English
Angelia Derrick, MFA
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.
101 total reviews for this teacher
7 reviews for this class
Completed by 26 learners
55 minutes
per class
Twice per week
over 1 week
14-18
year olds
1-5
learners per class
per learner - per class
How does a “Multi-Day” course work?
Meets multiple times at scheduled times
Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher
Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries
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Description
Class Experience
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. A template in .docx, google doc, and pdf will be provided to the student.
The character info sheet will be provided to the learners on the first day in docx, google docs, and PDF formats.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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.
Teacher
Angelia Derrick, MFALover of Books and Movies
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Lives in the
United States101 total reviews
215 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...