... Scriptwriting (Boston: Focal Press, 19 91) , 15 4.5. Adisa Lasana Septuri, The View From Here,” Graduate Department of Film andTelevision, New York University, New York, 19 90. 12 6 Writing the Short ... makes the character an observer; a second-person position places the character in the role of guide throughout the story; finally, the first-personposition places the character in the middle of the ... incalculabil-ity of life about him or her and is a more unpredictable character. 1 127Ch 11. qxd 9/27/04 6:08 PM Page 12 7Flat characters, because they are readily recognizable, are often the start-ing...