Alameda Writers Group November meeting November 7, 2009

ALAMEDA WRITERS GROUP – LOS ANGELES PRESENTS: “RESPECTING THE ANTAGONIST” WITH BILL BOYLE
Please join Alameda Writers Group 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 7th, when Bill Boyle will discuss respecting the antagonist.
“The essence of true character conflict is not derived from the protagonist being right and the antagonist being wrong, but from both characters being right carried to an inevitable conclusion. Villains and unsympathetic characters don't consider themselves evil. They like everyone else is doing the very best they can given their fears, needs, knowledge, skills, pain, and personal history. It is the hero that offers us the journey and the objective of the story, but it is the antagonist that creates the drama. A great antagonist makes us squirm not because of the opposition he represents but because there is a truth behind his position that makes us uncomfortable. It is the antagonist that forces both the hero as well as us to confront out shadow side.” – Bill Boyle
Bill Boyle has been involved in the film industry in both Canada and the U.S. for over 25 years as a writer, director, agent, producer, story editor, and mentor. He presently teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extensions as well as at various universities throughout Canada and the United States. He now devotes a significant amount of his time mentoring younger screenwriters and has lectured throughout Canada and the United States.
Bill has had four screenplays produced with two more presently under option. Bill Boyle’s feature screenplays have received multiple awards and recognition including: • Palm Springs Film Festival Critics Choice • Atlantic City Film Festival Audience Choice • Toronto Reel World Festival Best Canadian Feature • ACTRA nomination for Best Dramatic Writer • Canadian Film Awards Finalist • Recipient of the Harold Greenberg Fund • Chicago Film Festival Special Jury Nomination.
Alameda Writers Group – Los Angeles is a non-profit group for writers of all genres in all stages of development. AWG hosts meetings on the first Saturday of every month at the Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St, Glendale, CA 91205. There is free parking for up to three hours at the garage across the street on Harvard. For more information please visit alamedawritersgroup.org.

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