From the course: Crafting Dynamic Characters
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Instructor jam: Voice extremes
From the course: Crafting Dynamic Characters
Instructor jam: Voice extremes
- [Mary] All right. This is probably one of my favorite jams. I love them all like my children, but this one, this is voice extreme. - It was so fun... I just have to say it was so fun to do the extremes. Like I would never write this way normally which is the point, right? That you are going extreme, but I had so much fun with this - But I think so many people wonder kind of what is voice? How do I hone my voice? And I think the wisdom of the exercise really is that the extremes are easier to see. And so when we do a wild swing in either direction we are sort of training ourselves to hear, Oh what's the difference between really long syntax and how really short syntax kind of affects things. So I'm super stocked. - (Indistinct) two choices per I think hopefully we'll have an overlap in this one. Mary and I've been waiting to have written the same prompt and it hasn't happened yet. - No, no. Yes. We have a 50 50…
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A new spin on show vs. tell7m 23s
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Point of view4m 43s
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Tool 1: Revealing character through thought12m 10s
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Exercise: Penny for your thoughts2m 10s
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Instructor jam: Penny for your thoughts4m 23s
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Tool 2: Revealing character through reaction9m 10s
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Exercise: Reaction shot2m 8s
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Instructor jam: Reaction shot4m 21s
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Tool 3: Revealing character through dialogue8m 16s
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Exercise: What's really being said1m 45s
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Instructor jam: What's really being said7m 5s
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Tool 4: Revealing character through voice9m 49s
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Exercise: Voice extremes2m 53s
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Instructor jam: Voice extremes23m 29s
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Tool 5: Revealing character through emotion10m 8s
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Exercise: Emotional taboo2m 8s
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Instructor jam: Emotional taboo5m 51s
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Tool 6: Revealing character through inner struggle16m 51s
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Exercise: Easily triggered3m 26s
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Instructor jam: Easily triggered16m 55s
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Tool 7: Revealing character through other characters10m 35s
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Exercise: What can you do for me?5m 21s
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Instructor jam: What can you do for me?17m 44s
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