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sw-character-conflict

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Character creation, protagonist/antagonist design and dramatic conflict for scripts (人物/对手/冲突) — merged from Lajos Egri (three-dimensional character, orchestration, unity of opposites, pivotal character, rising vs static vs jumping conflict, transition), William Indick's Psychology for Screenwriters (Freud, Erikson, Jung archetypes, Campbell/Murdock hero journeys, Adler, Rollo May), Robert McKee (characterization vs true character, dimensions, gap, antagonism principle), Neill Hicks (character invocation, self-concept, cognitive dissonance, five conflict focuses, Maslow), Lisa Cron (desire vs misbelief), and Lu Jun (人物要活八要, 对手要强, 给对手一把刀, 最强的对手是自己, 不许请祥云). Use when building a protagonist, an antagonist or a cast, when a character feels flat or acts out of character, when conflict stalls or jumps, when a villain is too weak, when designing an arc or motive, or when diagnosing melodrama.

When to use

• building a protagonist
• designing an antagonist
• creating a cast
• fixing flat or out-of-character behavior
• resolving stalled or jumping conflict
• strengthening weak villains
• designing character arcs and motives
• diagnosing melodrama

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