Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee • 1 highlight
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This is one of the best ways to make a dialogue scene pop.
Carson Reeves • Scriptshadow Secrets (500 Screenwriting Secrets Hidden Inside 50 Great Movies)
Russell T. Davies’s observation that good dialogue is ‘two monologues clashing. It’s true in life, never mind drama. Everyone is always, always thinking about themselves.’
Will Storr • The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better
Excellent film dialogue tends to shape itself into the periodic sentence: