Create and maintain characters

Use character records as project-wide identities across screenplay cues, boards, relationships, and casting.

Characters are shared identities

A character belongs to the project, not a single episode. The same identity can appear in screenplay cues, relationship views, casting tables, storyboards, and AI context across the series.

Character records may be derived when properly formatted character cues appear in the screenplay, and they can be enriched in the Characters dimension. Keep the canonical name stable. Dialogue modifiers such as voice-over or continued speech describe delivery; they should not become separate people.

Choose the right view

• The canvas is useful for visual organization and character cards.
• The network emphasizes relationships between characters.
• The casting table is useful for structured casting and production review.

These views share one underlying identity. Editing a name affects references across episodes, so confirm broad renames with collaborators and review screenplay cues afterward.

Give the AI enough identity

For a new character, describe dramatic function, concrete behavior, pressure, and relationships—not only adjectives. Ask the assistant to read existing characters before creating one so it does not duplicate a nickname or alternate spelling.

For a rewrite, name the real project character and the target episode or scene. A useful request is: “In the selected scene, sharpen Nia's evasiveness without changing Sol's lines or creating a new character.”

Keep biography subordinate to drama

Character detail is valuable when it changes choices, speech, costume, blocking, or conflict. Avoid accumulating biography that never affects the film. Use Knowledge for long research, Worldview for setting rules, and the character record for information needed to write and produce this person consistently.