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Most actors are told to “find the character,” but very few are ever given a clear definition of what a character actually is. In this video, I break the concept down simply, using the Science of Acting approach.

A character isn’t just a personality, a mood, or a type. A character is...

A collection of experiences. Or more accurately - the thinking that was created as a result of those experiences

That thinking lives in the character's consciousness and shapes how they behave in the story — not just in the present moment, but in what they want for the future.

In this video, you’ll learn:
• What a character really is in practical terms
• How experiences produce thinking, and how thinking produces behaviour
• How to read a script to identify the character’s visible behaviour
• How to work backwards from behaviour → thinking → past experiences
• Why this approach gives you a clear, logical way to build a character

Whether you’re working on a play, film, audio drama or anything else, this simple framework will transform how you create characters and prepare roles.

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00:00 – Asking the question: What is a character?
00:11 – Experiences make us different
00:22 – A character as a collection of experiences
00:33 – Where experiences live: thoughts
00:42 – A more precise definition of character
00:54 – Character thinking as behaviour
01:02 – Reading the script to observe behaviour
01:19 – Deducing thinking from behaviour
01:28 – Identifying the character’s experiences
01:44 – How experiences shape consciousness
01:54 – Experiences influencing future purposes
02:14 – What a character wants from the future
02:24 – Summary: What a character is
02:31 – How to start creating one
02:37 – Outro and call to subscribe

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