I’m Poe lurking 47 weeks deep in someone’s social media and not liking what I’m finding
i’m padmé who told her best friend she was going to wear the chanel boots tonight and is real pissed that she got copied
i’m anakin who just walked into the kitchen to discover that he forgot about the apple pie he was baking and now it’s burnt so he’s extremely upset about the waste of time and energy
I’m finn who just missed a step down into the next room
i’m rey who just knocked a full plate of food off the counter and is trying to catch it before it falls
I don’t know that I have a foolproof method for developing character personalities, but here are some tips:
- Make sure each character has a purpose, something they can contribute to the story as a whole. I see a lot of stories jam-packed with characters and none of them have enough to do so the whole thing feels thin.
- Create contrast and variety within the cast. Give characters different approaches to life, relationships, and conflict that exemplify their personalities.
- In the same vein, try not to write characters that all have the same voice! Even if two characters relayed the same information, they should do it in a way that feels true to them. I see a lot of stories where I could switch every line of dialogue and it wouldn’t matter because everyone has the same cadence.
- Don’t think of character personalities as static and unchanging. It can be helpful to create a starting position and a possible end goal for each character when you’re story building. Your plans may change as you go (and that’s okay), but it’s still good to have a possible route mapped out at the start.
- Put your characters through the wringer. Test their moral or emotional approach throughout the story the same way we build our own ideas/assumptions. Give them hard choices to make, take away the things they rely on, push them into unfamiliar and/or difficult scenarios and ‘play through’ how they’d react and possibly change from those experiences. That’s where you’ll find opportunities for drama and build empathy with your audience.
Deadpool is the most financially successfully superhero movie in the history of the world so everybody buckle down I guess for at least a decade of self-aware edgy superhero comedies scrambling for geek cred before the well dries up. Hollywood has pretty much found its Adult Swim.
Oh boy. I can hardly contain my excitement for this golden new era of cinema. Let me find the perfect image summarizing my boundless enthusiasm.
as many of you know, aside from memes and Bubbline, I’ve officially started my own toy company! I’ll be releasing a line of products very soon, but I also take on personalized commissions for toys, as well as promotional products for businesses!
if you’re interested in supporting, please like the Facebook page! it’ll allow me to get to know you all better :-)
Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.
About My Work
I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at www.lemon-inc.com.
I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.
February 27, 2016 11:30
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