Friday, February 15, 2008

8 Levels of Character Transformation

1 comment:

Pat said...

This can go backwards too and often with great dramatic effect.

Characters becoming weak, descending into madness, forfeiting morals and other transformations along those lines.

"There Will Be Blood" is a nice example.

Also, you'll find a lot of creative lists out there in the world. One I've enjoyed is about Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations but it's important to keep in mind that these lists are just one way someone chose to categorize, collate, or present their thoughts on the subject.

They can be very useful in sorting through sometimes soupy, creative thoughts but they aren't the law so don't be afraid to experiment outside their borders or create your own structure by combining and renaming elements in the structure.

Looks like a thought provoking class, hope you are all enjoying it.