Screenwriting : Bad Dialogue vs Good Dialogue — Rules of Thumb with Examples by Tucker Teague

For me dialogue is a reflect of the character. A nun will not typically swear and mat reference the bible to give aspects of their word authority. Someone else may just grunt.

But my brief is less words gives actors more space for acting. Actors want to act, not just recite.

I will watch these and see, like you if I disagree with parts.

Great topic, Tucker Teague! The first video talks about being aware of who's speaking and the world they're speaking in when writing dialogue. I keep those things in mind when outlining, writing, and rewriting, especially the first thing (being aware of who's speaking). To me, being aware of who's speaking means knowing a character's personality.

And something that helps me avoid "on the nose" dialogue is writing out dialogue so it's direct, then rewriting the same dialogue different ways until it's not on the nose, which sometimes means replacing part of the dialogue or all of it with action.

The schedules are usually very tight. They try to jump into having the students writing their own material as soon as possible in order to have a completed draft at the end of the semester.

Hey, Christopher Phillips. I think you meant to post your comment here: www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Learning-screenwriting-at-film-school

Excellent topic!!

I find that good dialogue does a lot of heavy lifting with as few words as possible.

Thanks for sharing Tucker Teague , this was extremely helpful.