Comment pouvez-vous créer un arc de personnage qui trouve un écho auprès de divers publics ?

If you want to be sincere and not regurgitate the hacky ham-fisted tokenism rampant in popular media, start by thinking human first. I.e don't treat diverse audiences as a monolith to be portrayed through ignorant stereotypes. Find the human story in your character arc: the conflict should be universally human dressed in the lived experience - not the other way around. In this way audiences do not feel preached down to. My axiom is that if it isn't the story it's at the expense of the story. Human struggle first, perspective second.

Knowing your audience is the key that unlocks engagement. Once you know your audience, you have to write in their voice. It may not be your own style but you have to get into their style. don't make TV shows that I would watch. And no, that isn't like owning a hotel you wouldn't stay in yourself. I can love my audience without being part of them I can understand them and look at everything through their eyes. But to do that you have to know them, what they read, watch, believe. This is the way to great drama and entertainment.

I think the fact that you're focussing on diversity is the issue. Diversity is what separates us from everyone else. If you want a character arc to resonate with everyone. Find the common ground, and don't focus on what divides us. What is the one struggle everyone faces regardless of creed, colour or capabilities. Find that, and you have found the root to your character arc.

Define Diverse? I need context to develop any thought or idea. We all have different definitions and experiences. So where would this group settle i=on being diverse and what if that aligns perfectly with mine or doesn't . How do we decide this and who lays down the ground rules?

Write as if no one will read or watch your story. No true & authentic storyteller ever wrote for an audience. We tell stories we want and, for some reason, have to tell. It is our subconscious that bleeds on the page. The arc part is simple. Your character changes and learns the difference between their want and their need. The 'want' drives the story until they realize it's their 'need' that actually drives them. OR, they don't change and suffer accordingly. When you think about it, the journey mirrors the writer's arc in writing the story. We 'want' to tell a story so desperately until we realize why we 'need' to. This is how/when you find your voice as a storyteller. Wishing you years of delightfully painful discovery ;-) Love, Mo

How to tell a great story: - Create a character who desperately wants something - Put blocks between the character and the goal - Continually raise the stakes - Have a subtext: an idea that drives your story, even if it’s not explicitly stated. (Sometimes it’s better that way. But you should always keep it in mind while you write.)

The characters I write about are drawn in by their vocation. Faith, Morals, and pursuit of living that vocation is key to exciting minds and hearts to read about the desires of a teen who wants to save her world. This is an awesome part of every persons vocation.

The look of Iliana gives to her father in the Fallen Stone is a passing on of strength for her vocation. Love within the fantasy story is the vehicle that captures the reader to want to be like the one she loves and cherishes. This makes the story exciting, personal, and meaningful. When I shared it with my wife and friends, they said that they can visualize what had happen to Iliana, saying, “it was deep. Almost brutal, but the message drove home - carry your father’s legacy.” See for yourself @www.TalesOfVinlar.com

I agree with this statement, because we just have to create a character with personality and then get it to complete goals that go along with the story or plot. It doesn’t matter what race, sex, or age the character is. No two characters are the same, even if they are twins. The important issue is the story, the characters tell the story. But what makes the story impacting are the characters in it, just as the article above says. The moral of the story should always be told by an impacting character, and by using these techniques to create a compelling story and its characters you can capture the imagination of the audience no matter who they are. If they can relate to the characters, they will listen to the story as it unfolds naturally.

We’ve lost the art of “Broadcasting” we have too many channels targeting too many micro interests. If you want to create for a diverse audience, stick to universal themes that everyone can relate to and center on characters that are diverse but don’t overtly push specific issues. People don’t want a lecture. “Fiddler on the Roof” is a great example, while it dealt with Russian Jews it was a universal story of traditions and family done in such an entertaining and compelling manner that many cultures and people were drawn to it. It was wildly popular in Japan of all places. Keep the story simple and universal. If you’re trying to prove something or make a point do a documentary, but don’t expect a wildly diverse audience to watch it.

Hahahaha! Denzel Washington explained this when talking about why Fences needed a Black director - Spielberg and Scorsese are both great directors. Could Spielberg make a good ‘Goodfellas’? Sure. Could Scorsese make a good ‘Schindler’s List’? Yes. But it was their own cultural differences and awareness that made their films great. So, maybe unless you are immersed, know and understand cultural nuances, don’t try and carve diverse characters into a single fold. They will stand out as cheap, cliched replicas instead of being original.

At the very least, you need a producer who understands the audience/experience/culture you’re trying to relate to. The project has got to be authentic from the inside out.. whether that’s knowledgeable writers, consultants, and/or in-depth research. Oh, and sometimes it’s the smaller more nuisanced things that will make an audience feel connected - like the type of carpet in the family home, the specific cultural celebration depicted, the fact that characters take their shoes off at the door - it’s these little things that can make or break authenticity

To create a character arc for a diverse audience one must have a variety of friends from different ages, races, nationalities and creeds. You simply cannot imagine what it's like to be black in America or white in America or an American Indian coping in America if you have no real friends from these groups. Your friendship will only give you a sneak peek into their world, but that's a start. Interviewing former inmates who have genuine arcs in their character or bullied children or transgender individuals to understand their perspective may be helpful. It is painfully clear that some writers who have tried to write for African Americans know nothing about black people. Experience with others gives you writing experience. Meet other people!