#Scriptchat Topic: Dialogue
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
@jeannevb
The EURO group launches the discussion, and the USA picks it
up. Scroll down for the American chat.
EURO CHAT:
@teenierussell: It's #scriptchat O'Clock! Come join us with
your tips and questions as we talk about writing dialogue. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:00 pm
@NamingJasonC: @teenierussell #scriptchat also X-Factor
Results o'clock so will be doing a bit of the one eye on...
December 2, 2012, 8:02 pm
@TaroJ: Hi #Scriptchat we're talking dialogue tonight.
December 2, 2012, 8:02 pm
@teenierussell: @NamingJasonC haha, I have Downton Abbey in
the background, some great dialogue in that #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:04 pm
@TaroJ: It's only when the Artist won best script that I
realised so many people confuse script with dialogue #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:04 pm
@Jamie_LD: Tonight on #TVwriterchat we are talking about
working with a writing partner. Have you considered writing with a partner?
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:04 pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:04 pm
@Ludovicaa: RT @Jamie_LD: Tonight on #TVwriterchat we are
talking about working with a writing partner. Have you considered writing with
a partner? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:04 pm
@ijoda07: Alright, #scriptchat. Let's do it.
December 2, 2012, 8:05 pm
@Dubsington: RT @rdlln: Having trouble procrastinating? Try
http://t.co/Wyv8pukc #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:05 pm
@teenierussell: @ijoda07 hi Jo *waves* #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:05 pm
@NamingJasonC: @teenierussell #scriptchat Yes, Maggie
Smith's classic. Don't think Downton Abbey would that good without those
classic one-liners.
December 2, 2012, 8:06 pm
@WriterChanelle: RT @Jamie_LD: Tonight on #TVwriterchat we
are talking about working with a writing partner. Have you considered writing
with a partner? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:06 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell scriptwriters tend to
overestimate dialogue; it sorts itself out as you sort out plot and character
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:06 pm
@teenierussell: @NamingJasonC Also a lot of body language
and looks rather than actual dialogue, yet so much is "said"
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:07 pm
@vickyhinault: Hi #scriptchat What's everyone's most
quotable/ favourite line from a movie?
December 2, 2012, 8:07 pm
@eising: @scriptchat How do you test dialogue, to see if it
is natural to say? Saying it out aloud alone, or maybe with others? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:07 pm
@Bang2write: Very frequently writers will hold on to dud
scenes that don't push the story forward simply cos there are some lines they
like #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:07 pm
@SiFoulaReel: Hi, I'm Simon, and I'm a scriptwriter who
writes too much dialogue because I love it so much. This is #scriptchat
anonymous, right?
December 2, 2012, 8:07 pm
@TaroJ: @teenierussell @namingjasonc agreed, it's often
what's not said that is more important than what is #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:08 pm
@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write scriptwriters tend to
overestimate dialogue; it sorts itself out as you sort out plot and character
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:08 pm
@Bang2write: Sort out your story, plot & characters and
dialogue will sort itself out. Do a last polish to make dialogue shine
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:08 pm
@SimonBurbage: RT @Bang2write: Very frequently writers will
hold on to dud scenes that don't push the story forward simply cos there are
some lines they like #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:08 pm
@Chrisyoungless: RT @Jamie_LD: Tonight on #TVwriterchat we
are talking about working with a writing partner. Have you considered writing
with a partner? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:09 pm
@Bang2write: @KitReiner haha! Thanks for your honesty Kit.
The first step is admitting you have a problem ;) #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:09 pm
@ijoda07: @Bang2write And be ruthless. I reckon most
dialogue can be cut by half at least. When you look closely, lots of its
tautology. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:09 pm
@teenierussell: When doing a vomit draft I won't worry about
dialogue, will write everything just to get the story on paper, then revise
later #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:09 pm
@TaroJ: @eising @scriptchat reading out loud is great. I
hear table reads are very recommended but I've never done one, has anyone else?
#Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:10 pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:10 pm
@eising: @vickyhinault Most quotable I’d say ‘The Big
Lebowski’ :-) #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:10 pm
@Bang2write: @ijoda07 yep. I rmbr @jkamalou telling me: if
you want to use 10 words, use 5; if you want 5, use 2; 2 - use none #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:11 pm
@teenierussell: @eising I agree, reading out loud helps a
lot, I try to do that as a starting point #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:11 pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:11 pm
@Bang2write: @ijoda07 you can apply that to dialogue, scene
description, format like sluglines, anything really #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
@eising: @vickyhinault Best line, maybe because I’m Dutch,
might be about mayonese in ‘Pulp Fiction’: ‘they drown them in that shit’
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
@MarciaLayne: RT @Bang2write: Very frequently writers will
hold on to dud scenes that don't push the story forward simply cos there are
some lines they like #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel haha, it works for Tarantino
and Sorkin #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
@ijoda07: @Bang2write Yeah. That's why starting out as a
radio copywriter was awesome training. HAD to be brutal. ONly had 30 seconds.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
@EvaKnoet: Hi #scriptchat, sorry I'm late :) @TaroJ reading
tables are very helpful when you do them with professional actors!
December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm
@santiamulder: RT @Bang2write: Very frequently writers will
hold on to dud scenes that don't push the story forward simply cos there are
some lines they like #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:13 pm
@Bang2write: @ijoda07 yes. Notice the writers who wrote in
such mediums like that and journalism always got the ruthless thing quicker
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:13 pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:13 pm
@teenierussell: @EvaKnoet hi Eva, glad you made it this week
:-) #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:14 pm
@Perczynski: @TaroJ @teenierussell @namingjasonc if you are
good at dialogue you can easily write scenes about nothing #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:14 pm
@vickyhinault: @teenierussell That's definitely something i
need to get better at! #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:14 pm
@NamingJasonC: Dialogue is a thing I often get praise from
readers/editors. My chars often kick me in touch & take full control of the
k'board. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:14 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell and it'll work for @SiFoulaReel
when he's commissioned for $$$$$$$$$$$ per script ;) #ifonly #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:14 pm
@shadymint: RT @teenierussell: When doing a vomit draft I
won't worry about dialogue, will write everything just to get the story on
paper, then revise later #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:15 pm
@EvaKnoet: As with most things, practice makes perfect. Also
go out and sit in a train/ cafe/ whereever and listen to people talk
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:15 pm
@teenierussell: @vickyhinault "You shall not
pass!" Love that line #geek #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:16 pm
@MacBullitt: @teenierussell @SiFoulaReel I studied three
scripts when learning to write and QT was one. #same problem #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:16 pm
@vickyhinault: @kristenhallam Ohh nice! That's a great line
and really sums up his character too! #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:16 pm
@JemScriptwriter: If someone tells you 'polish your
dialogue', remember this means make it better. You can't just change the
language to Polish. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:17 pm
@Jamie_LD: TV pilot is FINISHED! It's taken me forever, but
it's done! Now I have to give it the once (or twice) over before turning it in.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:17 pm
@joshmvince: RT @JemScriptwriter: If someone tells you
'polish your dialogue', remember this means make it better. You can't just
change the language to Polish. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:17 pm
@teenierussell: Pilar A. did some great dialogue exercises
during the LSWF. One of them was to write a monologue and then delete it bar 1
line. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:18 pm
@EvaKnoet: @teenierussell was that to get to the essence of
it all? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:19 pm
@Perczynski: If you can split the dialogue of 2 persons and
read only 1 character parts along and it still makes sense than it is wrong
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:19 pm
@teenierussell: @EvaKnoet in most cases, the one line
already contained the message, so no need to have lengthy monologues throughout
a script #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:21 pm
@NamingJasonC: Dialogue only really sorts itself out when
you know your character so well 2 the point they tell YOU want it is they want
to say #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:21 pm
@NamingJasonC: @teenierussell #scriptchat Agree. A lot of
(esp. English shows) tend 2 over, over talk rather than just relying on the
look, the gesture etc
December 2, 2012, 8:23 pm
@SpockWriter: What I've found that helps is to hear the
character's VOICE and to be in their skin - the lines flow after that #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:23 pm
@teenierussell: @Perczynski interesting, something to think
about. It kind of depends on the characters though, I would think #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:23 pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:24 pm
@teenierussell: RT @SpockWriter: What Ive found that helps
is to hear the characters VOICE and to be in their skin - the lines flow after
that #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:24 pm
@SiFoulaReel: First pass my characters talk too much because
I'm still learning who they are. Next pass, I cut things down to how they
speak. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:25 pm
@teenierussell: Could a character get away with too much
dialogue if it's part of their personality? @bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:26 pm
@Perczynski: @teenierussell one of the methods. I write good
dialogues, So often I wrote funny scenes about nothing. I had to work on that
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:26 pm
@farahabushwesha: RT @teenierussell: Could a character get
away with too much dialogue if it's part of their personality? @bang2write
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:26 pm
@EvaKnoet: Only if some of the other characters don't talk
to much otherwise it isn't a character specific problem anymore @teenierussell
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:27 pm
@MacBullitt: If a character is verbose, then that's a
character trait, not the work of the writer #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:27 pm
@teenierussell: One danger with dialogue is to write too
much exposition, what are your tips for working around that? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:29 pm
@kristenhallam: What makes talky scripts like Pulp Fiction
work so well? When is it OK to have lots of dialogue? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:29 pm
@TaroJ: @teenierussell watch The Phantom Menace then you'll
realise why it's a bad idea ��
#Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:30 pm
@eising: @teenierussell There are people who say way more
than others, and know when to start speaking so others have no chance.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:30 pm
@TaroJ: RT @kristenhallam: What makes talky scripts like
Pulp Fiction work so well? When is it OK to have lots of dialogue? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:30 pm
@EvaKnoet: Focus on visual storytelling! If you can tell
something through images don't use dialogue... unless you're making a radio
show #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:30 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell If you have to move exposition
in dialogue, for goodness sake have someone in the scene who needs to know it
too. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:30 pm
@teenierussell: Exposition in dialogue -> RT: TaroJ
@teenierussell watch The Phantom Menace then you'll realise why it's a bad idea
�� #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:31 pm
@SiFoulaReel: My main dialogue hate is people telling each
other things that they already know for the audience's benefit. Find another
way. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:31 pm
@teenierussell: RT @SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell If you have
to move exposition in dialogue, for goodness sake have someone in the scene who
needs to know it too. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:32 pm
@TaroJ: @kristenhallam I think with pulp fiction even when
its just pop culture it makes the charactrs more relatable a bit like standup
#Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:32 pm
@eising: @teenierussell And of course people who act exactly
the opposite and don’t say much. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:32 pm
@jkamalou: Dialogue is about moving story forward stealthily
by fooling audience they're watching people talking. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:33 pm
@SpockWriter: RT @SiFoulaReel: My main dialogue hate is
people telling each other things that they already know for the audience's
benefit. Find another way. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:33 pm
@Bang2write: #scriptchat RT @jkamalou: @Bang2write Dialogue
is about moving story forward stealthily by fooling audience they're watching
people talking.
December 2, 2012, 8:33 pm
@vickyhinault: @SiFoulaReel Yes, it's so forced and stands
out like a sore thumb. People don't really talk like that anyway. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:34 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel Downton Abbey use a character
that knows nothing about that world to answer questions the audience might have
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:34 pm
@EvaKnoet: RT @jkamalou: Dialogue is about moving story
forward stealthily by fooling audience they're watching people talking.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:35 pm
@teenierussell: RT @jkamalou: Dialogue is about moving story
forward stealthily by fooling audience theyre watching people talking.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:35 pm
@filmscriptread: @kristenhallam Having characters with
clear, familiar voices. We listen to 'real' people talk all day. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:35 pm
@kristenhallam: +1 RT @sifoulareel: My main dialogue hate is
people telling each other things that they already know for the audience's
benefit. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:35 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @Bang2write @jkamalou Dialogue is also not
bloody exposition because you can't think of any other way to move things on.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:35 pm
@JemScriptwriter: @Bang2write Sometimes writers hold on to
dud scenes because they don't know they're dud scenes. They think they're good
scenes! #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:35 pm
@teenierussell: @jkamalou Hi JK! Incidentally I have
Deviation in the post at the moment :-) #earlychristmaspresent #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:36 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell depends how it's executed.
Anything is possible tho no writer has ever persuaded me of this TBH!
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:36 pm
@TheConflictGuru: Got some great notes on my #TheWalkingDead
script. Nothing major! Woo hoo! I just raised the bar on first drafts.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:36 pm
@MacBullitt: Yeah , but Page's function in Inception became
just that -- exposition #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:36 pm
@NamingJasonC: If dialogue is based in a courtroom, jury
will feel robbed if the lawyer sums up his argument with just a "vote for
my guy" :-) .#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:37 pm
@Bang2write: @n0nsensefactory true dat. Also: calm down! ;)
Haha @jkamalou #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:37 pm
@kristenhallam: I waited 2 decades to hear Indiana Jones
speak & his 1st line told me something I already knew:
"Russians." #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:37 pm
@MacBullitt: @TheConflictGuru is that a spec? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:37 pm
@Bang2write: RT @JemScriptwriter: @Bang2write Sometimes
writers hold on to dud scenes because they don't know they're dud scenes. They
think they're good scenes! #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:38 pm
@teenierussell: @MacBullitt do you think it worked for
Inception? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:39 pm
@teenierussell: @NamingJasonC haha, but hopefully dialogue
in courtroom will reveal new and exciting information for the viewer too
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:40 pm
@TaroJ: How about dialogue in comedy or sitcoms, it's often
heavily dialogue based, does genre influence how much dialogue? #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:40 pm
@Bang2write: @teenierussell some exposition is gd. Lots of
writers so paranoid about it their dialogue shrouded in mystery! Balance is key
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:41 pm
@kristenhallam: RT @filmscriptread: @kristenhallam Having
characters with clear, familiar voices. We listen to 'real' people talk all
day. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:41 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @teenierussell Develop critical thinking.
90% of people who write, produce, direct have no concept of this. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:42 pm
@MacBullitt: @teenierussell initially, but then became
obvious that's why she was there. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:42 pm
@kristenhallam: RT @bang2write: some exposition is gd. Lots
of writers so paranoid about it their dialogue shrouded in mystery! Balance is
key #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:43 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @teenierussell Oh and ego is a killer.
Ditch it as best you can. If you work out how, please tell me how you did it!
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:44 pm
@EvaKnoet: I'd agree @TaroJ it differs per genre but as
@Bang2write says... balance is key! #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:44 pm
@NamingJasonC: Who's your fave writer of dialogue? Mine is
Julian Fellowes for Maggie Smith alone & Aaron Sorkin for just about
everyone else #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:45 pm
@jkamalou: @n0nsensefactory @bang2write So let's stop the
waffling on and get on with the damn story. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:45 pm
@jkamalou: @n0nsensefactory @bang2write 1) Dialogue isn't
about replicating how people talk in real life so what else could it be for?
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:45 pm
@teenierussell: 15 minutes to go on #scriptchat We're
talking about dialogue! #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:45 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @jkamalou @bang2write Yeah. I still don't
want to hear characters describing in detail what they're doing through
dialogue. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:46 pm
@teenierussell: @NamingJasonC As much as I like Sorkin I do
get a little bored at times with all the monologues #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:46 pm
@MacBullitt: @NamingJasonC I love Mamet's dialogue.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:46 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @jkamalou @bang2write Yep if it ain't
moving the story, ditch it like the plague. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:47 pm
@teenierussell: @NamingJasonC Armando Iannucci for the dry
humour in dialogue #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:48 pm
@TaroJ: @NamingJasonC Also Joss Whedon #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:48 pm
@Bang2write: RT @n0nsensefactory: @jkamalou @bang2write Yep
if it ain't moving the story, ditch it like the plague. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:48 pm
@MacBullitt: Can't really let dialogue chat go without
mentioning the extraordinary Harold Pinter #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:49 pm
@kristenhallam: @namingjasonc I like Larry Kasdan for
Raiders & Empire Strikes Back. Having trouble thinking of more current
examples. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:49 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory @jkamalou @bang2write
sometimes they're talking about one thing, but communicating something else
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:50 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt @jkamalou @bang2write Films
are still 1) visual 2) audible 3) dialogue, in that order. That's the writing
order. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:51 pm
@teenierussell: How about accents and slang in dialogue. Has
anyone here attempted either? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:52 pm
@rdlln: Don't over do, just enough 4 flavor
RT@teenierussell: How about accents and slang in dialogue. Has anyone here
attempted either? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:53 pm
@NamingJasonC: @teenierussell '#scriptchat my most memorable
piece of looooonnng monologue was by Tom Cruise in Magnolia. So yes. You
can...if you can.
December 2, 2012, 8:53 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory @jkamalou @bang2write dialogue
is easy, but GOOD dialogue is hard #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:54 pm
@teenierussell: RT @MacBullitt dialogue is easy, but GOOD
dialogue is hard #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:55 pm
@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ @teenierussell Inception has a LOT of
exposition in its dialogue but manages to pull it off fairly well #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:55 pm
@teenierussell: RT @rdlln: Don't over do, just enough 4
flavor RT@teenierussell: How about accents and slang in dialogue... #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:55 pm
@scriptchat: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is writing dialogue
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December 2, 2012, 8:55 pm
@jeannevb: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is writing dialogue 5pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:55 pm
@GeoffBreedwell: RT @jeannevb: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is
writing dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/j9KK6YuP
December 2, 2012, 8:56 pm
@rdlln: RT @scriptchat: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is writing
dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/dBW2WHRd
December 2, 2012, 8:56 pm
@EvaKnoet: @teenierussell did a multilanguaged film. My
teacher said best 2 put language in (..) under characters name 2 keep
readability #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:56 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell I've written some slang into my
western. And oh yeah, made up an entire language for one of my own films!
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:56 pm
@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum @TaroJ I think certain movies,
especially the ones with new rules/ world, need some form of exposition
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:56 pm
@medkno: @rdlln @teenierussell slang, yes, accents no.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:57 pm
@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel @teenierussell amazing how that worked
in The novel (and film) Clickwork Orange #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:57 pm
@teenierussell: @EvaKnoet so was it all written in one
language but with notes to what language it should be? #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:57 pm
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December 2, 2012, 8:58 pm
@grahaminman: Go Into The Story | Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
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December 2, 2012, 8:58 pm
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel haha great, how did that go?
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:58 pm
@EvaKnoet: @teenierussell yes! Otherwise it can work v
confusing for the reading (obviously esp if they don't speak all languages
used) #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:58 pm
@TaroJ: @teenierussell @bursteardrum the big cop out is the
wall of text and voice over establishing the world, last air bender, Dune
#Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:59 pm
@MacBullitt: @Bang2write if that's true, why is good
dialogue so often quoted? @n0nsensefactory #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 8:59 pm
@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell @taroj True. I was gripped
throughout Inception even when the characters explained everything that was
happening #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:00 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ @teenierussell It was only for two
characters. Wrote the actual lines in English first, then substituted the new
stuff. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:00 pm
@teenierussell: @EvaKnoet that's a great tip and will keep
it in mind. I have an outline for a bilingual short. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:00 pm
@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ @teenierussell ...in fact I've been
watching the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring and its prologue is
brilliant #Scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:02 pm
@teenierussell: Thank you all for a very informative chat,
and on that note "I'll be back" (next week) #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:02 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell Told them to say the intent of
the English lines using the new words, so the point & emotion was still
made. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:02 pm
@jcporter1: RT @jeannevb: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is
writing dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/j9KK6YuP
December 2, 2012, 9:02 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory I don't see dialogue as way to
set I scene, but to colour and shade it @Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:03 pm
@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum @TaroJ we only do the extended
version of LOTR, I know a lot of the dialogue by heart #sad #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:03 pm
@rabbitandcrow: So many favorite movies are dense with voice
over and/or monologues. But every other aspect also rises to the occasion.
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:03 pm
@MacBullitt: @Bang2write but they aren't just visual or
they'd be silent movies @n0nsensefactory #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:04 pm
@Gimme_Credit: RT @Bang2write: Sort out your story, plot
& characters and dialogue will sort itself out. Do a last polish to make
dialogue shine #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:04 pm
@GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think Concepts. Watch
Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life. http://t.co/mYFrNrv0
#screenwriting #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:05 pm
@MacBullitt: @Bang2write woah! Actors LIVE for good
dialogue! @n0nsensefactory #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:05 pm
@wcmartell: RT @scriptchat: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is
writing dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/dBW2WHRd
December 2, 2012, 9:05 pm
@shimataver: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
http://t.co/mYFrNrv0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:05 pm
@teenierussell: @MacBullitt @Bang2Write Speaking of which, I
finally watched The Artist #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:05 pm
@jcolinholmes: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
http://t.co/mYFrNrv0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:06 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt No, they live for good
characters and characterisation. @Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:06 pm
@GolemLord: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
http://t.co/mYFrNrv0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:07 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory character is expressed through
dialogue too, it's not just visual @Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:07 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt Think you missed the point.
Dialogue is a useful tool, but you have more powerful ones to use first
@Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:07 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt I can show more of a character
by action/inaction than through speech. @Bang2write #direction #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:08 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory didn't miss the point, just
think you undervalue it @Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:08 pm
@WithTimFerguson: How to Write Documentary Scripts
http://t.co/OowNjZD4 n#TvWriterChat #ScriptChat n#writertips #screenwriting
#story #media
December 2, 2012, 9:08 pm
@teenierussell: RT @wcmartell: RT @scriptchat: #Scriptchat
TOPIC tonight is writing dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/LMQOMiMV #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:09 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt Watch this.
http://t.co/ZVYTjfCZ You'll be hard pressed to say it needs more dialogue.
@Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:09 pm
@paultanter: @vickyhinault "the best tailoring you've
ever seen is above your fucking appendix" - Withnail and I #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:10 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @Bang2write Yep. Look at The Usual
Suspects. Utterly horrible dialogue in it. Good chars and story. @MacBullitt
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:10 pm
@Gimme_Credit: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
http://t.co/mYFrNrv0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:10 pm
@paultanter: @vickyhinault or "why do you say this to
me, when you know I will kill you for it?" - Superman 2. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:11 pm
@spayne128: RT @JemScriptwriter: If someone tells you
'polish your dialogue', remember this means make it better. You can't just
change the language to Polish. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:12 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt @Bang2write Yep, and it's
third place to action and sound. #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:12 pm
@MacBullitt: @Bang2write I don't know, Shakespeare didn't
let anyone down... @n0nsensefactory #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:12 pm
@n0nsensefactory: @MacBullitt Shakespeare was writing for
fairly enclosed theatres and few props rather than movies. #bigdifference
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:12 pm
@flemska: RT @scriptchat: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is
writing dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/dBW2WHRd
December 2, 2012, 9:13 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory examples of dialogue could also
be used @Bang2write #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:13 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory good plot. @Bang2write
#scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:15 pm
@MacBullitt: @Bang2write never needs more funny lines?
@n0nsensefactory #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:16 pm
@MacBullitt: @n0nsensefactory still great dialogue. Mamet
too telling a story #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:17 pm
@Elliott_79: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
http://t.co/mYFrNrv0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:17 pm
@MacBullitt: @Bang2write who listen s to critics? Loved
Pepy's plays! :) #scriptchat
December 2, 2012, 9:18 pm
@ozzywood: All agree: quality of loglines & comments has
skyrocketed on Logline It! Thanks! http://t.co/K8nCLDL8 #scriptchat #amwriting
#screenwriting
December 2, 2012, 9:18 pm
@ruth_atkinson: RT @jeannevb: #Scriptchat TOPIC tonight is
writing dialogue 5pm PST http://t.co/j9KK6YuP
December 2, 2012, 9:19 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK... talking dialogue
tonight
December 3, 2012, 1:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: Time for #scriptchat. Tonight a dialogue all
about dialogue.
December 3, 2012, 1:00 am
@Jamie_LD: Woohoo, it's #scriptchat o'clock. We're
discussing dialogue tonight.
December 3, 2012, 1:00 am
@Screenwriter12: Oh good - i thought i'd miss it. I'm in a
different time zone tonight so confused myself. Yay for scriptchat! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:00 am
@rdlln: Howdy y'all #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: I read all my dialogue out loud to test to see if
it sounds natural. What tests do you do? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:02 am
@jen_fontaine: RT @jeannevb: I read all my dialogue out loud
to test to see if it sounds natural. What tests do you do? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:02 am
@Palestrapublica: RT @Jamie_LD: Woohoo, it's #scriptchat
o'clock. We're discussing dialogue tonight.
December 3, 2012, 1:02 am
@Screenwriter12: Before you write dialogue, it helps to know
what you want your scene to say first. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:02 am
@willentrekin: RT @jeannevb: I read all my dialogue out loud
to test to see if it sounds natural. What tests do you do? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:03 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb I'll read through all the dialogue
of 1 character at a time to make sure it's consistent and natural to them.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:03 am
@willentrekin: I just pretend really hard I'm watching the
movie in my head to test my dialogue. @jeannevb #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:03 am
@willentrekin: RT @Screenwriter12: Before you write
dialogue, it helps to know what you want your scene to say first. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:03 am
@jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb we do the same thing...reading
aloud is a great tool! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@willentrekin: I also always practice what I call
"method writing," which is attempting to inhabit the characters, feel
what they feel. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb Ill read
through all the dialogue of 1 character at a time to make sure its consistent
and natural. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb I also check to see if things that
are being said can instead be shown or conveyed in another way. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@willentrekin: I feel like that helps me into their heads
and hearts, and I go from there. What feels true. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@RWWFilm: Hey there people. Sorry I'm late. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Is #scriptchat on tonight?
December 3, 2012, 1:04 am
@Screenwriter12: Try taking away all the dialogue, and
express the scenes without words. Just actions. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:05 am
@SarahAlexis4: There's actually a tool in Final Draft that
allows you to compose a character report containing all of a character's
dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:05 am
@Whyvoni: Hey Hey everybody! Apologies from me as well.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: Yep. On now talking dialogue. Chime in! RT
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb Is #scriptchat on tonight? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:06 am
@MonaLiNYC: "@jeannevb: I read all my dialogue out loud
to test to see if it sounds natural. What tests do you do? #scriptchat"
((This. Likewise))
December 3, 2012, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: RT @SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb I'll read through all
the dialogue of 1 character at a time to make sure it's consistent and natural
to them. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:06 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb ::here::: #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:06 am
@SarahAlexis4: I try to make sure the dialogue conveys
character so we can learnnsomething from what they are saying and the way they
say it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: fyi, all, Jen is the lead of #IMPASSE <3 RT
@jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb we do the same thing...reading aloud is a great tool!
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@RWWFilm: I like to write down traits of a char that would
impact dialogue (region, educ. lvl, etc.) then make sure their dialogue matches
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I read dialogue alone for each character
to make sure the character's individual dialogue flows. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde sweet #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@jen_fontaine: RT @jeannevb: fyi, all, Jen is the lead of
#IMPASSE <3 RT @jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb we do the same thing...reading
aloud is a great tool! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Also to make sure individual dialogue is
strong enough for each character - and in character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@hashonomy_gus: Keys to the Craft: Think Concepts. Watch
Movies. Read Scripts... http://t.co/CwYvrkFP #screenwriting #scriptchat (via
@GoIntoTheStory)
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@SarahAlexis4: I ask, could another char. have said this
line? If yes, then change thenlanguage to better suit him or have somebody else
say it #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:07 am
@jeannevb: gr8 to test voice RT @CelluloidBlonde: I read
dialogue alone for ea char to make sure the characters individual dialogue
flows. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@blvarga: RT @RWWFilm: I like to write down traits of a char
that would impact dialogue (region, educ. lvl, etc.) then make sure their
dialogue matches #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Hello! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@wcmartell: It's also cool to see if the dialogue still
sounds good when the dull computer voice on my computer reads it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@chasffisher: @clmazin suggested giving a line to another
character. If it works, it may not be unique enough to the character.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@DMinformation: RT @Screenwriter12: Before you write
dialogue, it helps to know what you want your scene to say first. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@jeannevb: Look at each line of dialogue & ask "can
I use action to show this instead of them saying it?" #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@RWWFilm: Is your dialogue also moving plot forward,
exploring theme, or developing character? No? None of those? Then cut it.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:08 am
@Jamie_LD: @wcmartell That's why I love that my Kindle reads
to me. And FD too. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@chasffisher: I also like simply removing lines of dialogue
and putting in body language instead, to see if it works. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @wcmartell: Its also cool to see if the
dialogue still sounds good when the dull computer voice on my computer reads
it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@AndiWritesAgain: I excessively eavesdrop... #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RWWFilm Yes, great to use those traits to
make the character's dialogue unique to him/her. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @jen_fontaine Agree reading aloud
is crucial - both for dialogue + to see if scene despriptions needed too much
etc. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@Whyvoni: I would think getting other people to read aloud
would be more beneficial so you can actually hear what's going on. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@Screenwriter12: I'm watching 'The Walking Dead' as I
scriptchat tonight. The zombie dialogue is pretty consistent.
Rrrr-aawwwwrrrrggg. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@blvarga: RT @RWWFilm: Is your dialogue also moving plot
forward, exploring theme, or developing character? No? None of those? Then cut
it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:09 am
@wcmartell: I like to think of dialogue as counterpoint to
the action - the action is the truth, the dialogue is what they wish were true.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@Jamie_LD: @RWWFilm Agreed. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @AndiWritesAgain: I excessively eavesdrop...
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @chasffisher: I also like simply
removing lines of dialogue and putting in body language instead, to see if it
works. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: One mistake I see in a lot of scripts is
secondary characters with all the good lines. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@RWWFilm: @Screenwriter12 Does each zombie have a unique
tone to their moan that could only belong to them? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@chasffisher: A very good developer once told me if you want
to shift power in a scene, have one character say what they are actually
thinking #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@JanineHJones: RT @Screenwriter12: I'm watching 'The Walking
Dead' as I scriptchat tonight. The zombie dialogue is pretty consistent.
Rrrr-aawwwwrrrrggg. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@StefanieMcNabb: RT @jeannevb: Look at each line of dialogue
& ask "can I use action to show this instead of them saying it?"
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Also, protagonists who for the first
thirty pages have dull, drab, dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@JanineHJones: RT @Screenwriter12: RT @chasffisher: I also
like simply removing lines of dialogue and putting in body language instead, to
see if it works. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@Pale_Jewel: @jeannevb I sometimes act out the dialogue into
a voice recorder improv style then type what I said. Yes I do all parts =)
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@chasffisher: If someone says what they are actually
thinking, they often lose power to the person they are talking to #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@Screenwriter12: In a first draft, I'll write 'on the nose'
dialogue deliberately. Circle it. And then go back to it, replacing it with
action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@SarahAlexis4: I try to keep in mind that the characters
should talk withnlanguage/grammar appropriate to their location, education,
class, etc #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@Whyvoni: @Pale_Jewel Ooo. I like that! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:11 am
@RWWFilm: RT @Screenwriter12: In a first draft, I'll write
'on the nose' dialogue deliberately. Circle it. And then go back to it,
replacing it with action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@wcmartell: Remember that your characters are not mind
readers - they have no idea what the other character means and may
misunderstand. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@SarahAlexis4: Subtext is a huge part of dialogue that I try
to concentrate on during a rewrite pass on dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@Jamie_LD: @Screenwriter12 Exactly, just get it on the page.
Analyze and fix on the next pass. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@Screenwriter12: @RWWFilm Nope. I think their Sound
Designers created those sounds in various lengths, and just keep reusing them.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@willentrekin: RT @chasffisher: A very good developer once
told me if you want to shift power in a scene, have one character say what they
are actually thinking #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@willentrekin: RT @chasffisher: If someone says what they
are actually thinking, they often lose power to the person they are talking to
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@NomadicWriter: RT @wcmartell: I like to think of dialogue
as counterpoint to the action - the action is the truth, the dialogue is what
they wish were true. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@rdlln: I know accents are best assigned to parentheticals,
but is it sometimes desirable to pepper dialogue for flavor #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:12 am
@willentrekin: Conversely, sometimes saying what one
actually thinks can be liberating and way to assume freedom. @chasffisher
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:13 am
@DMinformation: RT @CelluloidBlonde: One mistake I see in a
lot of scripts is secondary characters with all the good lines. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:13 am
@wcmartell: In real life we jump to conclusions as to what
the other person is going to say and respond to that instead of what they say.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:13 am
@Kristy101081: I try to make sure my characters sound like
themselves and not like me. That's always my first check on dialogue.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:13 am
@HBwriterMike: RT @wcmartell I like 2 think of dialogue as
counterpoint 2 action- the action is truth, the dialogue is what they wish were
true #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:13 am
@DMinformation: Can you further explainRT @CelluloidBlonde:
One mistake I see in alot of scripts is secondary characters with all the good
lines #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@SarahAlexis4: Dialogue tends to be flat when characters say
exactly what they really mean/feel/want. Where subtext comes in. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@PAX_Tweets: When I think about dialogue I ultimately think
about the essential conflict in the scene #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@DMinformation: RT @chasffisher: A very good developer once
told me if you want to shift power in a scene, have one character say what they
are actually thinking #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@CelluloidBlonde: No movie star is going to sign to play a
lead if secondary characters have better dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@rprestonclark: I haven't been here in a while. How's
everybody doing? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@RWWFilm: RT @wcmartell: In real life we jump to conclusions
as to what the other person is going to say and respond to that instead of what
they say. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @SarahAlexis4: Dialogue tends to be flat
when characters say exactly what they really mean/feel/want. Where subtext
comes in. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @PAX_Tweets: When I think about
dialogue I ultimately think about the essential conflict in the scene
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@jeannevb: AMEN RT @CelluloidBlonde: No movie star is going
to sign to play a lead if secondary characters have better dialogue.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:14 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @PAX_Tweets: When I think about dialogue
I ultimately think about the essential conflict in the scene #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @Kristy101081: I try to make sure my
characters sound like themselves and not like me. That's always my first check
on dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @rdlln: I know accents are best
assigned to parentheticals, but is it sometimes desirable to pepper dialogue
for flavor #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@jeannevb: @rprestonclark glad to have you back! We're
talking about dialogue #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@Pale_Jewel: @Whyvoni it's best to do it when you're alone
though. ;) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@chitombo: RT @chasffisher: If someone says what they are
actually thinking, they often lose power to the person they are talking to
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@RWWFilm: @rdlln I've heard both sides. Some say it's okay
and others have said to NEVER type out accent or dialect. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@ladykiras: RT @Screenwriter12: In a first draft, I'll write
'on the nose' dialogue deliberately. Circle it. And then go back to it,
replacing it with action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@jeannevb: @Pale_Jewel multitasker! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:15 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Also, exposition? Don't give it to a lead.
Stars don't want to carry the exposition. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:16 am
@rprestonclark: I must say that I'm an oddball when it comes
to this topic. Dialogue is actually my strength. I fight with structure more...
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:16 am
@jen_fontaine: RT @elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @jen_fontaine
Agree reading aloud is crucial - both for dialogue + to see if scene
despriptions needed too much etc. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: FYI, if u have a table read of your script,
RECORD IT! You'll be too anxious in the moment to really hear what needs to be
fixed #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:16 am
@NomadicWriter: RT @wcmartell: Remember that your characters
are not mind readers - they have no idea what the other character means and may
misunderstand. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:16 am
@Screenwriter12: Generally, the best dialogue is unspoken.
Action is always preferable. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:16 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @jeannevb: FYI, if u have a table read of
your script, RECORD IT! You'll be too anxious in the moment to really hear what
needs to be fixed #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@rprestonclark: But I've learned that dialogue can be a
crutch if relied on to heavily. Tough lesson but a lesson nonetheless.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@Whyvoni: RT @jeannevb: FYI, if u have a table read of your
script, RECORD IT! You'll be too anxious in the moment to really hear what
needs to be fixed #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@phyllis_mac: RT @chasffisher: A very good developer once
told me if you want to shift power in a scene, have one character say what they
are actually thinking #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@phyllis_mac: RT @chasffisher: If someone says what they are
actually thinking, they often lose power to the person they are talking to
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@rprestonclark: @jeannevb definitely agree #recordtablereads
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@SarahAlexis4: I try to listen to the way people talk in
overhead conversations/group settings. The pauses and the way they cut each
other off. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@jen_fontaine: also, table reads r SO important! thnx 2 all
my actor friends, that's never a prob! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:17 am
@ebatti: #scriptchat I just showed you my thoughts on
dialog, but camera failed to record it.
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@RWWFilm: @Kristy101081 @rdlln It's a difficult line to
walk. Some people are put off or offended by dialect/accents when you type it
out. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@Screenwriter12: It sometimes helps to reverse the sex of
the character to make sure the dialogue is authentic. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@HBwriterMike: I give key words & phrases (think
dy-no-mite!) to characters that may repeat ..while avoiding 'on the nose'
characterizations. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Writers can get so caught up in story,
they forget someone needs to want to speak these lines on screen. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @jeannevb: fyi, all, Jen is the lead of
#IMPASSE <3 RT @jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb we do the same thing...reading
aloud is a great tool! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @SarahAlexis4: I try to listen to the way
people talk in overhead conversations/group settings. The pauses and the way
they cut each other off. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@wcmartell: Others have said this - but dialogue is
character specific and often problem dialogue means you don't know your
characters. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @SarahAlexis4 Eavesdropping is an art. :)
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I used to act, so I think about that a
lot: Would I want to play this role & speak these lines? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:18 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @jen_fontaine: also, table reads r SO
important! thnx 2 all my actor friends, that's never a prob! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@Kristy101081: @RWWFilm @rdlln Absolutely, because it's
jarring and it pulls them out of the story. Personally, I don't write them out.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@CelluloidBlonde: And if I don't think it would be a great
role to play? I rewrite it so it will be. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@DMinformation: RT @Screenwriter12: Generally, the best
dialogue is unspoken. Action is always preferable. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@Whyvoni: RT @wcmartell: Others have said this - but
dialogue is character specific and often problem dialogue means you don't know
your characters. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@Pale_Jewel: @SarahAlexis4 yeah I write dialogue that cuts
the other character off in heated arguments scenes. As that's natural I think.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @wcmartell: dialogue is character
specific and often problem dialogue means you dont know your characters.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:19 am
@NomadicWriter: RT @wcmartell: In real life we jump to
conclusions as to what the other person is going to say and respond to that
instead of what they say. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@RWWFilm: @HBwriterMike That's the problem I've been making.
I just have all of my characters literally say "dy-no-mite"
#LessonLearned #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@DMinformation: @SarahAlexis4 Me too!!! I'm an avid people
watcher #ScriptChat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@wcmartell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: And if I dont think it
would be a great role to play? I rewrite it so it will be. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @Pale_Jewel: @SarahAlexis4 yeah I write
dialogue that cuts the other character off in heated arguments scenes. As
that's natural I think. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@jen_fontaine: w/ dialogue in general less is more. subtext
is ALWAYS more interesting than an actor standing there spewing writer's
exposition #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@helainebecker: RT @jeannevb: Look at each line of dialogue
& ask "can I use action to show this instead of them saying it?"
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@SarahAlexis4: @CelluloidBlonde Interesting, what are some
appealing qualities you looked for in dialogue for a role? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:20 am
@WriteOnOnline: Writers, please post your goals for the
week: http://t.co/RzK4cCcn #writeon #scriptchat #140conf
December 3, 2012, 1:21 am
@rdlln: Two sites that provide readings
https://t.co/JBF8DOdn + http://t.co/AwTA4waj Google plus hangouts good too
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:21 am
@Pale_Jewel: #scriptchat does anyone use the dual dialogue
function in Final Draft much?
December 3, 2012, 1:21 am
@RWWFilm: @Pale_Jewel @SarahAlexis4 Natural/realistic
dialogue isn't always the goal. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:21 am
@jeannevb: Had to slip out for a bit. Been multitasking too
much lately. Catching up now... #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:22 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @SarahAlexis4 Is the dialogue smart?
Interesting? Funny? Does it have edge? Does it defy expectations? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:22 am
@Screenwriter12: Scriptchat = must eat mocha almond fudge
ice cream for dinner again. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:22 am
@wcmartell: Good dialogue isn't real dialogue, it's dialogue
that seems real... but is usually much better than real. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:22 am
@jeannevb: @jen_fontaine I can imagine being an actor has
helped your dialogue writing immensely. Toss out more tips. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@shaugland: RT @CelluloidBlonde: And if I don't think it
would be a great role to play? I rewrite it so it will be. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb haha me 2...trying to feed a 20
month old and #scriptchat :D #mommy #writer #rockstar :P
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RWWFilm I agree, didn't say it always was. I
meant that I like to train my ear a little to listen to how people really do
talk. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@jeannevb: I support this RT @Screenwriter12: Scriptchat =
must eat mocha almond fudge ice cream for dinner again. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@DMinformation: Other than cutting someone off mid sentence,
what other natural elements of dialogue are there? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@Gimme_Credit: RT @HeroesAreBoring: My @GoIntoTheStory post
from this week - why double-clicking can be the hardest part of #screenwriting:
http://t.co/g0kYgTv0 #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @CelluloidBlonde Also, some dialogue looks
good in print, but is almost impossible to say, naturally. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@elizabethkarr: 1 reason why actors often make good writers
is facility w/ dialogue + why table reads r instrumental to help polish screenplays.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@RWWFilm: @Screenwriter12 I knew there was a reason I liked
you, Signe. :) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@JanineHJones: RT @Screenwriter12: It sometimes helps to
reverse the sex of the character to make sure the dialogue is authentic.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@wcmartell: You may also want stylized dialogue. Good
dialogue is usually what we wish we were clever enough to say. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:23 am
@gigisanon: RT @jeannevb: FYI, if u have a table read of
your script, RECORD IT! You'll be too anxious in the moment to really hear what
needs to be fixed #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @SarahAlexis4 So, how hard is the dialogue
to deliver and not look like a clothespin doing it? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@NomadicWriter: @wcmartell Character's dialogue stems as a
reaction to the situation they're in, rather than other way round. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@RWWFilm: @SarahAlexis4 That was more in response to
@Pale_Jewel :) I think you got caught in the reply :) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@rprestonclark: Hearing your words come out of an
actor/actresses mouth is such a powerful experience. Brings a whole new
perspective. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @SarahAlexis4 When you train it, like any
other art, you can deviate into more abstract dialogue. Again, imho. :)
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@wcmartell: @DMinformation Misunderstanding what someone
means or says. Having some attitude or agenda. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:24 am
@Pale_Jewel: @DMinformation talking over one another which
is why I use Dual Dialogue sometimes #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@ladykiras: RT @Screenwriter12: RT @chasffisher: I also like
simply removing lines of dialogue and putting in body language instead, to see
if it works. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@Kristy101081: RT @wcmartell: You may also want stylized
dialogue. Good dialogue is usually what we wish we were clever enough to say.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@NomadicWriter: RT @wcmartell: You may also want stylized
dialogue. Good dialogue is usually what we wish we were clever enough to say.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@jeannevb: @jen_fontaine haha it's insane #scriptchat #mommy
#writer #rockstar
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@RWWFilm: @wcmartell True. Realistic dialogue and
engaging/clever dialogue are often two different beasts. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@rprestonclark: Though action is always the preference,
memorable movies have memorable lines so the select ones should still be
great/quotable #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb im a major hard ass when it comes2
my dialogue. if any 1 part of it feels forced, contrived or gives pause i
rewrite #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Dual dialogue and talking over each other
can work really well, but it is a bitch to block. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@PAX_Tweets: @wcmartell I believe in some respects you are
right. Good dialogue may say all the things that we wouldn't say in real life
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:25 am
@jen_fontaine: fun & insane!! RT @jeannevb:
@jen_fontaine haha it's insane #scriptchat #mommy #writer #rockstar
December 3, 2012, 1:26 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RWWFilm haha it was good point though.
Natural vs. stylized dialogue is important distinction. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:26 am
@elizabethkarr: My theatre co. http://t.co/MI8MSIEI has
given birth to many talented #actor #writers. 2 have plays running now.
#scriptchat @Friedmeatridge
December 3, 2012, 1:26 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @rprestonclark: Hearing ur words come
out of an actor's mouth is such a powerful experience. Brings a whole new
perspective. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:26 am
@RWWFilm: I think utilizing the "enter late/leave
early" rule works just as well for dialogue as it does for the scene
itself. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:26 am
@Screenwriter12: Great dialogue should either reveal
character or advance your story. Lose it otherwise. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:26 am
@CelluloidBlonde: In a play, overlapping dialogue can shift,
it's live and performances can vary. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:27 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @rprestonclark: Though action is always the
preference, memorable movies have memorable lines so the select ones should
still be great/quotable #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:27 am
@SarahAlexis4: @CelluloidBlonde Gotcha, thank you for
sharing! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:27 am
@CelluloidBlonde: In film, you need multiple shots and
overlapping dialogue won't always match up in editing. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:27 am
@jeannevb: Shooting #impasse, I stopped take bc 1 line didnt
sound right. Changed it on spot. @johntwoods nailed it. #onsetrewrites #listen
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:27 am
@SarahAlexis4: @RWWFilm I really like that! Was actually
told once to take away first and last line and see what's left of char's
dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:28 am
@helainebecker: RT @HBwriterMike: RT @wcmartell I like 2
think of dialogue as counterpoint 2 action- the action is truth, the dialogue
is what they wish were true #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:28 am
@helainebecker: RT @wcmartell: In real life we jump to
conclusions as to what the other person is going to say and respond to that
instead of what they say. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:28 am
@AndiWritesAgain: I have a stageplay w/a character named
Dictionary. His entire dialogue is from the dictionary. He's autistic &
it's powerful. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:28 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb We did the same on #NOKfilm Actor said
line, but didn't sound right in the scene, changed it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@wcmartell: Try taking one character and removing the first
two words from every line of dialogue and see what you have. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@HBwriterMike: Most of that punching up is rewrite stuff.
Any beautiful dialogue has always emanated from the character and her deep
needs #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@RWWFilm: @SarahAlexis4 Exactly. Get to the meat of the
conversation. Movie relationships don;t have time for pleasantries :)
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@jeannevb: @AndiWritesAgain that sounds really interesting
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@helainebecker: RT @RWWFilm: @Screenwriter12 Does each
zombie have a unique tone to their moan that could only belong to them?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Also, if you have to reshoot anything
later? You'll need both actors, even if only one's stuff has to be reshot.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:29 am
@MonaLiNYC: @Screenwriter12 (wow, u are bringing it tonight
on #scriptchat...)
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Which means paying to bring two people
back for a day instead of one. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@rdlln: I tend to use dual dialogue when the convo has
reached a fervor or two characters are put on the spot or lying to a third
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@jen_fontaine: @CelluloidBlonde shldnt write dialogue 2 nt
overlap based on 'shooting'. if it's that kind of film it's directors job 2
execute #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@jeannevb: love our #community RT @MonaLiNYC:
@Screenwriter12 (wow, u are bringing it tonight on #scriptchat...) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@wcmartell: Remember that dialogue can also use thematic
words and phrases.n #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@Screenwriter12: I often write monologues for each of my
characters to get to the heart of what they are saying/feeling before I write
the scene. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:30 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jen_fontaine I disagree. You are writing
a movie. You should be thinking about shooting. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:31 am
@Screenwriter12: @MonaLiNYC I think it's the mocha almond
ice cream. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:31 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb It was staged. Needs a rewrite.
Dialogue's more than words. It's the essence of character trying 2exist n their
world. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:31 am
@Gimme_Credit: RT @wcmartell: Remember that your characters
are not mind readers - they have no idea what the other character means and may
misunderstand. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:31 am
@elizabethkarr: #treefort don't want 2 butt in but
@pacificresthtr + can't chat. Plz remind NYC #scriptchat @RFAmovie
http://t.co/8oFSCv2p DEC 7 w/ Dir + me
December 3, 2012, 1:31 am
@Gimme_Credit: RT @wcmartell: In real life we jump to
conclusions as to what the other person is going to say and respond to that
instead of what they say. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:32 am
@jen_fontaine: .@CelluloidBlonde there are *many* diff ways
2 shoot a film...even ones that hv overlapping dialogue #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:32 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @Screenwriter12: I often write monologues
for each of my characters to get to the heart of what they are saying/feeling
before I write the scene. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:32 am
@SarahAlexis4: You can play w/ dialogue like to give a
character a signature line or verbal callbacks that will be planted and then
used again. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:32 am
@wcmartell: RT @CelluloidBlonde: @jen_fontaine I disagree.
You are writing a movie. You should be thinking about shooting. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:33 am
@NomadicWriter: Through strong dialogue we get much of our
understanding of characters. Great dialogue is skeleton upon which characters
hang. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:33 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jen_fontaine I am not saying don't do
overlapping dialogue. I am saying know the difficulties. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:33 am
@RWWFilm: @CelluloidBlonde @jen_fontaine Agreed. There's a
difference between writing the direction, and keeping the production in mind
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:33 am
@jeannevb: @blankethouse yep. @Bekemeyer was awesome.
Totally respected me as the writer. #orIwouldhavehurthim :) @johntwoods
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:33 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @SarahAlexis4: Play w/ dialogue like to
give a character a signature line or verbal callbacks to plant and then use
again. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:34 am
@ericnjones: Sorry I'm late! Dialogue. Quite a challenge.
What would you say is the easiest way to give each character his/her own voice?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:34 am
@jen_fontaine: agree RT @RWWFilm: @CelluloidBlonde
@jen_fontaine Agreed. There's a diff btwn writing the direction & keepin
production in mind #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:34 am
@Screenwriter12: @ericnjones Give each his or her own
character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:35 am
@HBwriterMike: You know #scriptchat has 'made it' when
you're getting promoted tweets in your TL
December 3, 2012, 1:35 am
@ericnjones: Using particular vocabulary for a particular
character to make dialogue unique? What is your tolerance for invented lingo?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:35 am
@wcmartell: Every character should have their own vocabulary
- which sometimes means you have to stretch, #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:35 am
@ShortofStories: Quality of dialogue is directly related to
quality of research. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:35 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @Screenwriter12: @ericnjones Give each
his or her own character. || lulz, that was easy #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:35 am
@DMinformation: @Screenwriter12 Can dialogue be used to
accomplish any other things other than those two? #ScriptChat
December 3, 2012, 1:36 am
@chained: Just spotted Ian holm in les miserables 1978
version ! Good film #scriptchat #movies #films #alien
December 3, 2012, 1:36 am
@jen_fontaine: agreed on that :) RT @CelluloidBlonde:
@jen_fontaine Im not sayin don't do overlapping dialogue. Im sayin know the
difficulties. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:36 am
@MarkDarkStory: #DEXTER Crafting an Episode Part 3:
Characters in Scenes. http://t.co/umqUNnp1 #scriptchat #screenwriting #writetip
December 3, 2012, 1:36 am
@Screenwriter12: Unique characters have unique voices. Their
dialogue reflects their belief systems, and moves the story forward.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:36 am
@ericnjones: Do you prefer action-heavy films or
dialogue-heavy films? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:36 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @ShortofStories: Quality of dialogue is
directly related to quality of research. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:37 am
@ozzywood: I don't do notes but you can Skype with me about
your script: http://t.co/0VGWjGbF #scriptchat #amwriting #screenwriting
December 3, 2012, 1:37 am
@rprestonclark: RT @ericnjones: Do you prefer action-heavy
films or dialogue-heavy films? <<< comedies for the latter #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Character cornerstones for secondary
characters can inform character dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@jeannevb: @RWWFilm fyi, VERY little dialogue in #IMPASSE.
@jen_fontaine nailed it w emotion in her performance. @Bekemeyer #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@ShortofStories: @ericnjones i’d rather go for good films as
there are great non-action films with barely any dialogue: L’Avventura, Le
Samourai. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@CelluloidBlonde: For example, in When Harry Met Sally,
Sally's friend was all about dating and married or single? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@jen_fontaine: sorry, just had 2 RT 2 say #whodat RT
@ericnjones: Do you prefer action-heavy films or dialogue-heavy films?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@ericnjones: @Screenwriter12 @SarahAlexis4 I agree. You can
also toss in something totally unexpected a la "I drink your
milkshake!" #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@CelluloidBlonde: So, when she addressed any subject, that
was her take and perspective on it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:38 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Where do I watch? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@whomadewhoprods: RT @jeannevb: FYI, if u have a table read
of your script, RECORD IT! You'll be too anxious in the moment to really hear
what needs to be fixed #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@wcmartell: SPAM: My dialogue book: http://t.co/TnC5c0Hc
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@rdlln: So the consensus is no accents in dialogue under any
circumstances? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Also in When Harry Met Sally, Harry's
friend similarly was all about being a writer. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@JessicaClackum: Hey #scriptchat friends: I'm collecting
stories abt ppl doing good deeds, for my blog. Know any? Email them to
GoodDeedStories@hotmail.com
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@Screenwriter12: @DMinformation Sure - dialogue can terrify
or make us laugh, etc. 1st purpose is to move story forward. Then reveal
character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@CelluloidBlonde: So everything he addressed was related to
that subject, "That's harsh, I'm a writer and I know harsh dialogue."
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@jeannevb: *click* RT @wcmartell: SPAM: My dialogue book:
http://t.co/HvAlSCsd #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@NomadicWriter: Each character needs their own distinctive
voice, which comes through via dialogue & informs us of their
attitudes/character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:39 am
@DMinformation: @Screenwriter12 You're on a roll tonight.
#ScriptChat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@rdlln: @AndiWritesAgain @jeannevb http://t.co/vfcDmca2
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@CelluloidBlonde: That is all about figuring out what the
secondary character is all about, then using that perspective for his/her
dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@PAX_Tweets: I write a lot of character background to
establish voice including listing their favorite songs and movies #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@jeannevb: @AndiWritesAgain she's still cooking in post
#birthingispainful ha #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@Kristy101081: RT @jeannevb: *click* RT @wcmartell: SPAM: My
dialogue book: http://t.co/HvAlSCsd #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Also in When Harry Met
Sally, Harrys friend similarly was all about being a writer. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@RWWFilm: @rdlln I'd agree. Your actor will decide how to do
the accent. And you take a chance at offending w/ it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@jen_fontaine: VERY little dialogue is harder 2 do than TONS
of dialogue. that's why i jumped at it! @jeannevb @RWWFilm @Bekemeyer
#scriptchat #impasse
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@MessaLina10: RT @MarkDarkStory: #DEXTER Crafting an Episode
Part 3: Characters in Scenes. http://t.co/umqUNnp1 #scriptchat #screenwriting
#writetip
December 3, 2012, 1:40 am
@HBwriterMike: RT @wcmartell: SPAM: My dialogue book:
http://t.co/GlZdpWW7 #scriptchat #screenwriting
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@Kristy101081: @rdlln I would say unless it's ABSOLUTELY
relevant to your story and advances plot, then no. No accents in dialogue.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@AndiWritesAgain: FYI: Oprah is hosting the cast of Lincoln
tonight on Own. 8pm CST #justsaying #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@JemScriptwriter: http://t.co/2sPoTIBP New blog post! Every
screenwriter needs to understand loglines. #scriptchat#screenwriting
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@ericnjones: @ShortofStories By "research" you
mean how much bio work you did on your character? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@RWWFilm: @jen_fontaine @jeannevb @Bekemeyer Just means the
average amount of #Awesome per word is greater. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@CelluloidBlonde: You don't need to know every detail about
a character, you need to know the one overriding detail. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@jen_fontaine: always! video & audio! RT @jeannevb: FYI,
if u have a table read of your script, RECORD IT! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:41 am
@spayne128: RT @JemScriptwriter: http://t.co/2sPoTIBP New
blog post! Every screenwriter needs to understand loglines.
#scriptchat#screenwriting
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@ShortofStories: @ericnjones and how much you did study his
environment, yes. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@Samuraiko: I actually once, as an experiment, told an
entire 50000-word story entirely in dialogue. Was a challenge, but great
practice! :D #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb *puff* *puff* *puff*
"PUSH"...haha! I'm excited to meet it. :) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@DMinformation: @PAX_Tweets That is very interesting
#ScriptChat
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@ShortofStories: @Leemanrhymes beyond the basic of show
don’t tell…make it sound fluid…writing dialogue is pretty much like a discreet
poetry. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@RWWFilm: @CelluloidBlonde Exactly. A character's dialogue
should reflect the word view that they are filtering the plot through.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:42 am
@wcmartell: Make sure every character has an individual
"common word" like Yes or No. Also, individual swears. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:43 am
@jeannevb: @AndiWritesAgain ME TOO! haha #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:43 am
@Screenwriter12: Having trouble posting...hmmm. Error code
403?? wtf? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:43 am
@Screenwriter12: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Also in When Harry Met
Sally, Harrys friend similarly was all about being a writer. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:43 am
@ShortofStories: @wcmartell This thing of “common word”
seems so mechanical #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@CelluloidBlonde: I think people should be less interested
in "accent" and more interested in speech pattern and vocabulary.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@jeannevb: FYI, thanks @wcmartell @CelluloidBlonde @Screenwriter12
for continuing to support us with great insights #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@Kristy101081: @CelluloidBlonde I'd add that you need to
know the one overriding detail that relates to your script. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@CelluloidBlonde: There is a rhythm to Southern speech more
important than putting in' instead of ing on the ends of words. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@ShortofStories: Develop your characters. Do it good. When
writing your dialogue and something feels wrong, it means it is wrong
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@ericnjones: How about punctuation? Are you turned off by em
dashes? Ellipses? Triple question marks? Triple exclamation marks etc...?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:44 am
@Galadrielle1: RT @MarkDarkStory: #DEXTER Crafting an
Episode Part 3: Characters in Scenes. http://t.co/umqUNnp1 #scriptchat
#screenwriting #writetip
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Haha! Love it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: Hey, did you hear @ShortofStories is this week's
@scriptmag Screenwriting Website of the Week? *applause* #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@jen_fontaine: what i always try 2 remember is most ppl in
reality *don't* say what they mean. allows 4 juicy subtext & building great
tension! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@CelluloidBlonde: If you have the rhythm and speach pattern
down, you don't need the accent written into the dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@ShortofStories: @ericnjones what’s the point on triples?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@Kristy101081: @CelluloidBlonde Not just the overriding
detail of their character in general, as we're discussing secondary characters.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@FeliciaBurns: "@RWWFilm: I think utilizing the
"enter late/leave early" rule works just as well for dialogue as it
does for the scene itself. #scriptchat"
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@RWWFilm: @Leemanrhymes @rdlln Lee - No actors don't buy
scripts usually. But where/how to accent dialogue is an actors decision
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@MarkDarkStory: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Keys to the Craft: Think
Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
http://t.co/mYFrNrv0 #screenwriting #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@ShortofStories: @jeannevb @scriptmag :D :D: D #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @CelluloidBlonde: @CelluloidBlonde Also,
some dialogue looks good in print, but is almost impossible to say, naturally.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde no kidding! After writing SBAN,
I was talking Southern in my sleep! haha #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:45 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Ditto for New Yorkers or people from New
Jersey. Get the rhythm and speech pattern down first. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@Screenwriter12: @jeannevb Hey, it's what we're here for.
It's good for us too! Besides, I only eat ice cream during ScriptChat...
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@jeannevb: @ShortofStories heehee #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@Kristy101081: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I think people should be
less interested in "accent" and more interested in speech pattern and
vocabulary. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@Jynxetta: RT @CelluloidBlonde: There is a rhythm to
Southern speech more important than putting in' instead of ing on the ends of
words. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @CelluloidBlonde: There is a rhythm to
Southern speech more important than putting in' instead of ing on the ends of
words. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@kingisafink: Zoinks. #thatonesfree RT @wcmartell: every
character has an individual "common word" like Yes or No. Also,
individual swears. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@hey_leia: RT @CelluloidBlonde: You don't need to know every
detail about a character, you need to know the one overriding detail.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@RWWFilm: @CelluloidBlonde Ding! Leave the decisions on
accent and dialogue to the actors - same way u leave camera shots to the
director #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:46 am
@ShortofStories: Even though it’s better to stay away from
accents, won’t be harmful to study the region and slangs to get into your
character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:47 am
@ericnjones: @ShortofStories I've seen them often. To punch
up intensity I guess. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:47 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @willentrekin: Conversely, sometimes
saying what one actually thinks can be liberating and way to assume freedom.
@chasffisher #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:47 am
@rdlln: -- @CelluloidBlonde but if you're writing a period
piece doesn't a certain degree of accent make sense - hoss for horse for ex.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:47 am
@RWWFilm: RT @CelluloidBlonde: If you have the rhythm and
speach pattern down, you don't need the accent written into the dialogue.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:47 am
@Kristy101081: RT @RWWFilm: @CelluloidBlonde Ding! Leave the
decisions on accent and dialogue to the actors - same way u leave camera shots
to the director #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@ShortofStories: @ericnjones better using bold for that,
don’t you agree? underline, so many options that won’t hurt the language #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@Whyvoni: So many great ideas and things to try out tonight.
Thanks everyone! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@RWWFilm: @jeannevb @ShortofStories @scriptmag Huzzah!
Congrats! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It's also exhausting to read a script if I
have to sound out every word in dialogue phonetically & figure out what it
means. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@ShortofStories: RT @RWWFilm: @jeannevb @ShortofStories
@scriptmag Huzzah! Congrats! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@wcmartell: Dialogue means *two people speaking* - not one
person talking and the other just sits there and listens. It's a *battle*!
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:48 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Or is, ahem, supposed to mean. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:49 am
@RWWFilm: @rdlln @CelluloidBlonde word choice doesn't equal
accent. "hoss" is a regional/time period distinction, not a function
of accent #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:49 am
@HBwriterMike: @RWWFilm Haha.. JJ Walker keeps sucking you
back in.. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:49 am
@jeannevb: RT @wcmartell: Dialogue means *2 people speaking*
- not 1 person talking & the other just sits there & listens. Its a
*battle*! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:49 am
@ShortofStories: Inside the writing process, if you know
your character you’ll notice when his dialogue detours from his persona.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:49 am
@rdlln: @RWWFilm that's where I'd disagree, I don't mind an
occasional pan up etc. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:50 am
@ShortofStories: Even though it may not take your story to a
place you like, it’ll be somewhere that makes sense #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:50 am
@ericnjones: @ShortofStories Yes, although it seems that
using bold and underlining is also frowned upon by certain screenwriting bibles
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:50 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @RWWFilm word choice doesn't equal
accent. "hoss" is a regional/time period distinction, not a function
of accent #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:50 am
@Kristy101081: RT @wcmartell: Dialogue means *two people
speaking* - not one person talking and the other just sits there and listens.
It's a *battle*! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@jen_fontaine: .@wcmartell depends on the character :) some
ppl think every convo is there monologue! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@PAX_Tweets: @CelluloidBlonde that's really it. Can the dialogue
be read and understood. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb @wcmartell: Yes! That's what I
mean abt the essence of the character trying 2 survive in their world (the
situation). #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@jun6lee: RT @wcmartell: Dialogue means *two people
speaking* - not one person talking and the other just sits there and listens.
It's a *battle*! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@ericnjones: Does great dialogue make or break a film? Seen
great films with barely functional dialogue and poor films with amazing
dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@Screenwriter12: I'm a minimalist when it comes to dialogue.
A maximist when it comes to action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@wcmartell: If you use words the reader might not
understand, put them in a sentence where understanding the word isn't critical.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:51 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb @wcmartell: Dialogue means *2
people speaking* not 1 person talking & the other just sits & listens.
Its a *battle*! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:52 am
@jeannevb: great goal RT @Screenwriter12: Im a minimalist
when it comes to dialogue. A maximist when it comes to action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:52 am
@Kristy101081: @wcmartell What recommendations do you have
to add action to dialogue so it doesn't seem contrived? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:52 am
@RWWFilm: @Screenwriter12 That's like a personal mantra as
much as it's a screenwriting technique. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:52 am
@ShortofStories: One thing i do with great conversations is
to NEVER make it ALL dialogue. Every 2-3 dialogues i place an action.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:52 am
@wcmartell: @ericnjones Dialogue is one of the least
important elements in a script - but that doesn't mean we shouldn't work our
butts off! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:53 am
@kingisafink: bow chikka bow wow. #wrongkindofaction RT
@screenwriter12: I'm a minimalist when it comes to dialogue, a maximist w/
action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:53 am
@Palestrapublica: @ShortofStories #scriptchat s part of the
creating process ou need to know everything about thm you have to b like the
God of your character
December 3, 2012, 1:53 am
@ericnjones: I have a bias for more florid dialogue. H.
Pinter & D. Mamet films with their clipped cadences can be difficult to get
into #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:53 am
@Kristy101081: RT @Screenwriter12: I'm a minimalist when it
comes to dialogue. A maximist when it comes to action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:53 am
@IslandScripter: RT @wcmartell: Dialogue means *two people
speaking* - not one person talking and the other just sits there and listens.
It's a *battle*! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:53 am
@Jamie_LD: @Screenwriter12 I'm minimalist with both.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@wcmartell: @Kristy101081 Suggest you write the entire scene
without any dialog: tell the story & emotions through actions. Then add
dialog. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@ericnjones: Can dialogue be too showy? Too flashy? Calling
too much attention to itself & detracting from the story? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@Screenwriter12: @RWWFilm True. I read a lot of scripts
& find most have excessive dialogue or exposition that doesn't push story
or character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@HBwriterMike: Elmore Leonard said, when asked how he wrote
such great dialogue - 'I just let the characters talk and write down what they
say' #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@Kristy101081: RT @wcmartell: @Kristy101081 Suggest you
write the entire scene without any dialog: tell the story & emotions
through actions. Then add dialog. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Loved the thoughts. Have a great night.
Off to watch D.D.Lewis, Sally Fields & Spielberg! #talkaboutdialogue :)
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@craigary: RT @CelluloidBlonde: I used to act, so I think
about that a lot: Would I want to play this role & speak these lines?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:54 am
@Jamie_LD: In 35 minutes (at half past the hour) at
#tvwriterchat we will be discussing Writing with a Partner. Join us.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@PAX_Tweets: @Screenwriter12 Agreed. I think dialogue should
cut to the chase with telling action and precise dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@rdlln: @rwwfilm @CelluloidBlonde hoss is another way of
pronouncing horse, not a different word. That's what I mean by accent.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@ShortofStories: @Palestrapublica Don’t know if i got it
completely. Perhaps not God, but best friend. Sometimes your characters may
surprise you #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@Jamie_LD: @HBwriterMike Elmore Leonard is my idol.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@WriteCoachKiki: RT @Screenwriter12: @RWWFilm True. I read a
lot of scripts & find most have excessive dialogue or exposition that
doesn't push story or character. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Back in film school, one assignment was
write and film a short with no dialogue. It was highly educational. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@scriptdreric: Oh shit, I'm 55 minutes late for #scriptchat!
What did I miss?!?
December 3, 2012, 1:55 am
@wcmartell: @ericnjones Squeaky wheels get the oil - and
sometimes showy dialogue sells the script. Other times, it just gets in the
way. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:56 am
@Palestrapublica: @jeannevb @wcmartell #scriptchat exactly,
a character always reacts to another one
December 3, 2012, 1:56 am
@RWWFilm: @rdlln @CelluloidBlonde Then to me - that's a
prime example of why you wouldn't use it. Reader confusion = bad #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:56 am
@jeannevb: a lot of talking about talking :) #dialogue RT
@scriptdreric: Oh shit, Im 55 minutes late for #scriptchat! What did I miss?!?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:56 am
@SarahAlexis4: @CelluloidBlonde Yes, I also had to do
something like that for a class. No dialogue shorts. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:56 am
@Kristy101081: @scriptdreric A lot of amazing discussion on
dialogue. Catch up and chime in! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:57 am
@ShortofStories: We must keep in mind that dialogue is
sound, yet the characters are acting visually. So you can’t leave long without
a guideline #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:57 am
@TravesteFilms: @jeannevb @wcmartell Or it could be long
monologues like in #Doubtmovie #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:57 am
@wcmartell: @scriptdreric You missed the nude scenes.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:57 am
@AudryT: Good one. RT @wcmartell: @scriptdreric You missed
the nude scenes. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:57 am
@Kristy101081: RT @RWWFilm: @rdlln @CelluloidBlonde Then to
me - that's a prime example of why you wouldn't use it. Reader confusion = bad
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:57 am
@StephenDinehart: RT @chasffisher: A very good developer
once told me if you want to shift power in a scene, have one character say what
they are actually thinking #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @SarahAlexis4 Did your class go as crazy
as mine did? We went to crazy lengths to try to get out of no dialogue.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @wcmartell @scriptdreric You missed the nude
scenes. #scriptchat Lol
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@blvarga: I have to go, but thanks to all for this group.
Informative as always. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @RWWFilm: @rdlln @CelluloidBlonde Then to me
- that's a prime example of why you wouldn't use it. Reader confusion = bad
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@AudryT: Found myself surprised by how long the dialogue
exchanges went on in FLIGHT. Deliberately leisurely paced, they seemed.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@Book_Thrills: RT @MarkDarkStory: #DEXTER Crafting an
Episode Part 3: Characters in Scenes. http://t.co/umqUNnp1 #scriptchat
#screenwriting #writetip
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@wcmartell: @TravesteFilms DOUBT would never have been a
movie if it had not been a Pulitzer prize winning stage play. Too talky.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @wcmartell: @scriptdreric You missed
the nude scenes. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@RWWFilm: TWO MINUTES LEFT! Get your questions in on
dialogue while you still can #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:58 am
@bachbunny: @bachbunny @CelluloidBlonde Oops I meant
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:59 am
@ShortofStories: May i drop the “voice over” bomb? What do
you think of it? When it fits? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 1:59 am
@ericnjones: @wcmartell I know. Sometimes readers skim and
focus on the dialogue. If your dialogue doesn't stand out then, you're in
trouble! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:00 am
@RWWFilm: @ShortofStories BOOM! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:00 am
@ShortofStories: There’s an interesting text by Deleuze (Act
of Creation, i believe) discussing the interaction between sound and image…
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:00 am
@wcmartell: Voice Over is a style - and gives a different
layer of story. You should be able to remove VO and whole story works 100%.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:00 am
@HBwriterMike: @Jamie_LD me too.. everything from westerns
to Get Shorty. He used to hide his writing in his desk drawer at his job
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:00 am
@SarahAlexis4: @CelluloidBlonde haha Don't remember. It
definitely was interesting since I was a dramatic writing major & we wrote
dialogue! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:00 am
@bachbunny: @RWWFilm Am I the only one who hates the
dialogue in "Seven Pounds"? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:01 am
@CelluloidBlonde: There is a great piece online somewhere
titled A history and defense of voice overs -- or something close. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:01 am
@wcmartell: Also - VO is usually funny or clever. It has an
attitude.n #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:01 am
@CelluloidBlonde: It is an excellent read and defense, but I
don't have the link on me off hand. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:01 am
@ShortofStories: Its interesting due to the way he defends
this integration using Moses und Aaron, by Straub&Huillet A complement, a
pas de deux #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@RWWFilm: @ShortofStories Here's my answer :)
http://t.co/dlSFDUJc #scriptchat #scriptmag
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@CelluloidBlonde: About a Boy is full of voice over that
seriously works. I am pro voice over. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@RussellJoseph: RT @Screenwriter12: I'm a minimalist when it
comes to dialogue. A maximist when it comes to action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@ericnjones: @ShortofStories In his Anti-OEDIPUS and then
again in Thousand Plateaus. Love the word "Arborescence". Deleuze
forever! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@laurayntema: Any thoughts on dialogue when character is on
phone? I'm concerned I used it too much, about 5x in script though convos r
short #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@bachbunny: @ShortofStories Only if the voice says something
kinda thought-provoking and non-obvious, maybe? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@Kristy101081: @wcmartell Can it be omnious? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@Jamie_LD: @HBwriterMike I love everything of his too. And
Justified does him a great honor, great dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@PAX_Tweets: RT @wcmartell: Voice Over is a style - and
gives a different layer of story. You should be able to remove VO and whole
story works 100%. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@NomadicWriter: RT @wcmartell: Voice Over is a style - and
gives a different layer of story. You should be able to remove VO and whole
story works 100%. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@AudryT: I think VO is a great technique for teen
characters, since they can be very expressive & it creates intimacy w/the
viewer. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@Screenwriter12: I just ate ice cream for a full hour. I'm
disgusted with myself but can't wait to do the same again in a week.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @SarahAlexis4 We were like fish in a
drained pond, jumping and leaping trying any out. Finally we buckled down &
did it. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:02 am
@HBwriterMike: Thanks everyone. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:03 am
@scriptdreric: @wcmartell Damn! Hope @zacsanford wasn't in
them. I've been waiting for those scenes. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:03 am
@Jamie_LD: @laurayntema I seem to use this phone thing a lot
too. Always on the cell phone. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:03 am
@jeannevb: This? http://t.co/k7udYE6n RT @CelluloidBlonde:
gr8 piece online somewhere titled A history and defense of voice overs
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:03 am
@ShortofStories: Films like Forrest Gump use V.O. to
describe what is on the screen (seriously, watch it again). Would you recommend
that? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:03 am
@jen_fontaine: shout out 2 my new #scriptchat followers
@SpookCentral @DMinformation @Dave_Denim @blvarga @HBwriterMike @ChipNotDonald
wow!
December 3, 2012, 2:03 am
@jeannevb: HAHA RT @scriptdreric: @wcmartell Damn! Hope
@zacsanford wasnt in them. Ive been waiting for those scenes. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@ericnjones: Don't mind Voice Over #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@RWWFilm: RT @jeannevb: This? http://t.co/k7udYE6n RT
@CelluloidBlonde: gr8 piece online somewhere titled A history and defense of
voice overs #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@HBwriterMike: RT @Jamie_LD: @HBwriterMike I love everything
of his too. And Justified does him a great honor, great dialogue. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@SarahAlexis4: @CelluloidBlonde It definitely is a
useful/insightful exercise. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@wcmartell: Okay - I have to go back to work on this script
so that when the producer calls I can say I've made progress... #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@ericnjones: Favorite Voice-Over is in BARRY LYNDON. It is,
just as in Thackeray's novel, godlike & omniscient #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@bachbunny: @wcmartell Idk. I've heard that VO or something
ruined the 1994movie "North" which Roger Ebert (quote) "hated,
hated, hated". #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@RWWFilm: @Screenwriter12 Thanks for putting yourself
through it. We appreciate it :) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:04 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb That looks like it used to link
to the original but the link is not working. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:05 am
@Kristy101081: Back to work for me! This was so much fun,
and very educational. Can't wait for next week! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:05 am
@bachbunny: @wcmartell I'm not saying VO is bad; just that
maybe there's a wrong way to do it. (But I haven't seen that film.) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:05 am
@ericnjones: Films with cringe-worthy dialogue? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:05 am
@ShortofStories: @ChipNotDonald Then you would say that the
VO there works like a filter, which even describing the image it somehow
changes it? #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@rprestonclark: I sleep next to my copy of #SaveTheCat
#thatisall #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Here it is: Maybe a banana-nut. That's a
good muffin. | http://t.co/3xFpe0P9 #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@jeannevb: Time is up... about 5 minutes ago. #oops Thanks
for a great chat! Next week screenwriting career coach @LeeZJessup is our
guest! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@AudryT: @bachbunny I thought it was a refreshing in an era
when most films are so fast-paced that characters barely get to breathe.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@scriptdreric: Screenwriters! If you're like me, and you
missed tonight's #scriptchat on dialogue, the discussion will be posted on
http://t.co/96jqJknM :)
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@bachbunny: @wcmartell Woohoo! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:06 am
@ericnjones: BTW, a film with amazing use of
"accents" and local color was the Coen bros "BROTHER, WHERE ART
THOU?" - amazing & funny #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@TravesteFilms: @ericnjones The Scorpion King #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@laurayntema: Thx for comments. I'm going to rent some
movies and pay attention to it. Wonder if genre matters here, I'm writing
thriller. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@Palestrapublica: @ShortofStories #scriptchat i recommend it
if you have Morgan Freeman instead
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@PAX_Tweets: @rprestonclark OMG Me too!! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@ShortofStories: @TheTeenageHead and his partner are BEASTS
when it comes to V.O. You’ll see it on screen soon. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@jeannevb: Thanks for joining us, everyone! Time to grab the
transcript. See you next week w @LeeZJessup #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@ericnjones: In fact, the Coen bros are always good at
giving their characters distinctive local color in their dialogue #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Thanks #scriptchat peeps. Fun chat, nice
break. Back to the salt mines. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:07 am
@HBwriterMike: RT @CelluloidBlonde: Here it is: Maybe a
banana-nut. That's a good muffin. | http://t.co/3xFpe0P9 #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@JohnnyDiamante: RT @ericnjones: BTW, a film with amazing
use of "accents" and local color was the Coen bros "BROTHER,
WHERE ART THOU?" - amazing & funny #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@jen_fontaine: .@jeannevb thnx :D :D #scriptchat rocks!
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@cruzwriter: RT @scriptdreric: Screenwriters! If you're like
me, and you missed tonight's #scriptchat on dialogue, the discussion will be
posted on http://t.co/96jqJknM :)
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@PAX_Tweets: Night all #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@ShortofStories: @ChipNotDonald i always recall the “vietnam
rain from all sides” as the example of this use of VO. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@TravesteFilms: RT @Kristy101081: Back to work for me! This
was so much fun, and very educational. Can't wait for next week! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@jeannevb: @CelluloidBlonde I'll keep looking #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:08 am
@bachbunny: RT @ericnjones: In fact, the Coen bros are
always good at giving their characters distinctive local color in their
dialogue #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:09 am
@JohnnyDiamante: @ericnjones yes, cinematography and dialog
were exemplary! #scriptchat #obrother
December 3, 2012, 2:09 am
@bachbunny: RT @ShortofStories: @TheTeenageHead and his
partner are BEASTS when it comes to V.O. You’ll see it on screen soon.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:09 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb I found it and posted, the title
is misleading, "that's a good muffin" #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:09 am
@EitanTheWriter: Never do with dialogue what you can do with
action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:09 am
@bachbunny: @ShortofStories Then I'm following
@TheTeenageHead now. Maybe I can see that movie and learn how to do VO
correctly. :) #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:10 am
@CyPrice: RT @wcmartell: In real life we jump to conclusions
as to what the other person is going to say and respond to that instead of what
they say. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:10 am
@CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb here: Maybe a banana-nut. That's
a good muffin. | Life, with the dull bits cut out. http://t.co/yAr4Hc7D
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:10 am
@jeannevb: *giggle* RT @CelluloidBlonde: @jeannevb I found
it and posted, the title is misleading, "that's a good muffin"
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:10 am
@jillremensnyder: RT @scriptdreric: Screenwriters! If you're
like me, and you missed tonight's #scriptchat on dialogue, the discussion will
be posted on http://t.co/96jqJknM :)
December 3, 2012, 2:11 am
@EitanTheWriter: Read all your dialogue out loud. If you
can't say it, nobody can. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:11 am
@laurayntema: @bachbunny @leemanrhymes for me, only 1
conversation has other person heard o.s., others u just hear protog. Matters?
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:11 am
@ShortofStories: Time to write beyond the 130 characters,
folks! See you around :D #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:11 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Oh, also, I have to pimp my book. Brace
yourselves: The New Screenwriter's Survival Guide http://t.co/1q0kYUsb
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:11 am
@bachbunny: RT @EitanTheWriter: Never do with dialogue what
you can do with action. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:11 am
@MonaLiNYC: "@CelluloidBlonde: Ditto for New Yorkers or
people from New Jersey. Get the rhythm... #scriptchat" (We speak normally,
others sound funny.)
December 3, 2012, 2:12 am
@CelluloidBlonde: Night, all, thanks again for the fun break
and chat. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:13 am
@bachbunny: @laurayntema @Leemanrhymes Sorry. I'm not an
expert. I've done that, but then, I haven't sold a spec yet...#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:14 am
@rprestonclark: take care folks. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:14 am
@CelluloidBlonde: RT @MonaLiNYC (We speak normally, others
sound funny.) || So says you, lulz #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:14 am
@ericnjones: Thanks for the chat! #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:15 am
@ericnjones: @TravesteFilms I'll take your word for it,
didn't watch it! CLASH OF THE TITANS was pretty bad that way too. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:17 am
@writingnewman: RT @EitanTheWriter: Read all your dialogue
out loud. If you can't say it, nobody can. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:18 am
@ericnjones: @TravesteFilms I watched that. For some reason.
#scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:18 am
@craigary: RT @scriptdreric: Screenwriters! If you're like
me, and you missed tonight's #scriptchat on dialogue, the discussion will be
posted on http://t.co/96jqJknM :)
December 3, 2012, 2:19 am
@scfMITO: RT @wcmartell: Voice Over is a style - and gives a
different layer of story. You should be able to remove VO and whole story works
100%. #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:24 am
@TravesteFilms: @ericnjones Well now you got to go see the
sequel Wrath of the Titans #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:24 am
@scfMITO: RT @scriptdreric: Screenwriters! If you're like
me, and you missed tonight's #scriptchat on dialogue, the discussion will be
posted on http://t.co/96jqJknM :)
December 3, 2012, 2:25 am
@scfMITO: RT @LACMA: RT @scriptcat: In LA? Screenwriter?
Tuesdays off? @LACMA has $4 matinees of #classicfilms in 35mm!
http://t.co/qCZXMgvj #scriptchat
December 3, 2012, 2:26 am
@EllieStory: Crap! I hate working nights. I totally missed
tonight's #scriptchat.
