by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) One of the most difficult puzzles a writer must solve involves the relationship between the inner needs and external goal of the protagonist. Some writers pitch stories solely about a character that learns or comes to realize something, not recognizing this is impossible to photograph on film since it occurs inside someone’s... Continue Reading →