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"Characters, in many ways, become an extension of the writer, but to an uninformed audience, they are complete strangers." Equating the introduction of characters as a cinematic blind date is incredibly interesting. They are introducing us to someone they have known for months and likely years. Yet, they only have a split second to hook us with the character. I can't help but wonder what a dating app for movie characters would consist of and whether I would swipe to pass or swipe to continue the movie.

This concept has led me into many articles about creative ways to introduce characters directly and indirectly. What seems to be a top priority is the effectiveness of those first few moments, and how to avoid pitfalls and cliches. Can they give us enough information to do the character justice with out info dumping and boring the audience? This can make the characters fall flat in a one dimensional way that does not leave you wanting more. The tone for the blind date is set almost immediately.

https://www.numberanalytics.com/blog/art-of-introducing-characters-screenwriters-guide

This article was incredibly informative of different ways to introduce characters with examples from popular films.