I write comedy. Most of my ideas tend to fall into the 2-hander setup. Buddy comedy. Sometimes I have the family comedy idea. But I always want to write that Happy Gilmore like spec where 1 guy is the main character doing his thing. But it seems most comedy comes from multiple characters fighting along the way with different POV on life and their situation. So naturally comedy has more of these ideas.
And I was just thinking how much more often in thrillers and dramas and action movies it's ONE PERSON is the lead and I just wondered is that the reason they make more of those? Do readers/audiences/actors/directors prefer 1 main character to multiple main characters? Or is it just that comedy is subjective so they will always find less fans in Hollywood than thrillers?
Just my dumb thought of the day.
Do you like to write your stories with ONE LEAD in mind? In a way, it's easier to write if it's all the action takes place around one main person.
And I was just thinking how much more often in thrillers and dramas and action movies it's ONE PERSON is the lead and I just wondered is that the reason they make more of those? Do readers/audiences/actors/directors prefer 1 main character to multiple main characters? Or is it just that comedy is subjective so they will always find less fans in Hollywood than thrillers?
Just my dumb thought of the day.
Do you like to write your stories with ONE LEAD in mind? In a way, it's easier to write if it's all the action takes place around one main person.
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