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

The difference between the artists’ work is like the difference between a grand aristocratic portrait and a psychologically nuanced character sketch.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023

The Australian crime drama “Transfusion” is 25% slam-bang genre film and 75% melancholy character sketch — a balance tilted too far to the latter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

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