What we want is driven by what we sense, feel emotionally, or think. We feel is driven by what we sense or think (yes, other things like hormones and chemicals influence these as well but for since this is a beginning class lets focus on what we see, feel, think, and what that makes us want to do. What we think will be discussed in the topic heading where discuss subtext and inner-monologues. This leaves making decisions about what we sense and feel like our character in response to this context we have created.
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Creating a specific and emotionally charged WWWWW
I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end. Drew Barrymore
It isn’t just enough to decide that you are a “guy in love” or a “girl who just landed her dream job”. It doesn’t give enough information for our brain to lock onto and connect with. Practically for a performer, it just results in a performer going through really general, stereotypical stock gestures that are bland and lack authenticity. These kinds of characters don’t engage an audience because they just aren’t real or human enough. We have to make the WWWWW specific and emotionally potent.
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