Day 5 – What I learned …

[Susan Willard]

Week 2 Day 5: Protagonist/Antagonist Relationship Scene – The Dark Knight:

Scene: Heath Ledger – Incredible Acting

What I learned rewriting my scene:

§ It’s ok to make the relationship between a Protagonist and an Antagonist personal.

§ I am excited to build this into my script, but it will change some other parts of the script, so requires some deeper thought.

§ Relationships need to be stretched and pushed as well as the plot, the story arc, and the characters. (Subtext may help the script here.)

§ The other characters don’t have to understand the relationship between the Protagonist and the Antagonist, just the two characters and the audience.

[Rice Rice]

What I learned in adjusting a scene that advances the relationship between my two characters is the benefit of injecting a bit more of an ignoble trait in my protagonist and a strain of nobility in my antagonist as they pursue their opposing goals.

[Zev Ledman]

When introducing a main character, it’s critical that this character stand out from everyone else, whether by unusual, unexpected action or unique, exciting dialogue, or a mix of both.