15 Tips For Writing Better Dialogue [MASTERCLASS]

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0) 0:00 - Intro
1) 2:02 - The Number One Lesson
2) 8:59 - Show Don't Tell
3) 12:43 - Cut 20%
4) 18:23 - On The Nose
5) 31:04 - Listen
6) 45:35 - As Real As Life?
7) 51:42 - Unique Characters
8) 1:11:39 - Contrast
9) 1:17:44 - Subtext
10) 1:43:16 - Move The Story Forward
11) 1:52:14 - Monologues
12) 1:56:48 - Time Period
13) 2:00:53 - Rewriting
14) 2:03:26 - Exposition
15) 2:05:56 - Final Thoughts

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[kevinmartin]

The fact that Sorkin breaks nearly all of these rules and is considered as one of the greatest screenwriters of our time shows how important it is to understand the rules before you break them. His breaking of these rules is almost deliberately defiant.

[manjunathtr]

Beautifully edited, telling with a subtext

[noahbodhi]

@37:49 when discussing the room. He clocked me. First thing I was looking at were the books and their titles. Yes, im a psychologist. Jajaja

[Tom_Roberts]

I've watched this through twice - some great tips. Great work putting this together - thank you.

[nortonwedge]

This is an amazing super cut, thank you! :)

[OisínMalone-yk]

This is litteral the best video on YouTube about advice on dialogue. It's helped me so much. I didn't know half of this stuff before I watched it . Thank you Film Courage 👍😁. The other videos on YouTube about it act like you nearly already know how to do dialogue and your watching it for a few little tips. It's so annoying. Thanks for going indepth on it and then doing a bit of a overview at the end. Thanks for giving everything you need to know in just the right amount of detail.

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Which chapter was most helpful to you?

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These recent compliation videos are amazing

[geoff]

Amazing video. Extremely helpful for my writing process. Thank you so much!

[Quantumfuturestrader]

Great dialogue is great engagement finding that exreme self in a piece of dialogue my pet peeve if its not there

[Khatoon]

There are main tips for writing dialogue as I read first should make sound , nature sound like real but polished conversation. Show don’t tell . Use subtext . Use dialogue tags sparingly. Use dialect and accent carefully. Embrace slience avoid exposition very sentences and structures and length. Use contractions . Stay true to characters. Keep it real .

[Quantumfuturestrader]

I read so much dialogue that is so static or correct. i have an italian character in one of my scripts I write him how he would speak and why he speaks that way. Its his second language.. I also like in dialogue when someone is thinking or making grammatical mistakes, stuttering. or correcting themselves as we do has humans. I love writing dialogue . Oh and subtext is key in my opinion as I am an actor as well, I am always constructing that in my analysis.

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This channel has made me rewrite my characters, scripts and stories so many times...😆 Thank you...🙏🏽

[Bat_Boy]

I understand Texas Chain Saw Massacre intention SOOOO much better, with all the subtlety, and nuance. 😅

[juju]

Dialogue is good if your structure and character goals and motivations are known