Connect Your Characters with Your Audience or Your Script Dies
During this live webinar, led by Tim Schildberger, you’ll learn the difference between an authentic character versus a series of traits and how important it is for you to connect emotionally with the people in your story.
Are your Characters Connecting? Features and pilots succeed or fail based on the ability of the writer to get the audience to connect with the characters. If you can’t do that, your script will die. It’s as important as story. Yes, it is. Finding ways to get your audience to genuinely care about your people is often overlooked, or treated too casually, which is a big reason why so many scripts fail to attract attention.
Tim Schildberger has spent a lifetime writing scripts of all types and working with writers all over the world. His insights and tips about embracing your connection with your audience will quickly elevate your awareness of this important relationship, and lead to a better script.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why the greatest story ever will fail if the audience doesn’t care about the characters
- The Power of a well-constructed character
- Why ‘traits’ don’t equal a person
- How to find emotional authenticity
- The importance of a clearly established emotional journey
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Writers at the start of their writing journey
- Writers with a script people call ‘cute’ but nothing more
- Experienced writers in search of new inspiration
- Writers wanting to embrace the beauty of the well-rounded character
- Writers needing tips on developing memorable characters
Learn from an expert instructor!
Tim Schildberger is a writer, journalist, producer, writing coach, and founder of Write LA – which runs widely respected screenplay competitions and has helped many writers find representation and launch their career. Born and raised in Australia, he was the youngest writer ever on the globally popular TV series 'Neighbours', before moving to Los Angeles in 1997.
While working closely with Sacha Baron Cohen as the leader of the Field Team on the feature film 'Borat', Tim learned a lot about the process of movie-making, character creation and communicating successfully with people from all walks of life.
Tim created, wrote, produced, and directed a 13-episode comedy series for the Travel Channel called 'Lawrence of America', which was seen across the USA and internationally.
Tim has written and directed commercials featuring actors such as Jennifer Coolidge and Rebel Wilson, written newspaper columns, is a regular contributor to Script Magazine, and is a US Correspondent for Australian radio. He’s also directed a professional, award-winning play.
He continues to write and maintains relationships with a wide variety of Industry people.
Tim’s first screenwriting book, ‘The Audience and You’ will be available worldwide in 2024.
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