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Character DevelopmentTo sell a screenplay, your characters will have testify in their own 
      behalf regarding their ability to attract, involve, and elicit empathy 
      from the reader - audience. The foundation for your characters will have 
      to be the visible motivation to achieve the goal, the Maguffin. You 
      will have to create empathy and identification with the characters, the 
      obstacles and conflicts that drive and motivate them, all based on the 
      outwardly visible goal of the quest or journey.
 
Three Facts Of Character Makeup  Background: The history of the character, 
      everything about him - her, before their being in the screenplay. Their 
      personal backstory.
Physical Characteristics: Appearance, age, gender, 
      any disabilities or abilities.
Personality: What they are like, intelligence 
      level, psychological and emotional.
The importance of all this is self-evident. For instance, 
      the Hero of Predator is ex military and/or special forces of some sort, 
      now a mercenary, physically tough and rough, merciless, and almost without 
      fear (or high in self confidence). This is not the best character for 
      Bridges Of Madison County, or Tootsie, right?
Once you figure out who your characters are and what their 
      capabilities might be, they will have to follow those rules, and 
      will actually start to do things you hadn't thought of, will almost seem 
      to take on life and independence. You will need to develop all this in 
      great detail in order to figure out how and why the character fits into 
      your own quest of moving the screenplay story forward. It MUST relate to 
      the play.
Creating A Hero or Heroine, Lead CharacterThe lead character is the pivotal point of the action and 
      emotion you're trying to generate in the screenplay. Everything revolves 
      around your Hero - Heroine. You must figure out a lead whose completely 
      synchs with your story concept, and whose personality and abilities will 
      carry it through, like a motor driving the vehicle forward into the story. 
      Your audience - readers must find that character to be original and 
      attractive in some way, they will have to identify with, and and have 
      empathy for him - her. They must become emotionally involved with the 
      story and character.
Your lead will be in part designed by the plot, what's 
      needed to move it forward. But what if you have no idea who you need?
First, certain traits are created by the plot and 
      story 
      concept itself. What traits does the lead absolutely need to have. 
      Research what your story is about: Ancient Rome, the Templars, the UN and 
      its charter, etc., and then the character will start to be revealed to 
      you.
The next most important thing is to figure out how to make 
      the audience relate to the character. Identification is the key to 
      vicarious emotion, which is what the audience wants.

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