Plot development is a key to successful writing. Equally important is creating intriguing characters. Together we will work to explore the proposed characters’ psychological presentation to enrich their presence in your work. By engaging in clinical interviews regarding your characters, writers develop a greater appreciation of the characters’ historical life, current and past cognitive, behavioral and emotional presentation, interpersonal, personality and communication styles, thought processes, fears, utilized psychological defenses, ambition, feelings toward self and others and personal strengths and weaknesses.
There can be great scripts in development, yet no one in the room quite knows how it will end. Identifying the main and subliminal themes from a psychological perspective allows filmmakers to consciously decide whether they would like to further highlight specific aspects that exist in verbal and visual form and create desired conclusions for the characters. Additionally, being aware of the themes that lie in the undercurrents of the film allows for rich discussions during postproduction screenings, Q & A sessions and panel discussions while helping filmmakers create a narrative regarding frequent themes explored in their filmmaking.
Many filmmakers create characters who have symptoms of clinical diagnoses that add to the richness of the characters portrayed. Whether the character has mild symptoms baked into their presented personality or severe symptoms that offer a clear vision of life with a mental health diagnosis, PsychMinded Media explores with filmmakers how to best capture the nuances of these symptoms. Ensuring diagnostic accuracy offers audiences the most authentic way to experience the characters imagined.
Characters engage with one another and create dynamics that allow for a greater reveal of who they are independent from those around them. These connections can be intimate and romantic or conflictual and turbulent. Based upon character analyses, consultation regarding character’s engagements with others is developed within these consultations to offer various options of how characters might respond based upon their desired role.
We provide on-set support and consultation to help productions navigate emotionally complex material while maintaining clarity, boundaries, and care for cast and crew.
We review scripts and edits, support creators and performers as the work is released, and participate in festivals through panels, moderation, and Q&As.
