Quote: random @ April 8 2009, 2:24 PM BSTI take it it you didn't rate the two coppers in Early Doors.
No I loved Early Doors. Their scenes never seemed like exposition at all. Or padding for that matter.
Quote: chipolata @ April 8 2009, 2:24 PM BSTI agree with Dolly.
At last! 
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ April 8 2009, 2:25 PM BSTNo I loved Early Doors. Their scenes never seemed like exposition at all. Or padding for that matter.
What was it then?
Quote: random @ April 8 2009, 2:26 PM BSTWhat was it then?
Well Early Doors is a difficult example because of the naturalistic style and 'mini plot' (according to McKee) of the episodes. I don't ever recall thier dialogue appearing to be forced in to explain things to audience.
Quote: random @ April 8 2009, 2:26 PM BSTWhat was it then?
Two coppers talking about their day? And expecting freebies while doing it?
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ April 8 2009, 2:28 PM BSTWell Early Doors is a difficult example because of the naturalistic style and 'mini plot' (according to McKee) of the episodes. I don't ever recall thier dialogue appearing to be forced in to explain things to audience.
Maybe not to that extent but what would you call it?
All story telling is exposition Random. It's how you deal with it that counts.
Quote: chipolata @ April 8 2009, 2:28 PM BSTTwo coppers talking about their day? And expecting freebies while doing it?
Quote: Marc P @ April 8 2009, 2:30 PM BSTAll story telling is exposition Random. It's how you deal with it that counts.
Quote: random @ April 8 2009, 2:30 PM BSTMaybe not to that extent but what would you call it?
Why do you have to call it anything? It's just revealing the characters through dialogue.
Quote: Marc P @ April 8 2009, 2:30 PM BSTAll story telling is exposition Random.
No it's not.
Quote: chipolata @ April 8 2009, 2:28 PM BSTTwo coppers talking about their day
But is that not exposition?
Quote: random @ April 8 2009, 2:33 PM BSTBut is that not exposition?
Not really. But I agree with Dolly that Early Doors is a bad example because it's a naturalistic show about the minutae of life.
Quote: chipolata @ April 8 2009, 2:35 PM BSTNot really. But I agree with Dolly that Early Doors is a bad example because it's a naturalistic show about the minutae of life.
I'm not being funny, just wish to understand...
Here's one online dictionary definition of exposition:
*The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.*
Is any of this included in the coppers scene in Early Doors, which I've never seen?
What if I have a character whose Dad has recently died and the character is saying that he was a great inspiration to the way she lived her life? Would that be exposition? I get so confused.
Quote: john lucas 101 @ April 8 2009, 2:37 PM BSTHere's one online dictionary definition of exposition:
*The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.*
Is any of this included in the coppers scene in Early Doors, which I've never seen?
So why is it said never to use? ok, maybe not never, but...
