The obstacles in a film or television series should create the kind of risk, peril or danger that pushes the character to take actions that define what is most fundamentally important or true in a character’s life.
Category: Television
Values at Stake – Televison
A character should be forced to make a stark, definitive and active choice. As one value is ultimately chosen, the character finally negates or surrenders the other contrasting value. What price is paid for the character’s choice?
#TypesTuesday – Mad Men and Power of Truth
#TypesTuesday – Stories that are about issues of loyalty and betrayal.
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Ugly Betty
A Successful and Proven Format The Ugly Betty (Yo soy, Betty la Fea) telenovela has translated successfully around the world and the recent American version garnered Golden Globe, People’s Choice, and Writers Guild Awards for best new series as well as a best actress Golden Globe for America Ferrera. What makes the Ugly Betty format so… Continue reading #WritingAdviceWednesday – Ugly Betty