Chapter 3 · Character

Who will carry your film: want, need, wound.

What will you learn in this chapter?

Why an audience follows a person: want, effort and cost — not “likeability”
To separate want from need and to build the flaw and the wound: a character's deep engine
To build your antagonist and character arc, and write your character file into the Film Lab

01The Main Character: Why Does an Audience Follow?16 cards · ~7 min

02Want vs. Need16 cards · ~8 min

03Motivation: The Fuel Under the Want15 cards · ~7 min

04Flaw and Wound17 cards · ~8 min

05The Antagonist: The Hero of Their Own Story15 cards · ~7 min

06The Character Arc: The Bow of Change16 cards · ~7 min

07Supporting Characters: The Theme's Other Answers15 cards · ~7 min

08Intention and Obstacle + Film Lab Task: Your Character File16 cards · ~7 min · writing assignment

Step-by-step progress: this chapter opens once Chapter 2 is finished and its Film Lab output is written.