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Topic	denis villeneuve says he hates dialogue
Hinakuluiau 02/26/24 4:22:30 PM #22:	Doom_Art posted... The first rule of screenwriting is "show, don't tell" but A LOT of writers disregard that rule and use dialogue as a crutch, whether to explain what's happening in a scene, declare a character's motive or mood, or to worldbuild. And because media literacy is so terrible nowadays, people seem content for things to be this way. At the same time there's plenty of moments where you should tell and that the repeating of "show don't tell" is just as bad as ignoring it --- There are some things where I just bypass critical thinking. - ROD <cite>Hinakuluiau posted [p:979057231] in denis vill... [t:80706518]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite><quote>The first rule of screenwriting is "show, don't tell" but A LOT of writers disregard that rule and use dialogue as a crutch, whether to explain what's happening in a scene, declare a character's motive or mood, or to worldbuild. And because media literacy is so terrible nowadays, people seem content for things to be this way.</quote>At the same time there's plenty of moments where you should tell and that the repeating of "show don't tell" is just as bad as ignoring it --- There are some things where I just bypass critical thinking. - ROD</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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