4 Essential Principles for Creating the Ultimate Antagonist
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StudioBinder.com presents the essential filmmaking techniques behind creating the ultimate antagonist, based on The Joker from "The Dark Knight." This presentation was inspired by a video from the Youtube channel "Lessons from the Screenplay."
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4 Essential Principles for Creating the Ultimate Antagonist
- 1. BASED ON THE DARK KNIGHT 4 ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES FOR CREATING THE ULTIMATE ANTAGONIST
- 2. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE A POWERFUL ANTAGONIST IS UNIQUELY ADEPT AT ATTACKING THE HERO’S GREATEST WEAKNESS. 1
- 3. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE In The Dark Knight, the Joker is able to target Batman’s biggest vulnerability — his morality — in a way no other villain can.
- 4. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE John Truby Author, The Anatomy of a Story “Create an opponent... who is exceptionally good at attacking your hero’s greatest weakness.”
- 5. Batman refuses to kill. The Joker, who does not fear death, and in fact, wants Batman to kill him. He throws Gotham into chaos, pressuring Batman to compromise his moral code. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- 6. Robert McKee Author, Story “A protagonist, and his story, can only be as intellectually fascinating and emotionally compelling as the forces of antagonism make them.”
- 7. THE ANTAGONIST PRESSURES THE PROTAGONIST INTO MAKING DIFFICULT CHOICES. 2 FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- 8. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE In the second act, the Joker poses an ultimatum: for every day that Batman does not turn himself in, people will die. By refusing, Batman ups the ante, but must cope with the guilt as innocent lives are lost. The pressure increases as more people die, and the city turns against him.
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- 10. Robert McKee Author, Story “TRUE CHARACTER is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure — the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character’s essential nature.”
- 11. THE ANTAGONIST COMPETES FOR THE SAME GOAL AS THE PROTAGONIST 3 FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- 12. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE “Gotham’s Soul” Both Batman and the Joker are vying for i n fl u e n c e o v e r G o t h a m , w h i c h i s repeatedly referred to as Gotham’s “soul.” While Batman defends law & order, the Joker battles for chaos. Since each of these men are totally dedicated to their beliefs and principles, their fight becomes a highly personal one. Why and how they go about achieving this goal is what defines the them.
- 13. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE John Truby Author, The Anatomy of a Story “It is only by competing for the same goal that the hero and the opponent are forced to come into direct conflict, and to do so again and again throughout the story.”
- 14. A POWERFUL ANTAGONIST CAUSES THE HERO TO GROW. 4 FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- 15. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE In the beginning of the film, Batman believes that criminal bosses seek money and power and are driven by logic, order, and self-interest. As a result, they can be defeated with force and incentive.
- 16. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE In the battle for “Gotham’s Soul,” he faces an opponent who operates outside these limits. As a result, he is forced to make progressively more difficult choices that puts his strengths to the test.
- 17. By the end, Batman develops a deeper understanding of heroism and sacrifice. No longer infatuated with manufacturing Gotham’s “hero,” he grows wiser. He grows because of the Joker. FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FILM PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- 18. THANKS FOR READING! VISUALIZED & WRITTEN BY StudioBinder CONCEPTED BY Lessons from the Screenplay
- 19. Read the full article here: bit.ly/2cznF5v Want to learn more about crafting the ultimate antagonist?
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