Good Will Hunting — The Psychology of Character

Get 2 months of Skillshare for free by going to: https://skl.sh/lfts9 Listen to our podcast episode where we dive deeper into Good Will Hunting: http://bit.ly/2NE80p0 Support LFTS: http://patreon.com/LFTScreenplay LFTS Merch: https://standard.tv/collections/lfts Twitter: http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeltuckerla/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromthescreenplay/ Good Will Hunting is a film that puts the psychological aspects of story structure right on the surface. This video examines how characters use defense mechanisms to protect themselves, how the supporting characters in a story can be designed to weaken these defenses, and how these elements work together to create a powerful catharsis for both the characters and the audience. Produced by: Michael Tucker (http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla) Written by: Brian Bitner (https://twitter.com/BrianBitner) Edited by: Alex Calleros (http://twitter.com/alex_calleros) Become a channel member here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw/join Check out my kit, from screenwriting books to gear: https://kit.co/LFTS/screenwriting-books LFTS Recommended Reading List: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/reading-list/ Translate this video: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=bgLSgFDMF1k Thanks to Diego Rojas for composing original music for this video and this channel! Check out more of his work: https://soundcloud.com/diegorojasguitar TwinSmart's Marxist Arrow is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ With the company Twin musicom licensed under the Creative Commons license Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/