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What Is a Character Arc? How to Play the Emotional Shift | The Casting Director's Cut

Let’s talk about arcs…: It’s the emotional shift your character goes through — from start

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Let’s talk about arcs…

It’s the emotional shift your character goes through — from start to finish.

They may begin confident and end crushed.

Or start in control and unravel.

Ask yourself:
✔️ What does my character want at the top?
✔️ What changes by the end?

The intent at the start is rarely the same as the end — and that shift is your gold.

Play the turn, not just the tone.

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