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    MOVIE PROBLEM

    Discussion in 'Plot Development' started by HITL, Jan 30, 2017.

    HOW DO I MAKE GOOD dialogues in a thriller script

    BETWEEN GIRL AND A MAN - WHEN THEY'RE IN THEIR HOME / PLAY BASKETBALL

    TOGETHER ETC.
     
  2. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

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    Your question is impossibly wide and vague. There's no way to answer that without more information, and even then...
     
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  3. HITL

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    WHAT dialogue I SHOULD WRITE in a script

    BETWEEN GIRL AND A MAN - WHEN HE COMES HOME AND mistakenly OPEN THE

    BATHROOM'S DOOR WHEN SHE'S IN THE SHOWER THAT IT'S AWKWARD MOMENT ? +

    A CONVERSATION BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGIST AND A GIRL THAT AFRAID TO HOOK WITH

    MEN SINCE HER LAST RELATIONSHIP WAS ENDED BAD ?
     
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    Steerpike Felis amatus Contributor

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    Dude, you already asked this in another thread. Just add to that one. No one can write the dialogue for you, unless you want to get a co-author to handle things you're not strong with.

    Also, quit typing in all-caps :)
     
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  6. BayView

    BayView Huh. Interesting. Contributor

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    I could handle it if it was truly ALL caps... but what's with the randomly uncapitalized words? I'm trying to figure out a pattern...
     
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    He's got his caps lock on by mistake - the lower case words were typed with the shift key down for emphasis :D

    On point no one can tell you what dialogue to write* , you need to work that out for yourself - that's why its called being a WRITER.

    *that said sooner or later @matwoolf will discover this thread and utter carnage will ensue as he writes the least likely script of ever...
     
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    Ought to hook him up with He Who Shall Not Be Named But Has Mercifully Been Quiet For A Few Weeks
     
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    No fiction to offer, I'm afraid. Excerpt is from unpublished memoir Wormdaddy, diary September 2015, [section suggests I am 90 years old, which y'know is error]

    The bathroom door is closed. I listen from the other side, decide I might join my woman under water, maybe manage an encounter, I am ninety. Stripping to birthday overalls, I stride into closet. She screams, my own daughter under water. [Extract: Two women in house, one shower.]

    Phew, anyway it nearly happened. Thank god, thank you God.
     
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    Nayr Redle.
     
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    "Hey baby?"
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    "That's right studcakes. Your ship
    is going to disappear after dinner."
    :supergrin:
     
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    *Spews wine on keyboard*
     
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    Guys, I finally found a way for my readers to feel anxiety, confusion, and unquenchable anger at the same time.

    ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS this. WRITE IN nearly ALL CAPS, CHANGING JUST enough TO DRAG READERS INTO madness.
     
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    That or l33T.
     
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    HOW DO I WRITE?!
     
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    THE KEYS! USE THE KEYS!!
     
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    Selbbin The Moderating Cat Staff Contributor Contest Winner 2023

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    LKBOUFGQHWOSDCB IOABSOIBCO IOBOISCZCPO pobsao;HKLFS,MGOIABAOIBC cIBAISBLX ALDVBBAOIGVLZKB


    IT'S NOT WORKING!
     
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    Yes, it is, Mr. Joyce! It is!
     
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    That's some damn good writing there. You're going to go places, kid!
     
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    Selbbin The Moderating Cat Staff Contributor Contest Winner 2023

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    PUBLISH ME!
     
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    Sure, kid, let's talk about genre. Now, you're really going to need to narrow who your readers are. And about that head shot. I'm not saying it's bad or anything, but can you look a little more serious? Maybe turn your head over your shoulder, or take your glasses off and hold them with your arms crossed, like maybe you need them or maybe you don't. And about that pen name, we're going to need as many initials as possible.
     
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    You the man, dawg!
     
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    Develop your characters. That's the easiest way to write their dialogue.

    Or write a list for each character about their traits, likes, history, etc.

    Example:

    Character 1: Talkative, "the first thought is the first action", self-confident in an arrogant way.

    Character 2: Taciturn, morally sound, listens without being uncomfortable.

    "Pass the basketball!" Character 1 yelled.

    Turning around, Character 2 watched Character 1 raise his hands in front of him as if he were about to eat an invisible sandwich. Character 2 throws the ball into his hands.

    "Do you play basketball?" Character 1 said, dribbling the ball with one hand. "You don't seem like a competitive guy. At least I've never seen you play or try out for any sports. You're always reading a book in the library."

    "My dad bought me the basketball. He wants me to..."

    "Join a basketball team," Character 1 said.

    Character 2 shook his head. "He wants me to get as much exercise as possible."

    "Our dads are different," Character 1 said. "I'm here now. We'll exercise together. I'll even go easy on you, what do you say?"

    Blah, blah, blah, blah!
     
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    Is... Is this a meme? Is that what I'm seeing here?
    I'm behind on the times, apparently.
     
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    How is this not upvoted past infinity? Can I like more than once?
     
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