Character Vs Characterisation

In character building, there are two aspects that are vital to creating deeper layers to characters in your film.

Firstly, there is Characterisation. Characterisation is the way a character behaves externally to the audience.
e.g
- Speech
- Clothes
- Small traits     

Secondly, there is Character. Character is the distinctive nature of something/someone.
It is synonymous to things such as:
- Personality
- Disposition

An individuals character is made up of the distinctive mental and moral qualities that they possess. It is an internal behaviour. In Robert Mckee's novel 'Story' it says that "If we're introduced to a 'loving husband,' and by the end of the tale he's still what he first appeared to be, a loving husband with no secret, no unfulfilled dreams, no hidden passions, we'll be very disappointed."

Throughout a story, the audience want to see/read that the character is being tested; pushed to the very limit, the very edge of a theoretical cliff, just to see if they would jump. As humans, we, in a way, need to know what makes one another tick, we see someone seemingly perfect, perfect family, perfect job, perfect life. We feel as though it is our job to know what it takes for that 'mask' to come off, even a flicker momentarily..this is why an audience simply will not be satisfied in watching a character that does not progress, and simply does not reflect at all during the journey of the film.