So happy that you used Wall-E as an example of unspoken dialogue! I just mentioned this as the alternative to Nemo! I'm giddy now! Okay, so for me, I noticed we have the ability when we write to direct the scenes, as well? Because when I do breakdown, I visualize in my head how the scene plays out. Stanton does exactly that right here with simplicity. He shows the story without telling it and describes Wall-E's emotions-She's the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. Full sentence! He is hypnotized. We can see Wall-E doing just that as she soars like a bird. Amazing.

Maybe for spec scripts we shouldn't deliver it in haiku style. But there's nothing stopping us from writing it in haiku style first and then building more acceptable description paragraphs later.

bolo, you make a good point as some readers do not have much of an affinity for 'haiku style.' At the end of the day, it boils down to what your story's Narrative Voice is [Genre + Style = NV]. If your story is such that this approach to description works, you may go for it. A more general takeaway: Scene description is more like poetry than prose. Vivid descriptors, active verbs, lean writing.

Bolo is right to write what works in the moment to convey meaning. After that, adapt and "submit" script to particular reader/audience. Change as change needs to be to reach and to be accepted.