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Section Three

Chapter 11
Encoding Character Relationships

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Dramatica for Screenwriters by Armando Saldaña Mora

Chapter 11

ENCODING CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS:
Show Your True Characters To The Audience

Before we continue, let me ask you an all-important question: 

Why the heck are we doing all this anyway?

I mean, we have created the perfect Character—one with motivations, methodologies... the whole shebang.  Now, how does this intricate personality make his way into the story?  How do we show our perfect character to the audience?

Here's how:

A Character Is Shown By His Actions And Decisions Under Pressure.

Easy, huh?

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