This course will allow you to develop all your knowledge on building characters to be able to translate it into a script"

The entertainment industry is evolving rapidly. Streaming platforms, new content production companies and the latest social trends are causing a considerable increase in audiovisual productions.

The best way to offer quality products to the public is to make the characters appealing, so it is important for the scriptwriter to update his or her training and improve his or her skills in Character Building.

To carry out the creation of a character, it is necessary to acquire different competencies that allow the idea to be put into practice and make it work. Updating in this field is necessary, even if the scriptwriter's basic training is deep or highly experienced, because only specialization will help you achieve success. In addition, it is not only enough to know the fundamentals of the processes that must be carried out to build a character, but it is also important to focus on the characterization of the character, taking into account the themes, interpretations of reality, narrative universes or physical appearance, for example.

The syllabus of this course focuses on the characters of the story, their characterization, the vision of the protagonist and the antagonist, and the hero and his deviations. But there will also be an opportunity to study the character's conflicts, paying attention to the different plots and psychological aspects of this figure.

This program is the most complete on the market and is aimed at the professional script writer to reach a superior level of performance, based on the fundamentals and the latest trends in the development of audiovisual scripts. Take advantage of the opportunity and take this program in a 100% online format, which will allow you to continue growing in your career as a screenwriter without leaving aside the rest of your responsibilities.

This program will allow you to enhance your skills and become a professional TV series and internet scriptwriter”

This postgraduate certificate in Character Building has the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Developing practical cases presented by experts in Audiovisual Screenwriting
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New developments in the creation of characters and stories, taking into account the latest social trends and advances in multimedia formats
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special emphasis on character building
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in situations focused on the creation of characters
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Work with the best scriptwriters and teaching professionals in this postgraduate certificate with excellent curricular value"

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of audiovisual script production, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. To do so, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of character creation.

Don't miss the opportunity to increase your competence in the creation of characters for audiovisual productions"

Learn about the latest trends in the entertainment industry and update your knowledge in creating characters"

This postgraduate certificate is aimed at professional audiovisual screenwriters, so that they can acquire the necessary tools to develop in the field, learning about the latest trends and delving into the issues that are at the forefront of this branch of knowledge. 

The postgraduate certificate in Character Building will help you improve your skills in character creation" 

General Objective

•  Achieve the necessary knowledge to write the different types of scripts according to the final format of the production, either for television or internet, taking into account the construction of the character, the history of the audiovisual medium in particular from its origins to the present day

Specific Objectives

• Know the perspectives from which the character has been analyzed, starting with Aristotle, Russian formalism, structuralism, and the one that affects the psychological aspect, and how all this relates to the narrative and the depth of a character
• Elaborate the characterization of the characters taking into account Linda Seger's themes, symbols, narrative universes, actions, interpretation of reality, physical appearance and character building steps
• Explore the relationship between protagonist and antagonist considering their similarities, differences, vulnerabilities, external events, the climax and the double self-revelation
• Study the hero and his journeys, through the concepts of antihero and victim
• Understand how character conflict types are developed through the study of single and multiple plots
• Examine character psychology through the differences between films and literature, and how it is expressed through emotions, thoughts, dialogue, actions, and visual or sound metaphors
• Analyze the relationship between dialogue and character, explaining the purpose of the dialogue, and the nuances it may take depending on the voices involved, the subtexts they contain and whether or not it is an explanatory dialogue
• Investigate the link between character and scene, highlighting precedents and the role played in this regard by protagonists and antagonists, status quo, desire, motivations, strategies, moods, and emotional, social and spatial relationships
• Learn the relevance of the audience as protagonist, giving the information of the character in a structured and dosed way, taking into account the parameters of suspense, surprise, anticipations and pulses
• Assimilate the concepts exposed by Aristotle in his work "The Poetics", understanding especially the meaning of myth and how myth and character are associated , to create a mythical character with solvency

Develop your skills to become a screenwriter who is at the forefront of the latest trends"