Dialogue scenes
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Dialogue scenes
I have lots of scenes in my movie were not much happens besides the conversation. Any ideas on somethings I can do to make my conversations appear more interesting to watch?
Not necessarily. You shouldn't follow "the rules" just to be following the rules. If it fits your project, fine. But if everyone stuck to the rulebook, everyones film would be the same style. You have to invent your own style. Add actions, look for interesting angles. This is your job as a filmmaker, so it can't be dictated by anyone else. Just put some thought into it.First, follow the rules.
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True, but often enough when amatuer filmmakers try to invent their "own style" it's nothing but confusing and often ends up not very original.joe wrote:Not necessarily. You shouldn't follow "the rules" just to be following the rules. If it fits your project, fine. But if everyone stuck to the rulebook, everyones film would be the same style. You have to invent your own style. Add actions, look for interesting angles. This is your job as a filmmaker, so it can't be dictated by anyone else. Just put some thought into it.First, follow the rules.
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its not required that you follow the rules but you should know the rules because it will look better for your first few films if you can show that you can follow the simple rules of film making and once you know how to make a film following the rules you can make a style all your own that will not be totaly unwatchable because you understand the rules.
One thing I found really interesting was from the commentary of Liar Liar surprisingly. They were wondering how to make a conversation a bit less boring, and they found that by simply giving Jim Carey a drink cup to hold that it made it seem more like he was in the middle of something, and therefore made the scene more interesting
It's the simple touches
It's the simple touches
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