The Emotional Work It Takes To Write Great Characters - Christopher Riley

[@moviemadness2536]

This reminds me of the scene in Rango with "The Spirit of the West": "No man can walk out on his own story." It's at that moment, though, that Rango finally realizes what his story IS. Truly a great moment.

[@renegademax]

Great comment.

[@moviemadness2536]

@@renegademax Thank you.

[@thedchen]

love what he says about people who think their lives are boring. look harder, honor your experience

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

Mr. Riley is a jewel. Yes, yes, yes! Live first, write later. Experiences I cried over at one point in my life have become grist for my mill. They can, however, be exhausting to write.

[@filmcourage]

We like your quote Dovie! We are going to try that out as the title. Thank you!

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

@@filmcourage Are you serious?

[@beardlessdragon]

4:42 "I'm interested in a credible kind of hope" This is such a succinct, perfect expression of why I like writing about tragic or painful moments but never knew how to express it. This makes so much sense, and also reminds me why it's so important to draw from real experiences when writing tough topics

[@remixandkaraoke]

Great interview. would enjoy hearing more from Christopher Riley.

[@filmcourage]

Much more to come!

[@georgeorwell4931]

Film Courage is definitely a GREAT source for us new film-makers! Great ìnformation! Make the audience care, feel, cheer for the characters...we all have feelings, get them down on paper.

[@janinebrittanica4314]

Two interviews, two great insights into two of my top ten favorites, Ordinary People and No Country For Old Men. Love this.

[@filmcourage]

Great to hear Janine! We look forward to sharing more of this interview with you.

[@niac2024]

Wow, I watch this channel a lot & this advice is some of the best I’ve seen. Can’t wait to dive deep, explore & write.

[@HallieEva]

Watching this channel has really helped my writing. Even though it is for screen writers, it has helped my short story and novella game hearing all this great advice. I appreciate all the content you guys put up.

[@moniquevamado]

Oh my gosh, he mentioned Frederick Buechner, one of the great spiritual writers! I was just thinking about Buechner this morning. That explains the depth of this interview, now knowing that Christopher reads authors like that.

[@tygerbyrn]

Awesome. Thanks for another great video Film Courage. I’m definitely checking their books.

[@agentk8184]

Professor Riley!

[@filmcourage]

Who is your favorite writer?

[@matthewgordonpettipas6773]

Terry Brooks for prose fiction. For film John Fusco and Randall Wallace.

[@Damacles9]

Thank you for all that do for us!!!!

[@channingparker9431]

I've been out and "lived life" and I'm still trying to make since of it. This like chapter 14 of my life.. the other chapters are still a mystery.

[@spongebob03]

If you decide to write a Star Wars type of story, is it about keeping the characters grounded? What I'm trying to say is, while creating the fantasy, do you make sure the characters actions and emotions, can translate to how we feel, in the real world?

[@beardlessdragon]

Definitely. I've even heard some people say "all characters are humans," meaning that no matter what animal or alien or fantasy race you make a character, they are still, at their core, a human being. Feel free to get creative with their culture and the ways their lives may be different from our own, especially if writing a sci-fi alien civilization or something, but their experiences and journeys should still be something we can get invested in and understand

[@elinannestad5320]

As a former Dr, I understand his student the 50 yr old woman pediatrician. Being a Dr is like being on a mezzanine floor in life, nobody sees you without your role and if you do get married, it is probably not exactly you the other person is marrying, it is a Dr. You know about other people's lives but they don't touch you like your own. You spent your youth learning lists of molecules and nerves, and there is less satisfaction in the job than anyone knows. However, being a Dr is a form of tragedy, something you decided to do to yourself when young. It is as if the tribe sacrifices you, and you agree.

[@jdesert5036]

Thank you. The number of writers on TV and in film that went straight from school to screenwriting jobs has degraded the quality of work. Go live some life first in other industries, and in towns outside of the LA bubble. It will make you a better writer with more varied and interesting stories to tell.

[@Deadlift4chips]

Writers are unappreciated especially in this era of Hollywood movie making.

[@anxietyrecoverycom]

This reminds of of this Scripture verse from Isaiah 45 " I will go before you and will level the mountains ; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the ((treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places,)) so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name."

[@abrahemsamander3967]

Man that almost made me cry.

[@Winduct]

I love your music, especially for E.T.

[@northernwindcomicspaul2531]

Cool

[@northernwindcomicspaul2531]

💯❤️🤩

[@tolvfen]

Kind of taking out information from your inner world, when your inner world looks like a Harry Potter world, and your real world is: eat, taking a walk, sleep, and nothing else,,, ?

[@tygerbyrn]

Stephen Furst.

[@jordanlaquey5325]

First.

[@filmcourage]

Got em!

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Every screenwriter needs to go to therapy

[@cierahaynes5708]

Big Lol... amen