Brian Herskowitz talks about developing characters for screenplays from his book “Process To Product”

Brian Herskowitz talks about developing characters for screenplays from his book “Process To Product” Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3iZJv3Z Interview Timeline LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP SCREENPLAY CHARACTERS. Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty, Tio Papi, Hercules, scifi and horror movies, and a documentary on domestic violence. In part 4 of this teaching screenwriting series he explains how to develop your characters. 0:35 – Brian introduces character development. 1:46 – Brian talks about how many characters to create for a story. 4:15 – Brian talks about motivation and consistency in character. 7:45 – Brian talks about foreshadowing in character development. 12:18 – Brian talks about how plot and setting defines character development. 17:29 – Brian talks about characters as seen by different cultures. 20:22 – Brian talks about setting as a character. 24:44 – Brian talks about characters having too many strengths. 25:54 – Brian talks about believing a character’s change. 28:02 – Brian talks about the relatability of characters. 34:35 – Brian talks about traveling angel tropes. 36:22 – Brian talks about the nuts and bolts of creating a character. 42:24 – Brian talks about having unique characters. 49:38 – Brian talks about commonalities between characters. Links of interest https://amzn.to/3iZJv3Z https://www.brianherskowitz.com/ Contact Information For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like. Guests: Brian Herskowitz Host: Cris Alvarez Tags: audio interviews, author, podcast, film history, Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3iZJv3Z As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.