The Surprising Truth About When to Stop Perfecting Your Character Work
Otherwise, you run the risk of just trafficking in caricatures.
That said, you’re not going to put all of what you know about your characters in the script. Rather, most of the background and insights you have about your characters will exist off-screen.
Think of character work like an iceberg.
What you see above the surface of the water? That is what emerges in your script through a character’s action and dialogue.
What you see below the surface? That is the depth of what you learn about the character when you develop them.
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