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[…] Per the latter, consider these type of moments in a script: A character reveals she is pregnant. A doctor tells a patient he has cancer. A wedding toast. These are just a few examples of …read more […]

Time Travel Talk has always been one of my favorites. Donnie Darko (Roberta Sparrow's book) BTTF (Doc Brown's inherent knowledge) The Jacket (Jacket) 12 Monkeys (The Machine) Looper (not so much) The Time Machine Many more ... Always loved when they argue and discuss The Rules of TT. It's always a blank slate for the genre because No Rules truly exist. This makes it All Yours.

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Funeral scenes have been a staple in drama since Hamlet. Often these scenes contain a graveside vow made by the protagonist to the deceased. Graveside declarations by the protagonist are often the spark that sends the 'hero' on his or her 'quest'. The Whistle-blower , the 1986 film starring Michael Caine, contains a classic graveside declaration. At the funeral for his son Bob, who has apparently died in a fall from his apartment roof, Frank Jones, played by Caine, makes a powerful and moving promise to his son to find who is responsible for his death. I'm voting for a week of graveside declaration speeches from the GITS community. There are plenty out there to choose from.

I don't know if it would be politically correct, but how about some daily dialogue about how not to do something. For example: -Too expository dialogue -A scene without conflict (that should have ended on the editing room floor) -Cartoonish villain -Muddy character logic -Underwritten female part -Standard issue hero -Style over substance -Anti-climatic ending -Stereotypical characters -Luck or coincidence that was convenient for the writer -irrelevant backstory -Deus Ex Machina -Drama told, not shown -Exaggerated emotional drama -Unnecessarily verbose dialogue And, of course the big question is to ask how would we fix them? (Inspired by the "All the Things That Are Wrong With Your Screenplay in One Handy Infographic post)