Writing from your Shadow to create compelling, three-dimensional dark characters:

  • How to build the “fateful triangle” of obsessive passion
  • How to “see” and read the intimate body language of the characters you create for signs of inner conflict
  • How psychological projection works to create escalating conflicts
  • How to find your character’s fatal imbalance
  • How to establish the “codes” inherent in melodrama, thrillers or crime stories, and keep them consistent
  • How to create unique, contemporary stories within these rules and codes

Films include: THE SWEET HEREAFTER, MONSTER, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, RAGING BULL.
 
Creating Dark Characters