Chapter 5Protagonist
Figure 5.1 Brandon Perlow (Lettering by Denise Deems)–Protagonists: The character with two journeys, one of which unintentionally changes who he or she is on the inside.
Character credits: Jason Nesmith (Galaxy Quest, Dreamworks); Phil Conners (Groundhog Day, Columbia Pictures, Sony); Tony Stark (Iron-Man, Marvel, Walt Disney Studios); Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings, New Line Cinema, Warner Brothers)
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
–Plutarch
Whenever agents, producers, and executives are asked what they are looking for (regardless of genre or budgetary-scope preferences), the answer always includes ...
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