If You Don't Have Structure You Don't Have Character - Paul Chitlik

Paul Chitlik has written for all the major networks and studios in English and in Spanish. He was story editor for MGM/UA'S "The New Twilight Zone," and staff writer for Showtime's sitcom "Brothers." He has written features for Rysher Entertainment, NuImage, Promark, Mainline Releasing, and others. He has directed episodes and been coordinating producer for “Real Stories of the Highway Patrol” and “U.S. Customs Classified.” He wrote and produced “Alien Abduction,” the first network movie shot on digital video for UPN. He wrote, produced, and directed “Ringling Brothers Revealed” a special for The Travel Channel. (He had been a roustabout for Circus Vargas years earlier.) Most recently he wrote, produced and directed “The Wedding Dress,” for Amazon Prime. He received a Writers Guild of America award nomination for his work on "The Twilight Zone" and a GLAAD Media Award nomination for "Los Beltrán,” a Telemundo show. He won a Genesis Award for a Showtime Family movie. He has taught in the MFA programs of UCLA, the University of Barcelona’s film school ESCAC, Cuba’s film school EICTV, Chile’s film school UNIACC, The University of Zulia in Venezuela, The Panamerican University in Mexico City, The Story Academy of Sweden and as a clinical associate professor at Loyola Marymount University. Now writing full time again and living near his grandson in Chapel Hill, NC, with wife, Beth McCauley.

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[obi-wanjabronii]

I love going to the roots of what storytelling is

[ratemyactors]

Such a thought-provoking video! The concept of structure being essential to character development is so true. Paul Chitlik's insights on how a strong structure can elevate characters and the story as a whole really resonated with me. Can't wait to apply these principles to my own writing!

[danielforlano]

I didn’t like horror until I experienced narcissistic abuse. Now I see some horror stands out for its depiction of what it feels like to experience demented people and social groups.

[DexterMorgan-sdjx]

If the structure and plot of the movie is very well made and writen, the character is going to change himself/herself along the story without the writer thinking about it

[wexwuthor]

Seen a Godfather movie a while since I've, but from what I remember, Michael only kills people who are worse than him. He even waited his mother gone before he got to Fredo

[edgewaterz]

His Girl Friday! I want to like that movie but Cary Grant plays such an obnoxious character. I was rooting for her to ditch him the entire time and found it unrealistic that she would choose him.

[puffy]

Why does the character have to grow. Why can’t they just go through stuff but stay the same