Characters & Dialogue
So today we had another great lecture from Steve Coombes and it was about how to make sure your audience is interested in your characters and their dialogue. Here are some key things he made sure we knew!
Dialogue
Things you shouldn't do in dialogue;
- Pointless
dialogue - don't do it!
- Don't make
your dialogue on the nose
- Characters
rarely say the truth; lies.
- Too forward
dialogue
- Don't use a
character’s names too much
- Different
people speak in different ways
- Don't make
the dialogue too real
- No empty
chatter - if it's not moving the story or the character don't do it
- Not
everything has to be dialogue
- Don’t give
information in dialogue
- I’m not in
love – but you are
- Thing about
what the characters can’t say
- Denial is great
Characters
You should know your characters in your script as well as you know your friends! If your character doesn’t have a flaw, it will be awful. The only interest audience has in characters is when they fail, the character either needs to be failing or will be. Characters should be flawed people.
You should know your characters in your script as well as you know your friends! If your character doesn’t have a flaw, it will be awful. The only interest audience has in characters is when they fail, the character either needs to be failing or will be. Characters should be flawed people.
Characters give themselves a tale, making sure
they represent themselves.
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