I always ask the same questions of my antagonist that I do of my protagonist. Who are they? What do they want? Why do they want it? What will be the consequences if they don't get it? Being evil for the the sake of evil makes no logical sense. There needs to be a rationale behind it, even if it's morally wrong.
@@CraigGriffiths That's why the first thing I do when I begin a screenplay is answer all the essential questions of my protagonist and antagonist. I find that once I have the answers it provides enough information to then write a logline. Then I do the outline.
I am more free form. I’ll start with an idea or a question. Then I try to find a way to look at that. Then I need characters. I’ll normally have a protagonist. But nothing starts to work until I get the antagonist in place.
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I always ask the same questions of my antagonist that I do of my protagonist. Who are they? What do they want? Why do they want it? What will be the consequences if they don't get it?
Being evil for the the sake of evil makes no logical sense. There needs to be a rationale behind it, even if it's morally wrong.
Exactly. So many people don’t understand that an antagonist needs to be a fully formed character.
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@@CraigGriffiths That's why the first thing I do when I begin a screenplay is answer all the essential questions of my protagonist and antagonist.
I find that once I have the answers it provides enough information to then write a logline.
Then I do the outline.
I am more free form. I’ll start with an idea or a question. Then I try to find a way to look at that. Then I need characters. I’ll normally have a protagonist. But nothing starts to work until I get the antagonist in place.