PRO TIP #887971

When writing dialogue in a screenplay, it’s easy to keep your mind and the script working visually by using non-verbal responses to show-not-tell. You don’t need dialogue to convey information. Behold:

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scotianostra: Good Morning from Scotland Sunrise over the Ben

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2nd-rate-film-school: This is so true! Not only does this prevent your work from feeling heavy-handed, but it makes sure everything has a reason for being in the story, it connects various elements together more thoroughly, and it makes the payoff even more rewarding to the audience.

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writlargefic: p1ratew3nch: wombatking: jazz2midnight: barefootdramaturg: squirrelswithmakeup: amuseoffyre: Just had a thought for an action hero thing: 30-something woman hero is doing her ass-kicking thing. One day, her boss shows up at her door, and tells her she has to stand down, or there will be consequences. “Honey, it’s not that you’re too old. It’s just…

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filmcourage: (Watch the video on Youtube here) 18 Lessons From Making An $8000 Feature Film via FilmCourage.com. In this Film Courage video diary, Louisiana-based filmmakers Joe Badon, Daniel Waghorne, and Joseph Estrade of THE GOD INSIDE MY EAR talk about making their indie film for $8,000. Want more Film Courage videos? Check out new videos…

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so-discreetly-sympathetic: “The Drowsy Chaperone”, by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

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maggie-stiefvater: While looking for other paperwork in old drawers, I found this rejection letter from an imprint of Scholastic, my current publisher. This is for what became Lament, my first novel, published four years (and many hundreds of thousands of words of drafting and revision) later.

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