Psychology of Characters in Stories
The outer life of character 1
A course by Cecilia Magaña Chávez , Writer
About the video: The outer life of character 1
Overview
“You will learn how to give more definition to your character from questionnaires and schemes to record their age and evolutionary stage, their context, their appearance, language and behavior. ”
In this video lesson Cecilia Magaña Chávez addresses the topic: The outer life of character 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Psychology of Characters in Stories. Learn to bring fictional characters to life with psychological writing resources and tell stories in the media of your choice.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Character’s Outer Life In this lesson, we’ll start to construct our character’s outer life. We’ll work from the outside in because that’s how we get to know people in real life. A very important aspect of outer life is age, the stage of development that we’re going through. Based on our age, we face different questions and worry about different things. Thinking about a character that I’m using to explore, the theme of the search for love, it could be related to adolescence, young adulthood, or middle adulthood. I’m going to explore what happens more or less at these ages to determine wh...”
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Course summary for: Psychology of Characters in Stories
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Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Writing
Cecilia Magaña Chávez
A course by Cecilia Magaña Chávez
Cecilia Magaña is a talented writer, editor and teacher who has left a deep mark on the world of narrative. With an outstanding career that includes national short story awards, publications in renowned magazines such as Luvina and Argonauta, and the creation of short story collections that explore fascinating themes such as everyday madness, Cecilia has proven to be a constantly evolving creative force.
Her work as co-founder of Atypical Editorial has led her to advise and edit various authors, guiding them in the creation of their own short story collections. In addition, she has shared her knowledge as a teacher in the degree in Digital Filmmaking, where she has advised projects for anthology series and short film trilogies.
Cecilia's passion for reading and analysis has led her to delve into the narrative of books and collections by admired authors, as well as to understand how stories are constructed in audiovisual media. Her focus on finding unity and meaning in stories, as well as her ability to explore personal curiosities and obsessions, make Cecilia an exceptional guide for those seeking to bring their own story collections to life.
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