I've been a bit lazy lately. Spent yesterday and today watching tv and reading manga. Sounds a pointless way to whittle away one's time. Usually it is, however, I find that if I let my mind wander for a while I often discover the answers to some of my writing blocks.
During the planning stages before I write a script, which for me clearly maps out the character's voice and personality, I will usually find a character or two in another work (written or visual) who resembles my character. It helps me define them and gage their reactions to situations. After writing the script, that resemblance fades as the character grows into their own person, and I'm left with my own character, not defined as a carbon copy of someone else's work.
So, for a while now I've been having trouble defining one of my main characters in a pilot I'm working on. The others are pretty much pinned down, but every time I think I have him, he slips out of my grasp. Anyway, point being, as I was watching Bleach yesterday, I realized Uryuu Ishida was about the closest thing to a role model for Ash as I have been able to get. So, under the guise of doing research, I am going to continue my Bleach obsession for a few more days.
To see a review on Bleach, go to the Books and Manga Tab.
During the planning stages before I write a script, which for me clearly maps out the character's voice and personality, I will usually find a character or two in another work (written or visual) who resembles my character. It helps me define them and gage their reactions to situations. After writing the script, that resemblance fades as the character grows into their own person, and I'm left with my own character, not defined as a carbon copy of someone else's work.
So, for a while now I've been having trouble defining one of my main characters in a pilot I'm working on. The others are pretty much pinned down, but every time I think I have him, he slips out of my grasp. Anyway, point being, as I was watching Bleach yesterday, I realized Uryuu Ishida was about the closest thing to a role model for Ash as I have been able to get. So, under the guise of doing research, I am going to continue my Bleach obsession for a few more days.
To see a review on Bleach, go to the Books and Manga Tab.
