Creating a CHARACTER with the Character Constellation! (Bet you've never done it this way before!)

How are two characters played by the same actor so different? Of course, actors have much to do with this — but so do writers! Let’s breakdown Mia (The Princess Diaries) and Andy (Devil Wears Prada) and apply the Character Constellation worksheet to the characters in your story!

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This video was created on the stolen lands of the Yorta Yorta people. Sovereignty of these lands has never been ceded. The creator pays their respects to elders past and present.

Research/Resources:
Story by Robert McKee
Screenwriting for the Heart by James Edward Ryan

Archetypes:
https://www.dabblewriter.com/articles...
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/...
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/...
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/typ...

L/P/C:
https://www.septembercfawkes.com/2021...

Character Square/Diamond:
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https://erlendbv.tumblr.com/post/6391...
https://etbscreenwriting.com/

Special Thanks:
Lecturers of Film and Television at Victoria College of the Arts.

Movies Included:
The Princess Diaries (2001)
The Devil Wears Parada (2006)
Finding Nemo (2003)

Chapters:
00:00 What is the Character Constellation?
01:40 Archetypes
07:47 The Most/ The Least
12:54 Family
13:54 L/P/C
14:49 Sin Square
20:45 Character Diamond
31:34 Let’s Mash!

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