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Post by churnage on Jan 19, 2013 10:40:08 GMT -5
Scriptshadow had a nice piece on Character Flaws: scriptshadow.net/screenwriting-article-11-character-flaws-to-use-in-your-script-right-now/. A few excerpts below: 4) FLAW: Doesn’t stand up for one’s self – This flaw is typically found in comedy scripts and one of the easier flaws to execute. You just put your character in a lot of situations where they could stand up for themselves but don’t. 6) FLAW: Won’t grow up – This is another comedy-centric flaw that tends to work well in the genre due to the fact that men who refuse to grow up are funny. We see it in Knocked Up. We see it in The 40 Year Old Virgin. We saw it with Jason Bateman’s character in Juno. We even see it on the female side with Lena Dunham’s character in the HBO show, Girls. 8) FLAW: Too Reckless – You’ll usually find this flaw in more testosterone-centered flicks. Like with Jeremy Renner’s character in The Hurt Locker, Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) in Lethal Weapon, or James T. Kirk in the latest incarnation of Star Trek. Read the whole thing. Good stuff.
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Post by Mike Scherer on Jan 19, 2013 10:50:35 GMT -5
Churnage,
Thanks for the link....
Also, it's very important that the flaw connects directly with the theme of your story.
Learn. Teach. Do.
Keep Writing!
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Post by mbarrett on Jan 24, 2013 8:19:26 GMT -5
Mike - That's a great point about the character flaw having a direct correlation to the theme of the story. Some stories have a character that has flaws, but has nothing to do with the actual theme of the story and there in lies the problem.
Mark
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