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Screenwriting
Blocky dialog?
A friend, who has taken a screen writing course, but never written a screen play has said that my dialog is too blocky. I know what this means. But I do not have a standard to measure against. At what point does dialog become too blocky?
Can someone please refer me to a published screen play that may be considered too blocky by current standards? Also can some one refer me to one that would be a good contrast? Please refer to websites where the screen plays are available.
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"These are the times that try men's souls." Tom Paine
Marc
Can someone please refer me to a published screen play that may be considered too blocky by current standards? Also can some one refer me to one that would be a good contrast? Please refer to websites where the screen plays are available.
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"These are the times that try men's souls." Tom Paine
Marc
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I don't even know what "too blocky" means.. But if your friend's comment has to do with long patches with only one person speaking, that's not dialogue... it's a speech.
- I don't even know what "too blocky" means..
- But if your friend's comment has to do with long patches with only one person speaking, that's not dialogue...
- it's a speech.
- You know, like the speech in Hamlet.
- In real life, nobody's going to let you say more than maybe two sentences without interjececting something.
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I don't even know what "too blocky" means..
But if your friend's comment has to do with long patches with only one person speaking, that's not dialogue... it's a speech. You know, like the speech in Hamlet.
In real life, nobody's going to let you say more than maybe two sentences without interjececting something. DIalogue means at least two people are involved in the conversation... and CO
But if your friend's comment has to do with long patches with only one person speaking, that's not dialogue... it's a speech. You know, like the speech in Hamlet.
In real life, nobody's going to let you say more than maybe two sentences without interjececting something. DIalogue means at least two people are involved in the conversation... and CO
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[nq:1]A friend, who has taken a screen writing course, but never written a screen play has said that my dialog ... refer me to one that would be a good contrast? Please refer to websites where the screen plays are available.[/nq]
Step up to the plate. Put up a small sample of your writing.
What's a little evisceration between friends?
Seriously, if there's a problem, it'll get fou
Step up to the plate. Put up a small sample of your writing.
What's a little evisceration between friends?
Seriously, if there's a problem, it'll get fou
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[nq:1]I don't even know what "too blocky" means.. But if your friend's comment has to do with long patches with ... a panel a couple of years ago and two different development execs said it's down to 3 lines, now! Yikes![/nq]
Yikes was also my reaction. Obviously these people don't deal with Italians. I've posted one of my scenes on my website at
www.rsgnet.net/amfol.htm
would som
Yikes was also my reaction. Obviously these people don't deal with Italians. I've posted one of my scenes on my website at
www.rsgnet.net/amfol.htm
would som
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That is what he meant. There is an actual speech, a sermon by a priest. It is less than a page. But much scenes of the dialog in several is between a king and his guard. 4-5 lines for the king, a word to a couple of lines response for the retainer. Until the end of the scene where the retainer makes a long, 4-6 lines, response.
I can break it up, but considering the difference in status of the
I can break it up, but considering the difference in status of the
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I would be quite eager to do that. I can handle a great deal of evisceration, even disembowelment. But I am writing about a true historical event, and the best story I have ever heard. I don't want to give somebody who is a faster more experienced writer any ideas. Maybe I can change the names of the characters and leave out and historical references.
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