CHARACTERS AND EMPATHY | 4/25/18
What is the key to creating empathy with the audience and our characters? How does success play into this?
The key to creating empathy is to always have the audience connect with a character, and learning what they want. We automatically relate to characters trying to get something, because we want to get something too. We relate to antagonists as well if they have a relatable motive, such as Lotso from Toy Story 3 who was replaced by another identical toy, or Syndrome from The Incredibles who was excluded by Mr Incredible. In order to get people to care about characters, they have to emphasize and connect with them.
The key to creating empathy is to always have the audience connect with a character, and learning what they want. We automatically relate to characters trying to get something, because we want to get something too. We relate to antagonists as well if they have a relatable motive, such as Lotso from Toy Story 3 who was replaced by another identical toy, or Syndrome from The Incredibles who was excluded by Mr Incredible. In order to get people to care about characters, they have to emphasize and connect with them.
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