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A look at my January bujo spreads!

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🌊more glimpses from my recent beach town trip

today marks the day i complete ONE YEAR in this studyblr community ✨🎉 i can’t believe how quick time flew by as i dwelled deeper into this wonderful community. i’ve received so much love and appreciation on this blog and all of you reading this have made my academic journey smoother and more enjoyable :)

i also just hit 2k followers 🎊🎈 seriously everyone reading this is the best and i hope you’re having an amazing day. i hope my blog continues to inspire more people and make their day even the slightest bit better. i wish to continue this blissful journey with all of you always :,)

i’m currently in the midst of exams so i won’t be able to do any celebratory game but do look out for more content. hope you all understand :D

Developing your Character

Fleshing out the main character of your (short) film/tv show/whatever concept is absolutely crucial to driving your story. After all, the audience relies on someone’s perspective to find your story compelling. 

There are honestly a gazillion questions you can ask your character to get the truest sense of who they are. After taking a screenwriting lab last semester, I found myself drawn to these eight questions:

1. How does your character carry themselves?

Think body language. If this was you meeting your protagonist for the first time, what would you think of them purely based off the way they carried themselves? What does their posture say about them? Are they good at eye contact? Media is visual, so pay attention to these details!

2. What’s your character deepest secret(s)?

This is so tough but so essential, because our secrets may inform our values and what kind of person we might actually be. Did your protagonist lie about something crucial and never told anyone about it? Are they holding back on something about their identity? Perhaps they’ve shared their deepest secret with someone-- who is that person, and why did your protagonist trust them?

3. Write some metaphors for your character.

This is pretty broad, but go wild! What would you compare your protagonist to and why? You could try writing a poem full of metaphors, with each one tying back to your character’s persona. Or could you do fun quiz-like q/a’s, like which season your protagonist is or what song would they be?

4. What are your character’s moments of weakness?

 Much like our deepest secrets, our moments of weakness express parts of ourselves that we cannot always suppress or change. Are there people in your protagonist’s life that makes them falter? Who are they willing to sacrifice their hopes and dreams for? What stops your character from achieving everything they desire and need?

5. What has influenced and inspired your character?

Everyone is shaped by the people they interact with and the things they’re exposed to on the media. How has those environmental factors shaped your character? Additionally, how has the supporting characters in your story facilitate your protagonist’s arc? 

6. What make your character smile?

On the flip side, we also want to consider what makes our protagonists happy. Much in the same way, the people and/or things our characters find joy in greatly speak to their personality and identity. What are the small things in life that brings your protagonist peace, and how will you visually portray that?

7. What does your character desire?

Think of this as a direct relationship with the main plot/conflict of your story. What does your character want out of everything? This doesn’t mean that the character gets what they want by the end of the story, but it does say a lot about what their initial values were. This is also a great place to work out character arc.

8. What does your character need?

Also related to the main conflict. Your character may want one thing, which is what the conflict is built around. However, by the end of it, the character might end up getting not what they want or desire, but what they truly needed. The character’s need tends to be more emotional/internally driven rather than something tangible, so think hard!

2019년 04월 03일

My April title page spread! It’s not done because I haven’t found a quote for it yet but I wanted to post something.

My April goals:

- start flying again

- pass my exam

- finish planning that novel