Get to Know Your Character with an Interview
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6 жыл бұрынDevelop your characters with this quick and fun questionnaire. No matter where you are in the writing process, it always helps to know your characters! Read our blog for the full "51 Questions You've (Probably) Never Asked Your Characters": bit.ly/2thZMZK
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@hanakee7588 6 жыл бұрын
He's just so charismatic.
@strawberrymilk2987 Жыл бұрын
Ikr!
@pugjuice8462 6 жыл бұрын
Some other potentially good questions: "Kill or be killed?" "Science or art?" "Planning or doing?" "Good or EEEEEVIIIL?"
@charathebanana6294 5 жыл бұрын
flowey kill or be killed
@MargoMB19 6 жыл бұрын
I love doing this sort of thing with my characters.... Except the 'what do you think about me', since many of my characters are evil/sadistic/murderers and I'm not sure I actually want to know what they think about me, lol.
@PenumbraMineMMWard 6 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Thanks for doing the interview, Blobby! #BlobbyFan4ever
@Sate12 6 жыл бұрын
Half my characters would plot my death.
@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou. 2 жыл бұрын
Forget these shiny sticks are swords and hop right on! -Deadpool
@diaryofareader6156 6 жыл бұрын
Whelp. Time to whip out my pen and paper! This is a great idea!
@Rowiehz 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this! For a long while I felt so distanced from the characters of my story, and your questions inspired me to interview them to get to know them better. And it's really fun too, so thanks again! :D
@Rose-dx4li 6 жыл бұрын
This couldn't have come at a better time!
@DuluthTW 6 жыл бұрын
Great idea. I'd totally do this exercise. Thanks for sharing!
@kenarcher9838 6 жыл бұрын
Interviewing my characters is always hard. Something that works better for me is to become my character and think through choices they would make. I hope that helps everyone who interviewing might not. Great video!!
@emmakusmaul8832 6 жыл бұрын
that's actually a really good idea!
@susettehorspool2646 6 ай бұрын
I want to base my characters on real people, so it seems like interviewing them would be a good thing too: Figure out your plot. Choose people in your life that you want to base your main characters upon. Then draw up some interview questions related to the plot and invite them out to coffee. What do you think?
@Giantkiller130-t 4 жыл бұрын
I just about screamed when I saw blobby. This is a great video and I’m definitely going to try this!
@lukedoglt 2 жыл бұрын
I actually really liked this, definitely will try this
@aymanteaman6237 6 жыл бұрын
Nice video and an interesting idea! Thanks!
@Sweet_Spiirit 3 жыл бұрын
He has such lovely words..
@lilaac6374 6 жыл бұрын
Just a little detail... Hmmmm. You're really beautiful. Like, wow. I just wanted to say that. Thanks for that video.
@tstirling8 6 жыл бұрын
I loved this. Also you have amazing skin. xo
@draychewatson 6 жыл бұрын
You should make it longer
@Nanowrimo 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice! If you want more questions, definitely check out the full questionnaire linked to in the video description.
@michaelsteven5558 4 жыл бұрын
I don't have to do an interview ... my characters get interviewed all the time and believe me the questions are not softballs.
@ahboh1638 10 ай бұрын
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:05 🎙️ Character Interview Introduction 00:34 📝 Interview Questions and Character Behavior 01:06 🎥 Character's Movie Casting and Personal Insights 01:43 🚪 Closing Remarks and Call to Action Made with HARPA AI
@Itania333 4 жыл бұрын
Jeez, Tom, thanks #mycharacter'sanarseholeandijustaskedhimwhathethinksofme
@TheZiiFamily 2 жыл бұрын
Huh you look familiar And whats the intro music
@anookishexception7234 6 жыл бұрын
ahhh the echo!!!
@pugjuice8462 6 жыл бұрын
the echo... the echo... the echo...
@anookishexception7234 6 жыл бұрын
shoosh pap I had been so tempted to say that when I put "ahh the echo" lol omfg I'm crying. I've never been so excited to get a KZfaq notification in my life. 😂😂
@pugjuice8462 6 жыл бұрын
Ciel Phantomhive you're welcome, fellow Black Butler fan! >w
@anookishexception7234 6 жыл бұрын
shoosh pap I'm not a fan... I am the butler... dun dun dun!!!!
@Schmetterlinge28 6 жыл бұрын
Never works with me and my characters. I feel utterly stupid trying to ask an imaginary character something and invent the answers myself.
@kadewilliams7925 6 жыл бұрын
maybe instead you could make a alternate you and just write out the interview rather than literally speak it out loud. I'm constantly eavesdropping and spying on the mundane lives of my characters, so there is an idea too: just observe them for a long time. Whatever works for you.
@Nanowrimo 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it can be so hard. Sometimes I don't interview them, I just kind of imagine them in the room with me, like on the couch across from me while I write. Or wait to interview them until I finish the first draft and actually know them better. But whatever works for you!
Kieren Westwood
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