Sunday, April 22, 2012

Dialogue Part 1 2/20/12

          Dialogue is very important to the story. It can give details without the use of a lengthy narrative. However, it can also completely sabotage your story by becoming lengthy or even inappropriate. Common mistakes often associated with dialogue are:
-Too much monologuing
-Dialogue sounding too real
-Saying a name too often
-Repetitive facts
-Everyone sounds the same

            Dialogue must be correct for the character. There are many things to consider when writing dialogue for a certain character. They include:
-education
-culture
-accents
-regionalism
-age: physical and maturity level
-race
-gender

       We watched Stanley Kubrock's Full Metal Jacket. The film did a great job of providing the characters with appropriate dialogue.

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