character sketch

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I wrote that one, and within a year, every character sketch all started with jingles and montage.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023

“Aloners” is part character sketch and part cautionary tale, with a fairly predictable point to make about people needing people — even when our neighbors, co-workers, customers and parents are annoyingly demanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Too bad the comedic, almost clowning elements in the script work against the ethical questions the film otherwise takes seriously, making the whole thing feel more like a character sketch than a fleshed-out drama.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

And they nod to the source material by having Wu’s character sketch Lyle in Waber’s illustration style.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

The character sketch might run:— F ancifully R ecounts S trange F reakish R omantic S tories.

From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield