British Comedy Guide

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How To Annoy A Script Reader - Part 12

Friday 19th June 2015

Pompidou. Pompidou (Matt Lucas). Credit: John Stanley Productions

12: Dialogue.

Dialogue is a vital component within your script but the lack of it can also be just as effective.

The repetition of lines laced with stilted conversations can lose the attention of the reader. Please don't turn us against your characters; if they have a point to prove either direct or subtle we will pick this up.

Dialogue is useful when required but sometimes actions speak louder than words which is a great learning curve for your script. It demonstrates you are creating and evolving your scenes without hastily resorting to the use of ineffective dialogue.

Rachel Moore, Freelance Script Reader

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