Create A Compelling Protagonist

In almost every movie, the most critical character is the Protagonist.

* Typically the story is told through their perspective.
* Their goal usually dictates the end point of the plot.
* All the other primary characters are somehow linked to the Protagonist.
* Normally they go through the most significant metamorphosis.
* And the Protagonist acts as the main conduit into the story for a script reader and moviegoer.

So guess what? You need to create a Protagonist that grabs a reader’s attention and keeps it for 100 pages.

How to do that?

That’s what we will be exploring in my brand new 1-week online class “Create a Compelling Protagonist”. Go beyond writing a ‘sympathetic’ Protagonist. Dig deeper than giving your Protagonist a ‘flaw.’ That is surface level writing. In this class, you will learn an approach that will help you dig into this key character, and craft a Protagonist worth writing… and reading.

Seven lectures, forum feedback, teleconference, and the opportunity to workshop your story’s Protagonist [or Protagonists].

It all starts Monday, August 13th. You can learn more and sign up here.

Note: This 1-week Craft course is coupled with another new class called Create A Worthy Nemesis. That begins Monday, September 3rd. For information on that course, go here.

Don’t forget: Core II: Concept, a 1-week online class covering how to generate, develop and assess story concepts, begins tomorrow Monday, August 6. Your choice of a story concept is the single most important decision you make in any script project. This class offers a comprehensive take on the process. To sign up, go here.

And if you’re interested in TV writing, Tom Benedek has a new class: Write Your Own Original TV Pilot Script. That 10-week workshop starts August 13. For information, go here.

As always, I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.

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