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Céline Sciamma | BAFTA Screenwriters’ Lecture Series

Sciamma discusses her writing process and her deliberate choice to build female characters around desire and agency rather than reaction. A rich lecture for writers interested in point of view and gaze.

BAFTA Guru · 55 min · Advanced · SCR · Screenwriting · 2020

What you take away

Write your character's desire first — agency on the page starts with wanting, not just enduring.

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