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Mold breaking
Sep. 11th, 2010 11:34 pmAlrighty then, let's do this.
Characters are who we make them. On the written page, a person is as energetic, as evil, and engaging as we make them to be. If we don't do our jobs right, the character can be seen in a different way, one that's the opposite of what his or her role is supposed to be *coughEragonsociopathcough*.
( In which I ramble for a while to ultimately call Julia Roberts a psycho )
Simple is often more complicated in terms of character design than trying to shovel more and more details on to them to create "depth". It's not depth, it's a pile of crap you have to wade through to find whoever it is at the bottom.
Characters are who we make them. On the written page, a person is as energetic, as evil, and engaging as we make them to be. If we don't do our jobs right, the character can be seen in a different way, one that's the opposite of what his or her role is supposed to be *coughEragonsociopathcough*.
( In which I ramble for a while to ultimately call Julia Roberts a psycho )
Simple is often more complicated in terms of character design than trying to shovel more and more details on to them to create "depth". It's not depth, it's a pile of crap you have to wade through to find whoever it is at the bottom.