Master Writing Great Dialogue
If you're an aspiring writer trying to break into the industry, great dialogue that pops off the page is the single best way to capture Hollywood's attention.
JUNO had an alright story, but the reason people went crazy over it was the dialogue seemed fresh and new and unique at the time.
In Hollywood, great dialogue is hard to find – master that, and you’re head and shoulders above the competition.
JUNO had an alright story, but the reason people went crazy over it was the dialogue seemed fresh and new and unique at the time.
In Hollywood, great dialogue is hard to find – master that, and you’re head and shoulders above the competition.
"I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character."
- E. O. Wilson
Sources: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/screenplay.html#Qt2XAKBwUuITJCDb.99 and http://www.screenplay.com/default.aspx.
A former Hollywood Lit Manager, Michael Ferris started ScriptAWish.com as a way to help other writers get their foot in the door and has helped several writers sell their scripts (like Travis Beacham of PACIFIC RIM) and set up projects with producers like Academy Award Winner Arnold Kopelson. The mission of ScriptAWish.com is to help aspiring writers get their scripts into shape and then get their foot in the door. His new venture is a collaboration with several professional screenwriters called StudioGhostwriters.com and is intended to help producers get their movie ideas on paper or their drafts polished for production.
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