Characters and Development

We have the setting, we have the plans, we have the stories. Now the icing on the cake would be to have SOMEONE carry out said narrative. Characters, ladies and gentlemen. Be they fictional or real, they are the ones who carry the burden of the narrative on their backs as they slog through whatever ordeal we toss on them. A character is only as interesting as their roles permit them to be. The stronger or more important the role, the more they require fine-tuning and proper development. A proper character always has a beginning, a middle and an end. Whether it arrives in the form of present day development, foreshadowing, past, future, a character needs to develop.

An important role of making characters is usually to insert a bit of tragedy or some relatable event into their lives. It works well because it allows the audience to sympathize and/or empathize with the character, giving them a bond, an attachment to the character. This way, whatever happens to the character will sometimes even affect the user, depending on how believably human we can make them feel. For example:

We can see a human aspect here, whereby a character mourns at the grave of his lost wife and son. It is events like these that are not only crucial in providing a better narrative, but also gives the scene much more impact especially if the mood fits the scene.

I intent to do this and much more for the other characters. To develop their personalities and backstories to a point where the audiences can be visibly affected by the misfortunes of fictional men and women.