The Secret to Great Characters - Characterization Explained

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @StudioBinder
    @StudioBinder  Год назад +67

    Chapters:
    00:00 - Introduction to Characterization
    00:44 - Characterization Definition
    02:02 - Chapter 1: Direct Characterization
    07:03 - Chapter 2: Indirect Characterization
    12:37 - Chapter 3: Characterization in Casablanca
    15:57 - Takeaways

  • @idreamofgenie2599
    @idreamofgenie2599 Год назад +550

    I've just noticed something I like about StudioBinder's educational videos like this. StudioBinder draws from a wide range of types of films to illustrate its lessons. While there are plenty of the "critically acclaimed" and Oscar-worthy films referenced here (as there is certainly much to learn from them), StudioBinder's editors don't seem to look down on popular sci-fi, animation, superhero movies, etc., that some critics might not consider "art with a capital A." They reference all types of films matter-of-factly, and that helps give these videos a wider appeal. I appreciate that.

    • @TheDartholiver
      @TheDartholiver Год назад +9

      true, i didn't expect Dodgeball story in it

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +166

      There are too many good films to be a snob

    • @DLCS-2
      @DLCS-2 Год назад +13

      ​@@StudioBinder thank you

    • @AlberiStein-dn1ll
      @AlberiStein-dn1ll Год назад +12

      I agree. I have learned a lot from this channel, and I simply can't follow along when it comes to other channels, for I feel they drone on, use piss poor examples or none at all. This channel is just amazing all around

    • @janiv3987
      @janiv3987 Год назад +1

      I tought this was a critic until the last sentence.

  • @TrouvatkiDePercusion
    @TrouvatkiDePercusion Год назад +105

    I swear to fucking God, this channel is like having a free Film, Television, and Literature academy degree delivered right to my home. This is incredible. The day that I'm solidly anchored someplace steady, and I have a consistent, long-term place-of-living and long-term job with a steady source of income, you guys will be the very first account I support on Patreon. I actually feel guilty over how much I've benefited from your wisdom.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +24

      we don't have a patreon, but a like and subscribe will do :)

    • @daydreamerprod
      @daydreamerprod 5 месяцев назад

      If you haven't yet then wait till you try their program/ app.. I was blown away by Studio Binder quality and functionality before everyone started screaming AI.
      Keep it up guys!
      Ill be using y'all again on my next project/ feature!

  • @callmefox630
    @callmefox630 Год назад +239

    A Film that I love to see used as a Example of Characterization is 12 angry men. Each juror in 12 angry men has different, distinct characterizations. Not necessarily complex, but each distinct enough to have every line and detail in the movie to point towards the characterizations.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 Год назад +20

      That movie is a masterclass in characterization because it's all dialogue

    • @richardlopez2932
      @richardlopez2932 Год назад +6

      ​@@LuisSierra42 So is the Sunset Limited. Oddly, publishers argued that since the plot wasn't driven by action beyond the intentions of White and Black that it didn't count as a play. McCarthy put it in the category of novel in dramatic form making it one of a kind. He also wrote the screenplay, his best to date and one of only two to be adapted to film successfully.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +20

      Good example!

    • @jitishchavan27
      @jitishchavan27 Год назад +4

      What a coincidence I just watched 12 angry men today.

  • @rayancedrichaddad1197
    @rayancedrichaddad1197 Год назад +72

    Characterization is what reveals the Character to the audience. Directly and Indirectly it's what defines the Soul of the Protagonist.
    Very Inspiring. Thank you StudioBinder.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @rayancedrichaddad1197
      @rayancedrichaddad1197 Год назад +2

      @@StudioBinder Your video about what makes A Great Villain in Movies is really Great. With Nolan, Fincher and PT Anderson for examples, it's Always inspiring. I wrote a comment about. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder for everything.

  • @treg_setty
    @treg_setty Год назад +25

    The best film channel on RUclips. Thank you guys for all your work

  • @SevenPhotonsFilms
    @SevenPhotonsFilms Год назад +67

    These Studio Binder videos are pieces of art on their own....specially with this narrating voice 🤯

  • @Andra1150
    @Andra1150 Год назад +51

    As always, great video! This is not quite a request, but please consider making a video related to this topic about Chemistry between characters - what it is, what kinds there are, etc. Often in movie reviews I hear that "there is not enough chemistry between the characters" and all that - it would be interesting to know in more detail how chemistry is created and by what factors it is achieved.

  • @d4mdcykey
    @d4mdcykey Год назад +9

    The high quality of content on this channel is honestly astounding.

  • @veragrig8645
    @veragrig8645 10 месяцев назад +5

    An amazing example of characterization is in the movie “Drive” with Ryan Gosling as leading actor. They show you the personage from the beginning and while nothing is said to him or by him, you have an exact understanding of who the person is through some personality traits shown in around a 2 minutes scene.

  • @disneyfox5726
    @disneyfox5726 Год назад +50

    Dear StudioBinder ❤
    We want an explanation video on the dystopian genre.

  • @HighTechCinnamon
    @HighTechCinnamon Год назад +24

    Can't even begin to express how much I love these videos, y'all do amazing work!

    • @richardlopez2932
      @richardlopez2932 Год назад +3

      Some people sell their souls for giant houses and oil refineries, or maybe they learn how to play the guitar beyond human comprehension. These artistic monsters go their own way.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +2

      Glad you're enjoying them!

  • @aaronross9131
    @aaronross9131 6 месяцев назад +2

    These videos are the clearest, most entertaining instruction ever!

  • @hariganeshbabu7742
    @hariganeshbabu7742 7 месяцев назад +3

    "You're undoubtedly the worst pirate I've ever heard of."
    "But you have heard of me."
    HANDS DOWN THE BEST LINE INTRODUCTION TO A CHARACTER

  • @PROJECTUSMEDIA
    @PROJECTUSMEDIA Год назад +31

    I will really appreciate if you guys can cover hyperlink characters in Storytelling. Characters that have their own plot, but their plots converge at a point down the story chain. Where the action of one directly or indirectly affects the life of the other.

  • @thenecromancer01
    @thenecromancer01 Год назад +6

    Edna Mode deserves her own spin-off movie. If you Google the cast of the Incredibles, it lists Edna first. She’s even listed before the main characters, Bob and Ellen. I think that tells you everything you need to know about who the fan favorite character is

  • @tekel2000ci
    @tekel2000ci Год назад +5

    I am planning to start shooting a couple short films this summer and i will put this channels name on every credits.

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 2 месяца назад

    This is not just another RUclips channel. It is a school. Congratulations- and thank you 😊

  • @JunebugPresents
    @JunebugPresents Год назад +7

    Another great lesson. Good of you to include so many quotes from my first book on screenwriting.

  • @movieking9043
    @movieking9043 Год назад +4

    This is so convenient bc I’m working on my first script and this was second thing I was worrying abt so this is so helpful thank u

  • @oj_solomon_
    @oj_solomon_ Год назад +1

    If you love film this channel is heaven just😍..so many references all in one place making alot of sense its beautiful..thank you Studio binder🙏

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 2 месяца назад +1

    9:27 Goosebumps moment. 👏 It has, also, a pedagogical function, inviting the audience not to judge a book by its covers.

  • @spinsandneedles
    @spinsandneedles Год назад +4

    Good transition at 5:55 from silenced phone call in Seven to car sound in The Incredibles. The action led the edit.

  • @elvisfakicomedy7223
    @elvisfakicomedy7223 Год назад +1

    Thank you Studio Binder, personally I enjoy your work, continue breaking down upto the actors and their methods

  • @joaquinhernandez6940
    @joaquinhernandez6940 Год назад +10

    I always use setting to deliver the characterization of my protagonists. Currently working on a superhero movie where Harvard is an important aspect.

  • @TheWrathfulSlayer
    @TheWrathfulSlayer Год назад +2

    Characterizations can be complex but some can be simple and intriguing as well!! There are many ways to characterize someone!! And my favorite characterization of a character in a film is Taxi Driver!!

  • @marwanel-aghoury8822
    @marwanel-aghoury8822 Год назад +1

    One of my favorite channels in RUclips undoubtedly ❤️😎👌🎊
    Keep going 💪

  • @daydreamerprod
    @daydreamerprod 5 месяцев назад

    Great work studio Binder team and writers..
    Thank You!

  • @Boncomics
    @Boncomics Год назад +3

    7:33 "True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure."

  • @rayancedrichaddad1197
    @rayancedrichaddad1197 Год назад +13

    My Favorite Characterizations are :
    -Rick Blaine in Casablanca (1942).
    -Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
    -Travise Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976).
    -Harry Lime in The Third Man (1949).
    -The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).
    -Mary-Jane Watson and Peter Parker in Spider-Man (2002).
    -Daniel Plainview in There will be Blood (2007).
    -Trinity in The Matrix (1999).
    -John Doe in Seven (1995).
    -John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999).
    -James Bond in Dr. No (1962).
    -Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Last Ark (1981).
    -Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope (1977).
    And many other Cultural characters Characterization.

  • @musang789
    @musang789 Год назад

    I love studio Binders they have educated me a lot

  • @claudiamanta1943
    @claudiamanta1943 2 месяца назад

    14:06 Being a fool (white like his jacket), folie d’amour to be more precise, makes a master-piece 😊 This betrays the vast culture with its bonus of having a vast palette of symbols that the screenwriters had.
    This is the point where he makes the self- sacrifice (taking himself out of the game for the sake of his white queen- and, in doing so, he saves himself, the white king) whilst playing for the Adversary (with their black uniforms).
    It’s writing at its finest.

  • @ericwilliams626
    @ericwilliams626 Год назад +3

    Characterization is pretty simple but you can make it complicated. Essentially all it is consisting of is revealing a characters angle on life or the plotline. What do they want and how will they get it. This defines the character in the audiences mind. This is why the visual aspect of characterization is important but mixing what they say as well. Michael Corleone's characterization was a rejection of the Italian family stereotype to be a law abiding family man, then losing himself in understanding what he was good at, taking control of the family business at any cost. He learned it, we learned it with him. This is what made his interesting because it was together. The Joker knows who he is and we learn of his choices as the story progresses. You know because evil is just evil, it's not as interesting as a man realizing he has another side to him.

  • @rahul.rai.
    @rahul.rai. Год назад

    Thankyou studio binder, you guys are the Goat

  • @AlleyKatPr0
    @AlleyKatPr0 Год назад +7

    You make it far too easy for me:
    "The Never Ending Story" Wolfgang Petersen 1984.
    In the first ten minutes ALL main characters have their characterizations established directly and indirectly, but the scene that is the best for this is the meeting of the various representatives of the world and corners of Fantasia. They talk about 'the nothing' and how they, as characters, will seek assistance from The Child Empress.
    It's a great scene, with each resident having their own opinions on rocks, food, travel, fear, combat, comradely, unification for a common cause and it starts the figurative ticking clock of the story, being the goal of the protagonist.
    The scene that precedes it establishes Sebastian and his world, his relationship with his father, the loss of his mother, school bullies, escaping into fantasy and the scene that follows it; deals with the introduction to the protagonist and force of antagonism of the story that Sebastian is reading.
    No matter how old I get, I cannot stop watching the entire movie after that initial meeting scene when Sebastian starts to read the book for the first time and through the story learns the important lesson that his father cannot teach him:
    That it is okay to feel sad about the loss of his mother, and 'the nothing' is simply his inability to feel anything, and instead feels 'nothing' and is 'numb' as a consequence.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +1

      Great pick!

    • @Lonelyeco
      @Lonelyeco Год назад

      Never thought of it like that. But I do love that movie and the sequel.

    • @AlleyKatPr0
      @AlleyKatPr0 Год назад +2

      @@Lonelyeco Yup, Sebastian simply cannot see a future of hope due to the loss of his mother, and as such at the end he can finally imagine a future, and defies his father but NOT 'keeping his feet on the ground', but allowing imagination to free his mind of 'The Nothing', being the emptiness inside the frozen mirror of himself he confronts Atreyu, symbolically being the manifestation of his ability to fight and confront the loss of his mother.
      In the end he wills Atreyu to win (himself) and as Atreyu dissappears, and he takes the place of Atreyu beside The Child Empress, he who he named as 'Moon Child' which was the name of his mother.
      By doing so, he saved the (now) personification of his Mother (The Child Empress) and so long as he chooses to imagine a future, she will live on, in him.
      His mother, figuratively in his mind, is able to save him and by filling Fantasia, he fills the emptiness inside of him, and learns to have feelings through cathertic experience, rather than shutting down his emotions.
      The 'swamp of sadness' is a warning to him, that sadness can envelope you and you can drown if you let it...
      Great movie for kids to learn about emotions...other examples are 'The Iron Giant' and of course 'Inside/Out'.
      Emotions are tough on kids, movies can give great context to them, teaching them it's okay to have them.

  • @marcusjenkins5371
    @marcusjenkins5371 Год назад

    I love the varied insights you share on filmmaking. I can sense your videos are parts what you learned from other sources and also your own philosophies on cinema 💯

  • @ElSpo9
    @ElSpo9 Год назад +1

    Thanks for being here with us and sharing your knowledge with the world 🌎💯✨✨

  • @tboyjaydee
    @tboyjaydee Год назад

    the narrator makes me feel like I'm listening to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and I love that 😊

  • @BenRaphaelGarcia
    @BenRaphaelGarcia Год назад

    Studio Binder the GOAT

  • @soildsnake4095
    @soildsnake4095 Год назад +4

    A video on types of characters please

    • @richardlopez2932
      @richardlopez2932 Год назад

      If you actually go and watch movies you're familiar with with a couple of the rules the videos mention in mind you're bound to learn more on your own without having every insight spoonfed to you like an invalid. 🎉

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад

      Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @erikbihari3625
    @erikbihari3625 Год назад +16

    How about if someone goes for more slice of life or anthology like narratices akin to Bambi? That can serve both as a coming of age epic, and nature documentary/enviromentalist. Right?

  • @AbhishekGupta-rg2jv
    @AbhishekGupta-rg2jv Год назад +4

    Can you starts making detail reviews and analysis of classic movies like casablanca and the others as well.

  • @mfk833
    @mfk833 Год назад

    Guys, you're so great. I love you content so so much.

  • @fangirl_did_lie2733
    @fangirl_did_lie2733 Год назад

    Ty for making these videos it helps me to analyze myself

  • @Sarx88
    @Sarx88 Год назад +2

    This channel is so good

  • @nirajfilms1040
    @nirajfilms1040 Год назад

    Always love this channels content, as i have immanence love about film making...

  • @richardglady3009
    @richardglady3009 Год назад +2

    Wonderful video…as always. Thank you!

  • @jamestolbert1856
    @jamestolbert1856 Год назад

    I love indirect and direct introduction

  • @pratikmemane955
    @pratikmemane955 Год назад +2

    want to learn editing from the guy who edits studio binder videos

  • @JosephLewis07
    @JosephLewis07 6 месяцев назад

    I will thank you in my Oscar speech, StudioBinder.

  • @cacomartin
    @cacomartin Год назад +1

    absolutely beautiful master lesson!

  • @shanmukh747
    @shanmukh747 Год назад +8

    Hey Studiobinder, can you explain, in your upcoming videos, what a 'Point of No Return' is and where and how many times do they occur in a complete story and their contribution to the plot & (most importantly) to different types of character arcs in various stories and movies?

  • @siddharthnath7917
    @siddharthnath7917 Год назад +1

    Amazing and informative as usual! How about a video on Paranoia in film? Or Horror, it's types, tropes and how it is achieved.

  • @deborahpappas7334
    @deborahpappas7334 Год назад +1

    These videos make my good, GREAT. 🙏

  • @TravisLee33
    @TravisLee33 Год назад

    Great informative video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @TarunBhatt
    @TarunBhatt Год назад +1

    Helpful♥️

  • @fangirl_did_lie2733
    @fangirl_did_lie2733 Год назад +2

    Can you do videos on viral parallels? How are scenes similar but different in their own right? I'd love to learn more about that

  • @prathamchavda7059
    @prathamchavda7059 Год назад +2

    Please, make a case study explanation on ss. raja maulis's style of Characterization.

  • @chotimahchotimah2711
    @chotimahchotimah2711 Год назад +1

    Always when I need it. Thanks!❤

  • @erikbihari3625
    @erikbihari3625 Год назад +4

    Thanks for once again enlightening experience. But,"there's more than one way to skin a cat", so, may i inquire about a future video where we explore the other side of this coin? I'm curious.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +1

      What is the other side?

    • @erikbihari3625
      @erikbihari3625 Год назад

      @@StudioBinder. That doesn't focus on characters that mutch, like bambi.

  • @hambatuhan3165
    @hambatuhan3165 Год назад +1

    Great video as always

  • @Yolocheese
    @Yolocheese Год назад +1

    Thank you for this!

  • @oliviah.4741
    @oliviah.4741 11 месяцев назад

    Citizen Kane has a great characterization as far the beginning introduction in the newspaper reel.

  • @lubanestube
    @lubanestube Год назад +1

    AMAZING as always ...

  • @triple_thrice
    @triple_thrice Год назад +2

    the cut from mulholland dr to legally blonde is… perfect

  • @kashinathpalkar1
    @kashinathpalkar1 Год назад +2

    Very informative information

  • @alejandrovargasaguilar6180
    @alejandrovargasaguilar6180 Год назад +1

    What a way to end a video. The term show not tell encapsulates the beginning of raiders of the last ark. Although dialogues also help a lot for this, specially the smart ones like Sorkin scripts. Too many characters on this video to mention. Another great example are the 12 angry men, each one has a unique way of being that doesn't need names. Other master of this is Scorsese. Just look how he used the voice in off on taxi driver but to be bust into images more than dialogues. That is pure craft.

  • @NoobDirector
    @NoobDirector Год назад +15

    Hi Studio Binder love your videos. Can you also start a section breaking down Acting process or actors approach towards acting, i.e how to prepare for acting out a character?

  • @Vagolyk
    @Vagolyk Год назад

    These educational videos make me want to watch movies.

  • @mychalsimmons4177
    @mychalsimmons4177 Год назад

    Awesome.....more please

  • @Romeses33
    @Romeses33 Год назад +1

    Great video!

  • @TheWrathfulSlayer
    @TheWrathfulSlayer Год назад +3

    Robert McKee’s work should be used more often to analyze movies and the aspects of it!!

  • @groundbreakerexplore
    @groundbreakerexplore Год назад +1

    Interesting video! keep it up with your content! stay safe there! stay in touch with you!

  • @nictheartist
    @nictheartist Год назад

    Great video as always. Could you also do videos on the difference in structure and characterization etc for feature length films vs short films.

  • @oskaretc
    @oskaretc Год назад

    can we agree that we're at the point where we can all drop the "please like and subscribe" spiel? it woiuld be so, so nice.

  • @jensaggergren4666
    @jensaggergren4666 9 месяцев назад +1

    Who narrated this? Great voice!

  • @tavishmankash1888
    @tavishmankash1888 Год назад +2

    HAVE A GR8 DAY!

  • @animetrix9001
    @animetrix9001 Год назад +3

    Sir one question, what is a movie ?

  • @auguststafford
    @auguststafford Год назад

    Watching this, I'm struck at how Rick in Casablanca and Oscar Schindler in Schindler's List are very similarly characterized throughout both films. Knowing Spielberg, this was not an accident!

  • @ДмитрийКамеронов

    I LOVE YOU, GUYS! ❤❤❤❤
    VIVE LE CINEMA! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @splitscreened
    @splitscreened Год назад +1

    Hey @studiobinder can you also do ‘Tridimensionality’ of characters based on Lajos Egri’s ideas of building characters

  • @husseinkokash6954
    @husseinkokash6954 Год назад +1

    Can you do directors style video about james gunn please

  • @paulpeterson4216
    @paulpeterson4216 Год назад +1

    I love a spoiler alert for a movie from 80 years ago

  • @jonathansendker7871
    @jonathansendker7871 Год назад

    Watching this to learn how to give myself a character

  • @bollywoodfightactionreacti9189
    @bollywoodfightactionreacti9189 Год назад +1

    Superb

  • @freedfalchion9860
    @freedfalchion9860 10 месяцев назад

    The voice sounds familiar; you using elevenlabs for your narration?

  • @dingus6276
    @dingus6276 Год назад +1

    What's the music that starts at 0:20 ?

    • @SyoDraws
      @SyoDraws 11 месяцев назад +1

      I'm also asking this question.
      I can't find the song in the description for some reason.

  • @berdaulet_
    @berdaulet_ Год назад +1

    Nice 👍

  • @jishaarin8120
    @jishaarin8120 Год назад +1

    Which form of Characterization is used for Andy Dufresne in the Shawshank Redemption?

  • @miroskh3567
    @miroskh3567 Год назад +1

    I think it would be wiser if the videos were shorter
    then people would be more willing to watch them cause they know they can finish it

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +3

      Perhaps but we're not trying to make the videos a certain length, just as much is needed to properly cover a topic

    • @miroskh3567
      @miroskh3567 Год назад

      @@StudioBinder maybe splitting them into certain lengths?

  • @mahadevanmaha9563
    @mahadevanmaha9563 Год назад +1

    2:19 Song name, please?!

    • @SyoDraws
      @SyoDraws 11 месяцев назад

      Francesco D'Andrea - Double Espresso

  • @jacindaellison3363
    @jacindaellison3363 Год назад +1

    How ironic, I just sad Casablanca yesterday!

  • @michaelcain9324
    @michaelcain9324 Год назад +1

    So, in the movie Mr. Brooks, the direct characterization is him, a successful businessman, receiving an award. The indirect characterization is him stepping out of that life to go kill the couple in their apartment. One is how he is presented to the audience, and how others perceive him. The other is showing us what he does, his actions. I like it We can use one, or the other, or both.❤

  • @chariots8x230
    @chariots8x230 9 месяцев назад

    I misread the title and thought it said “The Secret to Great Chapters”. So, I clicked on the video, but then started to wonder what characterization had to do with writing a great chapter lol.

  • @NATUREDRAWINGS
    @NATUREDRAWINGS Год назад +1

    Interesting

  • @Mcatellani-f4z
    @Mcatellani-f4z Год назад +2

    Legally blonde analysis, i like that

  • @MiguelNdiweni
    @MiguelNdiweni Год назад +2

    This is interesting we introduce your character in a movie

  • @BreezyE-d3n
    @BreezyE-d3n Год назад

    Character is action

  • @Boncomics
    @Boncomics Год назад

    8:13 ROCKET RACCOON is the only North American raccoon who doesn't look and turn away from the large human hand reaching into the cage.

  • @pixeljc
    @pixeljc Год назад +1

    How a story become great? 🤔🤔

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  Год назад +1

      Characterization is one step to it :)