Screenwriting with ChatGPT: Character Templates

0:00 Intro
1:00 First Prompt - Making Templates
6:01 Second Prompt - Format
7:18 Third Prompt - Selecting Character
8:40 Fourth Prompt - Refining Character
11:48 Fifth Prompt - Brainstorming Specific Beats
Welcome back to Screenwriting with ChatGPT where we utilize the powerful AI capabilities of ChatGPT to navigate the captivating world of storytelling. This episode delves into the core of every tale - character creation.
With a focus on our noir-inspired protagonists 'Legrant' and 'Echo', we walk you through the process of crafting intricate character templates. Using Jungian archetypes as our guide and tapping into valuable screenwriting resources like 'The Writer's Journey' by Vogler and 'Save the Cat' by Snyder, we strive to bring our characters to life in ways that resonate and engage.
But we're not just discussing theory here. We put these principles into practice, demonstrating in real-time how to use ChatGPT to create compelling and dynamic characters that truly drive the narrative.
Whether you're an aspiring screenwriter or a seasoned scribe, this video offers valuable insights and practical tips to enhance your storytelling. Learn to create rich, layered personalities and ensure your characters aren't just existing in your story, but truly living.
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THE PROMPTS:
PROMPT 1 - You are my screenwriting assistant. We are making character templates. I will give you a treatment. Your goal is to use the information I provide as well as The Writers Journey by Vogler, and Save the Cat by Snyder to: Identify characters in a treatment and break them into character templates. We will go one a time and the templates should be formated as such:
Character Details (Name, Age, Gender):
Appearance:
Occupation:
Traits:
Motivation:
Backstory:
Archetype:
Character Arch:
Here is the treatment:
PROMPT 2 - thats good but i want the format slightly different instead of bullet points give me those as comma separated values i.e. appearance: Tall and lean with a weathered face, Constant five o'clock shadow, Eyes haunted by past experiences. does that make sense?
PROMPT 3 - lets work on [Character Name] you will ask questions in numerical order and provide suggestions in bullet points below the questions to make more compelling characters
PROMPT 4 - lets focus on [SECTION OF TEMPLATE YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON] ask me questions in numerical order and provide suggestions in bullet points below them. I will provide details and we will work like this until I specify I am done
PROMPT 5 - perfect done with [Character Name]. Now ask questions and provide suggestions about interactions between [Character Name] and [Character Name] starting from [beat]
BONUS PROMPT 1 - give me a description of [ARCHETYPE] and provide a few examples from films
BONUS PROMPT 2 - I want to work on [Organization] lets brainstorm some [NAMES/CHARACTERS/DEPARTMENTS/GOALS] to start. Do this by asking questions in numerical order and providing suggestions in bullets below the questions.

[@tarafaithe]

I'm glad I found your videos! They have helped me out a lot with chatgpt. Oh and the "add please" for when they take over the world XD skynet 👀

[@flavorbot]

That's awesome, I'm really glad to hear you're finding the videos useful. And better safe than sorry am I right?

[@dakilagames9136]

Just stumpled upon your video, learned a lot from your screenwriting using chatGpt especially your sharing of prompt which are very important for your viewers, and for that you got a new subscriber. Hopefully you make a complete tutorial about making a full story together with images generated from Midjourney.👍

[@flavorbot]

Ty ty glad that you found the videos useful. Yeah I'll start doing some editing videos here in a few weeks.

[@RAPXILLA]

Some of this names that it used for corporations were given to me as names for a business I wanted to start. There’s a lot of recycling going on.

[@flavorbot]

Interesting, I think I just prompted something fairly simple like "give me 10 names for an AI corporation" since it was just for an example.

[@56bthomas]

Your videos are great , I know you want to keep them short,but could you go a little slower. Thanks

[@flavorbot]

Ha yeah I have noticed while chopping it up its a bit quick. Will try and slow it down a little in the future. Appreciate the feedback.