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Maurice Vaughan
Using Empathy to Create a Better Villain

The most memorable characters are those we empathize with — even villains.

Here’s five ways to create empathy for your villains.

https://screencraft.org/blog/using-empathy-to-create-a-better-villain...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Kelly E. Keough. I've heard of "Peaky Blinders," but I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. It's on my watchlist.

Maurice Vaughan

You're right, Marcel Nault Jr. The same for other characters. Other characters in our scripts can relate to a character's motives without excusing the behavior/etc. I wrote a script a while back. At t...

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Ewan Dunbar

Great topic to discuss. Some of the most complex villains are ones that have their own logic behind what they do and have a backstory that supports their worldview. Moral ambiguity and grey areas are a great way to engage and challenge and audience.

Maurice Vaughan

"Moral ambiguity and grey areas are a great way to engage and challenge and audience." I'm saving that tip, Ewan Dunbar. Thanks!

Pat Alexander

It's like Heath Ledger's Joker with those gruesome scars. Or Lyutsifer Safin's family being killed in chemical attacks in No Time to Die. Or the bully with a tragic home life. Those little things help us understand the villain's jaded reaction to horrific events pushed them from good to evil

Emmanuel Don Mstar Godwin
An intro.

hello everyone? a pic from a skit i did.

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Emmanuel Don Mstar Godwin. Nice to meet you. I'm looking forward to seeing this skit!

Emily J

Hi Emmanuel Don Mstar Godwin! So glad you're here! What are you working on right now?

Sydney S

Looks like a great skit! Keep sharing :)

Jed Power

What is that tree?

Leonardo Ramirez

Love it Emmanuel Don Mstar Godwin. Let's see some more of your skit!

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