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Character Development Quotes
On what makes a character feel real.
These quotes come mostly from filmmakers discussing character development, including how horror films like The Shining and The Ring handle it differently from genre shock value.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
There have been discussions of doing 'The Demon Cycle' on both large and small screen scale, and while there is no project currently in development, I think the series has both the big imagery and complex character development to have legs either as a TV series or film franchise.
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Most horror films fail to scare me. I think 'The Ring' plays more as a psychological thriller. It's smarter, there's more character development and some of the themes explored go a little deeper.
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When I'm making documentaries, I think a lot about how fiction films play. I want them to have the pacing, the twists and the character development of fiction films.
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One of the things I love about the character development in 'Power' is Courtney A. Kemp's subversive use of stereotype.
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Most of my films have a lot of character development and exploration, whereas in most horror movies the characters are just cardboard.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ten years of character development affords you a lot. You get a chance to dig deeper and deeper and deeper into a person.
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When I read a good story, I often start thinking, 'Should I live my life according to what this character chooses and values?' It makes me think. I feel like I grew up to be a more mature person while thinking about character development in these fictional situations.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biographical novel sets out to document this truth, for character is plot, character development is action, and character fulfillment is resolution.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working with George Miller was an education. It was eight college degrees in character development and directing all at once.
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