Creating Characters that live and breathe on the page is the first step if you want to make a monster movie that works.

Screenwriting character creators, Juliet Snowden & Stiles White, will take you through the process of how to create memorable creatures in your special effects horror script using examples from the most well-crafted monster movies in Hollywood history.

Beginner Level

1h 4m of duration

Filmmaking

English (auto), Spanish (auto)

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Curriculum

1. Title - 14s

2. Introduction - 3min

3. Why We Write Creatures - 3min

4. What If? - 4min

5. The Other - 2min

6. The Building Blocks - 49s

7. Creature Type - 2min

8. Every Creature Needs A Hero - 3min

9. Reinvention - 4min

10. Motivation - 3min

11. Conflict - 1min

12. Environment - 3min

13. Structure - 2min

14. The Teaser - 3min

15. Defining the Creature - 6min

16. Rules - 2min

17. The Link - 5min

18. The Reveal - 6min

19. The Defeat & The Departure - 12min

20. In Closing - 1min

Materials

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FILMS REFERENCED

The Lost Boys
Jurassic Park
The Terminator
ET: The Extra Terrestrial
28 Days Later
District 9
Predator
Edward Scissorhands
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Pitch Black
The Thing
Alien
Aliens
Blade Runner
Jaws
King Kong

Artist BiographyJuliet Snowden & Stiles White

Horror Screenwriters, THE POSSESSION, KNOWING, BOOGEYMAN

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