From the course: Storytelling for Business Video
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The bad guys
- Earlier in the course, I said that the most common expression of conflict is person vs. person. If one of these persons is your main character or hero, who's the other one? That's your antagonist. In terms of your story, the antagonist's reason for being is to get in the way, to be an obstacle your main character must overcome. No antagonist means no conflict and that means no story. Who's James Bond without Dr. No? Even if your story conflict is person vs. society, you may choose to embody your antagonist, society, in the guise of a single person. You'll probably find that easier to write, more relatable for your audience and even cheaper. It's also simpler and for a short business video, simpler is better. Truth be told, simpler is usually better even in a big budget movie. Let's take a look at how this is done by the best. What's the conflict type in the great 1993 movie, The Fugitive? Seems pretty obvious that it's person vs. person. Dr. Richard Kimble, a kind-hearted surgeon…
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