From the course: Crafting Dynamic Characters
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Instructor jam: Penny for your thoughts
From the course: Crafting Dynamic Characters
Instructor jam: Penny for your thoughts
- Welcome back, this is our Instructor Jam for Penny for Your Thoughts, the exercise. - I picked, a homeowner is convinced their new house is haunted. - Oh, I was going to do that one. I'm so glad I didn't. - It would be fun though if we ended up doing, I guess we'll find out, if we ended up one and then we see what the difference is, you know. But I was, you know, I wrote it in first person so it's sort of all in her head, but then I try to also kind of put some italicized thoughts towards the end, but anyway, okay, here's what I have. I know what Phil will say if I tell him that I heard it again last night. The soft creaking like someone pacing above our heads. He'll blame it on the grief. He'll remind me that, Oh, sorry, he'll remind me in that irritatingly logical way of his that there is nothing above our heads. This house has no attic. That's why we bought it, remember. Like I could ever forget. I can still…
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A new spin on show vs. tell7m 23s
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Point of view4m 43s
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Tool 1: Revealing character through thought12m 10s
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Exercise: Penny for your thoughts2m 10s
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Instructor jam: Penny for your thoughts4m 23s
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Tool 2: Revealing character through reaction9m 10s
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Exercise: Reaction shot2m 8s
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Instructor jam: Reaction shot4m 21s
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Tool 3: Revealing character through dialogue8m 16s
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Exercise: What's really being said1m 45s
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Instructor jam: What's really being said7m 5s
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Tool 4: Revealing character through voice9m 49s
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Exercise: Voice extremes2m 53s
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Instructor jam: Voice extremes23m 29s
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Tool 5: Revealing character through emotion10m 8s
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Exercise: Emotional taboo2m 8s
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Instructor jam: Emotional taboo5m 51s
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Tool 6: Revealing character through inner struggle16m 51s
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Exercise: Easily triggered3m 26s
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Instructor jam: Easily triggered16m 55s
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Tool 7: Revealing character through other characters10m 35s
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Exercise: What can you do for me?5m 20s
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Instructor jam: What can you do for me?17m 44s
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