Character Arcs Are NOT What You Think

When building characters in your screenplay, so many screenwriters get the character arc wrong. Let's not do that anymore. A strong character arc can make the difference between a mediocre screenplay and a great one. Time to upgrade your characters. (Oh yeah, and I use Top Gun as an example... but you'll have to imagine Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone.")


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_Top Gun_. dir. Tony Scott (1986).

0:00 What's a Character Arc?
1:25 The Need
3:30 You Have 2 Options...
4:52 The "Pain"
7:23 The Simple Option
10:50 Arcs Can Only Start After...
11:33 Integration
12:35 A Better Model
14:36 An Example
15:33 Testing Your Character


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