{"id":9548,"date":"2017-12-07T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=9548"},"modified":"2024-03-08T19:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:22:33","slug":"thinkpiecethursday-the-key-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/thinkpiecethursday-the-key-vulnerabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"#ThinkpieceThursday – The Key Vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinkpiece Thursday – Vulnerability<\/h2>\n

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Audiences are moved because of a character’s vulnerability. A character’s vulnerability is always built on some kind of loss which challenges him or her emotionally and not just physically.<\/p>\n

A character is most vulnerable – when he\/she faces:<\/p>\n

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  1. Jeopardy – loss of physical safety or the physical safety of others close to you<\/li>\n
  2. Terror – loss of emotional or psychological safety<\/li>\n
  3. Horror – loss of hope<\/li>\n
  4. Neglect – loss\u00a0of nurture or care<\/li>\n
  5. Loneliness – loss of companionship<\/li>\n
  6. Unfairness \u00a0\u00a0loss of\u00a0<\/span>fair play or impartiality<\/li>\n
  7. Kindness- loss of support or sympathy or human comfort<\/li>\n
  8. Injustice- loss of justice or equity<\/li>\n
  9. Rejection – loss of acceptance or inclusion by others<\/li>\n
  10. Abandonment – \u00a0loss of connection or support\u00a0or help from others<\/li>\n
  11. Humiliation – loss of self-esteem or dignity or stature\/status<\/li>\n
  12. Frustration – loss of achievement or purpose or potential<\/li>\n
  13. Insecurity- loss of security or stability or a sense of grounding<\/li>\n
  14. Misunderstanding – loss of communication<\/li>\n
  15. Betrayal – loss of trust or not being believed when telling the truth<\/li>\n
  16. Shame – loss of \u00a0self-esteem or sense of worthiness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Set up situations or circumstances where your character experience these key vulnerabilities. \u00a0The more vulnerable your character is, \u00a0the more human he or she becomes. The more human your character seems, the more the audience will care about and embrace him or her.<\/p>\n

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    Save<\/span>Save<\/span><\/p>\n

    Save<\/span>Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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