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In my screenplay, I have my female protagonist wear Prada, and perhaps drop other hints of her character, but not act like Miranda Priestly for the first two acts, until she gets a promotion at the...
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System
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2019-12-08T04:15:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Tom Au
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2019-12-08T04:15:15Z (over 4 years ago)
In my screenplay, I have my female protagonist wear Prada, and perhaps drop other hints of her character, but **not** act like Miranda Priestly for the first two acts, until she gets a promotion at the end of Act II. In Act III, having arrived, she lets loose her inner Miranda, perhaps surprising the audience. A female critic of my script said, in effect, that the late character development is interesting, but did I have to wait so long? Does the plot (as I have outlined it) justify or support such a format? In most movies I've watched, or screenplays I've read there is a strong burst of character development as early as the first Scene of Act I. Is there a "conventional wisdom" for writers as to when, or how early, character development should take place?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-05-13T16:47:30Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 5