Jordan Harvey | How To Create Great Villains @JordanHarveybooks | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 8 minutes ago.
In this writing advice video, I share my thoughts on how to create strong villains and antagonists for your writing projects.

How to create compelling characters:
youtube.com/watch?v=_oVsNpI7t5c

The technique is called "four corner opposition" which John Truby wrote about in his book "The Anatomy of Story." The technique is also found in Robert McKee's book "Story". Thank you to everyone who helped track this down!

Another video that breaks down this Four Corner Opposition technique is this one: youtube.com/watch?v=p-PfEE5kveE

Some great related video essays and character analysis:

On Hans Landa -
youtube.com/watch?v=-NJW9vsF0aE&t=255s

youtube.com/watch?v=AvtOY0YrF-g&t=41s

On the Joker -
youtube.com/watch?v=pFUKeD3FJm8

youtube.com/watch?v=Ga0rs2G8BGI

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