I am halfway through a Hangover-type script and I'm having second thoughts about my opening. The script opens with 3 friends in a bar. We get backstory and show the protagonist in his everyday life. The problem is that one of the friends is super funny and i concerned that he is taking the attention...
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Finish the script, wait a week or two then re-read it and decide if you feel the same way. If so, revise. If not, send it to a few trusted beta readers for opinions.
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You could make that part of the story line/character traits/flaws/arcs. One of your characters gets all the attention because he is so outgoing, and it makes your protag feel like he is always being p...
Expand commentYou could make that part of the story line/character traits/flaws/arcs. One of your characters gets all the attention because he is so outgoing, and it makes your protag feel like he is always being pushed to the back. Especially because he is probably smarter/also funny/more successful/more talented, or whatever. It starts out a small annoyance, but over time, it becomes a thorn in his side until it finally comes to a climax and threatens their friendship as your protag finally asserts himself. And maybe at some point he finds out second hand that his friend actually gives him credit for being smarter/more talented etc. when he's not arround, i.e. Talking to a girl that the protag likes, she's like, "OMG you are so smart and funny", and his friend says, "Nah... Joe is the smart one. You should see the work he does on the molecular earthworm generator". Or whatever. Just ideas. I don't know your story, or at what stage you are in.
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Another thing to look at is dominant character traits. Make sure the main character has one extreme trait that comes out often to make him more interesting. For example, if he is volatile, or has a me...
Expand commentAnother thing to look at is dominant character traits. Make sure the main character has one extreme trait that comes out often to make him more interesting. For example, if he is volatile, or has a mean-streak or, is competitive, or controlling, or jealous or whatever. Give his funny friend an opposite or similar streak, put them in the same room and watch the fireworks.