Power of Will

#ThinkpieceThursday – Movie Animals as Character Types

#ThinkpieceThursday – Even Animals have Character Types

#ThinkpieceThursday – Crafting Characters In Documentaries

#ThinkpieceThursday – Documentaries must Craft Characters

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#TypesTuesday – Luther: Power of Reason or Power of Will?

#TypesTuesday – Power of Reason and Power of Will can be easily confused

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#TypesTuesday – It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Crabs in a Barrel

#TypesTuesday – The Paddy’s Pub Gang are Crabs in a Barrel

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#TypesTuesday – Power of Will: Talk Like A Gangster

#TypesTuesday – Trump and Tony Soprano Speak Power of Will Fluently

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#ThinkpieceThursday – Why Nine Character Types?

#ThinkpieceThursday – 9 is more than just a number

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#TypesTuesday – Community and Interdependent Characters

#TypesTuesday – Ensembles work best when each character relies on the others

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#TypesTuesday – Doctor Who: 1 Character, 9 Types

#TypesTuesday – Doctor Who Is One Character Who Has Been Every Type

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Emotion Trumps Reason

#ThinkpieceThursday – In the war between emotion and reason, emotion always wins

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Tywin Lannister – Power of Will

#TypesTuesday – Power of Will characters pounce decisively on the weakness of others

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Why is the Cop on the Job?

“Why” cops do what they are do and “Why” they are affected by the job

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Vladimir Putin – Power of Will

Stalin and Putin: Power of Will.

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Vladimir Putin – Power of Will

Power of Will characters take what they want, fight for every inch of turf, refuse to show any weakness themselves and pounce decisively on the weakness of others.

Nigella Lawson and her Recent Troubles

A Power of Love character and a Power of Will character battle it out in court and in the press.

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Archetype or Character Type? Wizards in Harry Potter

#TypesTuesday – There is no one way to be a wizard.

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The Game of Throne brings its relationships to life with complex characters that have a specific point of view and whose actions are always consistent with their particular way of looking at the world, their role in the world, and their philosophy of life, love, and power.

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Brave from Pixar – How Good is Good Enough?

“The standout characters, exciting set pieces and memorable songs that we’ve come to expect are absent. The truest advertising tagline would be, “From the studio that brought you ‘Cars 2.'”

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What is Power?

Different Character Types have very different views of what power is.

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The Avengers

#TypesTuesday – Each Avenger is absolutely true to their Character Type.

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The Paris Wife

The Paris Wife is a fascinating portrait of a Power of Love character (Hadley Richardson) and a Power of Will character (Ernest Hemmingway) living and loving in Paris of the 1920’s.

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NFL Leadership Styles – Can You Help?

Sometimes it is really useful to look at the Character Types of real people to see how what they do or say defines them. The SuperBowl and the magnificent victory by Green Bay and their young quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a great example to start off with. I’d like to type all the major players in the NFL in terms of their leadership styles. I’m looking for some help here– with quotations or a link to a video as an illustrations. Can you help fill things out?

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Cougar Town – When a Character Doesn’t Ring True

Cortney Cox’s character is is poorly defined, cartoonish and utterly inauthentic. She acts like a thirty-year old Judd Apatow guy trapped in a one-note joke about being desperate but clumsy in the attempt to get laid.

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Character Type Examples

#TypesTuesday – Here is a list of character examples.

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Power of Will

These characters take what they want, fight for every inch of turf, refuse to show any weakness themselves and pounce decisively on the weakness of others. They have a kill or be killed framework for everything. They believe absolutely in the Law of the Jungle.

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Terminator Salvation vs Star Trek – What Is Fair?

Different Character Types view philosophical concepts like fairness, love and social or personal responsibility very differently. They each have very distinct ideas about how the world works and very specific ideas about what is owed to the self and to others.

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