20. The bigger the baddie, the bolder the victory

Homework

Time to start piecing together your villains. Gollum, Loki, Hans Gruber, Hannibal Lecter, and Norman Bates all paved the way for sympathetic villains you just love to hate. Add yours to that list!

“I do wish we could chat for longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.”
– Hannibal Lecter

Come up with a few bad guys. Make them different and as bad as you possibly can. They should be multi-dimensional and humanized.

Develop a strong sense of belief in your antagonists. Remember, inside the mind of the antagonists, they are the heroes. Pay as much attention to the antagonist in your film as you do the protagonist.

Now you have a greater understanding of who your protagonist and antagonist are, go back to your script and start enriching the characters.