How can you ensure that each character in your story has a unique and distinct voice that sets them apart from other characters?
Screenwriting : Beyond the Cliché: Developing Unique and Compelling Character Arcs in Screenwriting by Mista Martel
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It is small things. As people we tend to hang with like minded people. What makes us different is the small things. Just make sure they are consistent at. every opportunity.
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I also believe this starts with the theme of the story. From there a character arc can be crafted to reinforce that theme. I truly believe this results in characters that have long lasting impact on audiences. Thematically resonant
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Your characters must also feel like they existed before the movie and will exist after the money.
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I like that ^
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Personality and life experiences will give a character an unique and distinct voice that sets them apart from the other characters.
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Mista Martel write a good character backstory, so that you always have a point of reference for their behaviour.
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You said it in the title - cliché...check all the scripts having appraisals here and on other platforms, like "Alien", "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon", etc...even some Oscar winning...full of cliché characters...so how they win? Well, many factors included some even circumstantial....one thing novice writers try hard to do that always sinks them in the beginning is being "completely different"...
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Research, research, research. In my experience, fleshing out a killer character bio (sometimes mine are dozers of pages long) is what's gonna make me confident that I know them deeply enough to make them feel real and special. I try to write about their relationship to every aspect of the inner self, like their memories (the ones important to the story and themes), their emotions in any given situation, their bodies, and then I bring that outwards and write about their relationship with external entities like their friends, their lovers, their jobs, the government, etc... And lastly, originality and uniqueness is only going to come out of your own worldview and how it informs the stories you want to tell. Though I think doing this type of research in the prep stage will make for a richer source material for you.
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Hi Mista - this is a great topic and I highly recommend this upcoming Stage 32 class on this very subject. Brian is a fantastic teacher and resource. Here’s a link so you see how the course is designed: https://www.stage32.com/classes/Developing-Memorable-Characters-and-Worl...