How To Introduce A Character
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If you introduce a character right, you can get the audience to care in literal seconds.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:07 A Cautionary Tale
2:14 Action Over Dialogue
8:05 Dialogue Over Action
13:49 How To Make The Audience Care
18:09 A Rule To Never Break
21:16 Intro By Proxy
22:39 Lie To The Audience
23:59 Outro
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Written & presented by Henry Boseley
Edited by Brandon Reardin
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
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