I'm not sure if you talking about the wording and phrasing each character uses, or the actual sound of the voice.
Character development may help in finding a different "voice" for each of the two.
Work with one character at a time:
1. Where are they from? Where did they grow up? How were they brought up? Progessive, Conservative? What is their level of education? What events have brought this person to this particular place and time? What are their spiritual or religious beliefs?
2. What role does the character serve? Antagonist? Protagonist? Why is there person even there? What is the conflict? What role does the scene play in the story?
For every scene, there has to be motivation. If you can sum up the scene in one or two sentences, what does it say? Where are you leading the viewer?
Two things that have driven my writing skills when building characters:
1. Why should the viewer care about this character? What are the identifiable traits, personality, motives and have I expressed then enough to have the viewer form an opinion as to whether they like the person or not?
2. DO NOT allow the character to narrate the story. The dialog should support the visuals but not be a substitute for visual story telling.
Here's another quote which helps me a great deal in character development:
"First you decide what the characters are going to do, and then you provide them with enough characteristics to make it seem plausable that they should do it." Alfred Hitchcock
Hi all, I'm currently writing a short film which involves mainly two people talking on a park bench. It's simple and short script. The problem i'm having is, i'm still new to this script writing business.
Since both characters involved are part of my imagination...they both sound like....me.
The problem is not that sounding like me is bad, but it's that the two characters sound like each other....
Any tips and tricks guys? Cheers