Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film and TV: The Art & Craft of Raising Your Voice on Screen

Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film and TV is a practical guide that helps screenwriters improve their ability to hear and discern conversation at a more complex level, creating better, more nuanced, complex, and compelling dialogue. It provides writers with an assortment of dialogue and language tools, techniques, and exercises and teaches them how to perceive and understand the function, intent, and thematic/psychological elements that dialogue can convey about character, tone, and story.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 02 October 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film and TV is a comprehensive guide that empowers screenwriters to enhance their ability to hear and discern conversations at a deeper level, enabling them to craft better, more nuanced, complex, and captivating dialogue. The journey towards mastering dialogue writing begins with heightened awareness of the sounds surrounding us. This book offers a treasure trove of dialogue and language tools, techniques, and exercises, empowering writers to perceive and comprehend the various functions, intentions, and thematic/psychological elements that dialogue can convey about characters, tone, and story. It delves into diverse aspects such as text, subtext, voice, conflict, exposition, rhythm, and style, providing a holistic understanding of dialogue's potential. This book serves as a reminder of the sheer joy and power of great dialogue, revolutionizing the way writers hear, listen to, and write dialogue. It boosts writers' confidence in their own voice, fostering their proficiency in dialogue writing. Authored by veteran screenwriter, playwright, and screenwriting professor Loren-Paul Caplin, Writing Compelling Dialogue is an indispensable writing tool for aspiring screenwriters seeking to refine their dialogue-writing skills, as well as students, professionals, and educators alike.

Weight: 354g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367256869