Timeline for What does Character development actually mean?
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| Nov 6, 2014 at 2:34 | comment | added | Nick Bedford | The most effective character development is that which is shown, not told, in my opinion (and hopefully in general). The Han and Greedo scene mentioned above is a good example of this. You learn a great deal about Han Solo through this scene. He's in debt, he's on the run, and he cares for little but himself (or so he thought...). Characters can often be developed on the fly, as if you are learning the character as you write your story. For some characters you may need only start with little more than a single sentence and everything else can be improvised from that. | |
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| Jun 24, 2013 at 10:07 | comment | added | SF. | The two are often used interchangeably, meaning "fleshing out the character" - both in designing them and in showing them to the audience. Remember the Han Solo and Greedo scene in Star Wars? Its impact on the whole story was minor but it was essential to develop the character of Han, as a ruthless, practical mercenary with no qualms, and subsequent re-release where Greedo shot first caused fan outrage as it totally reversed characterization of Han Solo (not to mention it made the scene far less plausible.) | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 14:38 | comment | added | Shantnu Tiwari | This is the 3rd best answer Im giving you today Craig! Well done! | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 14:37 | vote | accept | Shantnu Tiwari | ||
| Jun 3, 2011 at 11:37 | comment | added | Craig Sefton | @DeVil - Yes, the first scenario falls under characterisation, but "character development" can be used to mean "characterisation", depending on context. Example: "I'm going to spend some time on character development, and work out his history." | |
| Jun 3, 2011 at 11:29 | comment | added | DeVil | I'm aware that technically "characterization" is the process of actually describing a character, but regarding OP's question, wouldn't the first scenario you described fall more into the characterization category? | |
| Jun 2, 2011 at 14:03 | history | answered | Craig Sefton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |