I´ve read a section in the chapter "Creating dimensional characters" in the book "Making a good script great" over and over again and I still don´t get it. It seems important to undestand it so I´ll ask about it.
Linda Seger write:
"When we look at films, we usually see only the action. Yet it´s the decision to act that helps us understand how the characters mind works."
I don´t get this. Isn´t deciding the same thing as acting? I have sex with a prostitute, I act and at the same time I decide to do it. I can´t separate deciding and acting unless we see it on the screen like in "The bicycle thief" when Ricci is pondering whether to steal the bicycle or not, but as Seger wrote, we usually see only the action.
Or should I perhaps show me deciding to call the prostitute? How do I do this?
Linda Seger write:
"When we look at films, we usually see only the action. Yet it´s the decision to act that helps us understand how the characters mind works."
I don´t get this. Isn´t deciding the same thing as acting? I have sex with a prostitute, I act and at the same time I decide to do it. I can´t separate deciding and acting unless we see it on the screen like in "The bicycle thief" when Ricci is pondering whether to steal the bicycle or not, but as Seger wrote, we usually see only the action.
Or should I perhaps show me deciding to call the prostitute? How do I do this?
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