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Dungeons and Dragons 102: Beginner D&D Character Creation Workshop
English
Creative Writing & Film Studies: Creating Complex Characters
In this 2-day class, we will go over the character archetypes from the hero's journey and cover how to build complex characters for creative writers and screenwriters.
Angelia Derrick (she/her)
144 total reviews for this teacher
4 reviews for this class
Completed by 20 learners
There are no upcoming classes.
11-14
year old learners
6th-8th
US Grade Level
1-5
learners per class
$40
Charged upfront
$20 per class
Meets 2x per week
Over 1 week
55 minutes per class
There are no open spots for this class.
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Description
Class Experience
Characters are one of the most important elements of your story. Will the audience cheer for your hero and boo for your villain or will they not care one way or the other? Three dimensional characters is the easiest way to get your audience invested in what happens to the people between the pages and on the screen. In this class, we are going to cover how to build your characters so they live and breath on your pages (novel or screenplay). Day 1 - We will go over various character...
Understand how to create a character info sheet and character archetypes.
Published writer in nonfiction (articles and books) and fiction (short stories, novellas, and novels). Writing young adult fantasy and space opera under the pen name Angelia Almos. Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts: Creative Writing Certificates from Institute of Children's Literature Certificates from Institute for Writers
Create character info sheets for protagonist and antagonist. Character info sheets will be provided to the learners in docx, google docs, and PDF format.
A character info sheet will be provided to the learners on the first day in docx, google docs, and PDF format.
1 hour 50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
If the student is working on a character(s) with a tragic backstory, we might discuss how these violent and sad events will determine how they act in the story. Dark young adult and adult books and/or PG-13 or R rated movies with similar characters might be recommended to the student to help them explore their character's head space. The character's sexuality (heterosexual or LGBTQ+) might be defined if they are writing teen/adult characters with a romantic interest in the story.
Teacher
Angelia Derrick (she/her)Lover of Books and Movies
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Lives in the
United States144 total reviews
305 completed classes
About Me
Pronoun: she/her/hers "Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world." - Robert McKee My hope is to help nurture your love of stories as well as your individual voice while giving you the tools and skills you need to tell...
