How to Dialogue. True Detective was written by (the damn fine) Nic Pizzolatto, who tweets here.
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First of all, look at Shirley’s face. Second of all, I got a short script last week that just blew me away. It was in response to my “Yes, I will read for you” post, and this script is literally why I read, the very best reason to read – it makes me a better…
Read moreglamourweaver: Yvette Nicole Brown wrote this joke based on actual experience with directors who didn’t want to use the word “sassy” but 100% wanted her to play it sassier. How to set up a joke. One of my favorite lines of all time. You can see that comedy is not about the writer showing that…
Read moreHow to dialogue. Set up an expectation, turn it inside out. The Addams Family was written by: Charles Addams … (characters) Caroline Thompson … (written by) & Larry Wilson … (written by)
Read moreHow to dialogue. This whole film. In the Loop is streaming on Netflix. It was written by Jesse Armstrong … (screenplay) & Simon Blackwell … (screenplay) & Armando Iannucci … (screenplay) & Tony Roche … (screenplay) Ian Martin … (additional dialogue)
Read moreCONFLICT: FOR THE CONFLICT-AVOIDANT
If you are not a combative or confrontational person, it feels more natural to resolve your interpersonal conflicts quickly and shy away from the hard consequences of failing to do so in your story. Unfortunately, this is opposite of drama, which is what the story is for. Direct, no bullshit, one-of-us-is-going-to-lose conflict is exactly what…
Read moreHow to dialogue: Another beauty. Conflict, check. Personality, check. Entertainment, check. Erin Brockovich was written by Susannah Grant
Read moreHow to do dialogue. Look at all this accomplishes that four pages of declarative speeches could never do. Seriously. Look how much we know about who these people are and what they think of each other. Four very short little lines. I think this is from the Halloween episodes, written by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk,…
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