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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You won’t get it right the first time! It’s fine! But don’t submit that draft.
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I lived through Twin Peaks the first time and trusted David Lynch to the soles of my shoes, but honestly, and this is important, since they never planned to succeed, they ended up with a sort of Lost-y mess. The show subverted your ideas about what things are supposed to mean, but when you know…
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The most emotionally engaging antagonists are just protagonists who try to make things right THE WRONG WAY.
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In your plot, events (hopefully) will happen that move the story forward. Often, they only happen to put a necessary condition into the plot. When you prioritize your own convenience in putting those conditions in place, you miss big chunks of the emotional story. frinstance – you need the protagonist’s dad out of the way…
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