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Search results for: subtext

  • The challenge of finding subtext in interrogations

    09 Feb 2018

    Unusual dialogue: subtext in interrogations: I’ve written a number of articles on dialogue and subtext but this week playwright Sarah…

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  • 9 steps to writing dialogue with rich subtext

    16 May 2013

    9 ways to get your subtext muscle working for readable, rich dialogue

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  • How the gurus who teach “show don’t tell” could ruin your treatment

    09 Nov 2016

    All screenwriting gurus teach “Show don’t tell” – it’s one of the few things they all agree on. How can…

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  • The Story of Structure: Creating Story Legs part 2

    11 Jun 2014

    The concluding part from guest blogger Yvonne Grace on story structure for TV series and serials, Creating Story Legs. Yvonne…

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  • Seven ways of writing dialogue that stands out from the crowd

    19 Apr 2014

    I received an email this week from a novelist who wanted to learn more about becoming a screenwriter and in…

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  • Can porn be art? How do you write sex and do it well?

    06 Dec 2013

    The Shunga exhibition of Japanese pornography made me ask if porn can be art - and if so, how do you write a good sex scene? Then the answer hit me.

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  • How to make your script editor-friendly

    19 Aug 2013

    A big welcome to experienced producer, script-editor and writer Yvonne Grace, who drops in from Scriptadvice.com to talk about the…

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  • If you want to write for cinema, learn to multi-task

    13 Aug 2013

    TO WRITE FOR CINEMA, MULTI-TASK Everything in a well-constructed cinema script carries out two, three or even more tasks. There’s…

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  • Wave Your Wooden Leg

    02 Dec 2010

    Here’s a screenwriting tip that will make your life so much easier. And before I get to it, just a…

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  • Deep Language – Free Tip

    12 Jun 2010

    In screenwriting we don't talk much about language. Yet, once these have been sorted, what do we have to work with other than words? We need to understand how language works at its deepest levels - for it is these that profoundly affect the way we hear and understand - these deep structures can either create the strongest emotional effects... or ruin them!

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