Screenwriting Masterclass: Crafting Complex Characters (Udemy.com)
Learn the Write Rich, Complex Characters That Connect with an Audience in Your Screenwriting, Filmmaking & Film School!
Created by: IFH Courses
Last updated April 2019
What you will learn
- You'll enhance your character development across genres
- Strong character development will evoke emotions in your audience
How it compares
Against the other 1,107 rated Udemy courses in Personal Development on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 34% of them
- Reviews114#835 of 1,108 by number of reviews
- Length1 hourshorter than 86% of them
- Last updatedApril 2019earlier than 88% of them
Course Description
Join over 30,000 students learning from our courses!
You can’t have a great plot without having amazing characters. Strong character development will evoke emotions in your audience whether you’re writing a comedy, drama, or any other genre. To create great characters, you need your audience to connect in some way. Even if you love your characters, there is no guarantee your reader will connect with them.
In this how-to video, you’ll learn:
The three ways to connect a viewer to the main character
The importance of empathy
How to make a great character relatable
And more!
You’ll love this video if you are:
Struggling to find an audience
Revising your latest script
Interested in why people connect with characters
If you want to elevate your scripts and stories – AND your screenwriting or filmmaking career -- to the highest possible level, this class is a must.
They DON'T teach you this in Film School!
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What people are saying about our courses:
"By far, the best director and cinematography course on the Internet." - Nate Carroll
"I really enjoyed taking this class. It wasn't just that the subject was interesting to me, but the teacher also made the class intriguing. I would gladly recommend this class to anyone who would be interested." - Leah Ames
Very helpful. Adds depth to your understanding and intuitive insights which you surely had if you happened to play with video shooting and editing without doing any learning beforehand. It's enriching. The movie samples are great as the clarify the points. Love it! - Yosi Tsitsu
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Creating characters that people connect with is no easy feat, but it is the key to writing amazing work. Learn several tips and techniques from Karl Iglesias that will take your characters to the next level. Filmmaking is not just about the cameras.
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Who is Karl Iglesias?
Karl Iglesias is a screenwriter and sought-after script doctor and consultant, specializing in the reader's emotional response to the written page. He is the best-selling author of Writing For Emotional Impact and The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters. He teaches at UCLA Extension’s Writers' Program, where he’s won the Outstanding Instructor Award for 2010, the Screenwriting Expo and online at Writers University. He also writes a regular column on the craft for Creative Screenwriting magazine.
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Important information before you enroll:
In case you find the course useless, don't forget you are covered by a 30 day money back guarantee, full refund, no questions asked!
Once enrolled, you have unlimited, lifetime access to the course!
You will have instant and free access to any updates we'll add to the course.
I will give you my full support regarding any issues or suggestions related to the course.
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If you've got the dream.
If you've got the drive.
If you've got the passion - but you're missing the knowledge and experience...this course will help you write and sell your feature film screenplay.
Enroll NOW! Let's get started!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
114 Reviews
IFH Courses
IFH Courses is a creator, publisher and distributor of high-quality online courses covering all avenues of the filmmaking, screenwriting, post-production, and social media/marketing crafts. Think of it as the ultimate online film school. We bring together industry-leading experts from all disciplines so you can learn from the best. Filmmakers, Screenwriters & Content Creators are our passion!
Our expert instructors will teach you skills that will have an immediate positive impact on your career or business.
You'll find his approach to our courses a bit raw and real. That's because I care about my students, fellow artists, and filmmakers. He has seen and personally made many missteps over the years and he wants to help you avoid making the same costly mistakes. The industry is abusive to the newcomer and he hopes Indie Film Hustle can help you navigate the shark-infested waters of the film industry.
We also are the founder of Bulletproof Screenwriting, Filmtrepreneur, IFH Academy, and Indie Film Hustle TV, the world's first streaming service dedicated to filmmakers, screenwriters, and content creators. Think Netflix for Filmmakers.
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Reviews
By Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich on 2/1/2024
Very informative and great info on creating believable characters. Technique is discussed and how to gain certain results based on your characters needs.
By Don Tuttle on 10/20/2023
Skip this video and get his book instead. This lecture is way too cursory. His book gives you the details and examples that are missing here. It's not that was he said is bad, it's just too big a topic to be covered well in an hour.
By Beakoon _ on 3/10/2022
In short: Great for Beginners and okay for seasoned writers. Pros: - Great tools and techniques to create compelling Characters. - Has a lot of Information and Studies Con: - Course is more like a lecture (Really Short) - It's a brief touch on the concepts. No tasks or exploration of studies.
By Juliana on 12/5/2021
For being only an hour, the course gave all the techniques that you need to build solid characters in your story and gave plenty of relatable real movie examples.
By Marcos Hinke on 8/9/2021
Great information and technics. Although a lot of the material is present in his book "Writing for emotional impact" I found the course a rich addition to my toolkit. I read the book many years ago, and now hearing the content while working on my script gave me diferent perspectives on things. Also, it was great to share the watching experience with my writing partner, where we could pause sometimes to discuss the concepts. We wouldn't do that with the book since each one has its own reading pace.
By Carl Sabberwal on 8/12/2020
An in-depth understanding of how to develop characters, not only the protagonist, or antagonist but also characters that would bring in reality.
By Ross Sebek on 5/6/2020
Good lecture with great information. However, it's not a good course. There was no effort in making this lecture into a good course. It has poor quality video, the presentation is boring and there are no downloads or summaries of the information covered. If they put some effort into the presentation and gave it more interest, it could be a good course.
By Dheerendra P Mishra on 4/22/2020
Great techniques for character building and the course looks like has less hours but it covers almost all topics regarding character building.
By Lee Bailes on 1/14/2020
Interesting. Nice introduction. But would be nice to learn more about applying this in context of scenes, not just mentioning other films, but worked examples of fixing scenes perhaps
By Angelika Hendrick on 8/31/2019
I liked this. It was a little fast at times. I also liked the examples, it learned a lot.Liking/disliking characters were great tips and examples. Thank you.
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