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Explore strategies for developing compelling main characters when facing creative blocks in this 11-minute screenwriting discussion featuring Matthew Kalil and Angelique Pretorius. Learn from Kalil, author of "The Three Wells of Screenwriting" and Assistant Professor at the David Lynch MFA program, who brings over 20 years of teaching experience and has written more than 40 produced TV episodes. Discover insights from Pretorius, an actor-writer-producer with international credits including "Black Sails" and "Strike Back," whose recent film "Mind Thief" won Best Screenplay at the Boston Sci Fi Film Festival. Gain practical approaches to character development when struggling to identify or connect with your protagonist, drawing from both academic screenwriting theory and professional industry experience in television and film production.
