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WHAT'S THE POINT (OF VIEW)?
Add Dimension to Characters via POV, Subtext, and Dialogue
Once you've chosen the genre, tone, premise, and perhaps central relationship and conflict for your movie, you then need to decide on the point of view (POV). Is this a single, main protagonist story told in linear time? Is this a dual protagonist story? Is it a multi-protagonist story? Kaleidoscopic? Ensemble? The possible answers to many of these questions can be found in Chapter 8 on Structure. But POV is often more than a structural concern. It's also an issue of your characters’ unique voices and perspectives. Are you telling the story from the POV of the good guy or the bad guy—or both? Is the protagonist looking back and reflecting on his life or ...
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