Capturing Your Ideas
Most writers I work with worry about their story ideas – are they any good, have they got enough of them,…
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Character Development – Psychology for Screenwriters
Over recent months screenwriter and business psychologist Phil Lowe (@grumpyrabbit) has been blogging about how different psychology and personality theories can…
Psychology for Screenwriters: Character Starting Points by Phil Lowe
I’ve reached the end of my series looking at how to use psychological models to build convincing characters with real…
Screenwriter Interview – Daisy Coulam
Daisy Coulam is a British screenwriter who has written for ‘EastEnders’ and ‘Casualty’ (BBC) and last year wrote the new hit ITV…
Mapping Character Change Using Psychological Theory by Phil Lowe
I’ve tended to focus in this series on personality models which emphasise how different we all are, as it’s generally…
Writing Like Alfred Hitchcock by Tony Lee Moral
Alfred Hitchcock famously said that the three most vital elements of a film are ‘the script, the script, the script.’…
Creating Your Character Mix Using Temperament Theory by Phil Lowe
After last month’s look at what drives your character, this time we’re back to the fundamentals of personality, thanks to…
Why Screenwriters Should Consider Theatre
Screenwriting is often said to be storytelling through pictures. And what lies at the emotional heart of most visual storytelling…
What Drives Your Characters? By Phil Lowe
Regular readers of this guest blog will have realised by now that the world of psychology – where I work…
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