Writing an Unreliable Narrator

ABOUT THE TUTORIAL:

How do you know you can trust the way a story is being told? A solid tool in a screenwriter's toolbox to engage readers and develop compelling stories is to use an unreliable narrator. But what exactly is an unreliable narrator?

An unreliable narrator is a character whose credibility is seriously in doubt, forcing the audience to question the narrator's side of the story. Using an unreliable narrator is a solid way to write compelling stories and allow audience to engage with a story on a deeper level.

In this 40-minute tutorial, you will learn:

• How to develop a compelling narrator
• How to use an unreliable narrator to develop a story for your screenplay
• The history and development of unreliable narrators
• Analyses of prominent screenplays with unreliable narrators

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