SCRP 280 Lecture 7: Dialogue & Subtext

• School: Drexel University
• Department: Screenwriting & Playwriting
• Course: SCRP 280
• Professor: Jeffery Stanley

Document Summary

Week 7: dialogue is two characters each pursuing a separate goal simultaneously a. Use dialogue sparingly, only use it as additional support: the more you know your character, the better the dialogue will be, finding a character"s voice , what distinguishes this character from the others? ii. Realistic character will have more than one voice depending on the situation (mood, audience, etc: movie vs. tv dialogue, tv dialogue, much more dialogue heavy ii. iii. Essentially big budget radio, unlike movies that did not evolve from radio. Does not require your full attention- repetitive and explanatory dialogue: doesn"t want to punish you for not paying attention or. Multitasking while the tv plays in the background: movie dialogue i. ii. iii. Subtext over text: three purposes of dialogue, to cause a reversal (therefore you have character development and the plot moves forward, to provide exposition. Avoid monologues i: wait til the audience is dying to know iii.