15 Tips For Writing Better Dialogue

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    1) 2:02 - The Number One Lesson
    2) 8:59 - Show Don't Tell
    3) 12:43 - Cut 20%
    4) 18:23 - On The Nose
    5) 31:04 - Listen
    6) 45:35 - As Real As Life?
    7) 51:42 - Unique Characters
    8) 1:11:39 - Contrast
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    10) 1:43:16 - Move The Story Forward
    11) 1:52:14 - Monologues
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    13) 2:00:53 - Rewriting
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  • @filmcourage
    @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Which chapter was most helpful to you?

    • @ryanhowell4492
      @ryanhowell4492 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      51:42

    • @samphelps856
      @samphelps856 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That's like asking which Ice Cream flavour do want when there's 50 and you want all of them.

    • @MrEmanuelThomas
      @MrEmanuelThomas หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Each chapter offers equal and significant insight on the various mechanics of dialogue 🤌🏾

    • @cliffsofmoherfilmreviews
      @cliffsofmoherfilmreviews หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unique characters

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@samphelps856 We'll start with Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

  • @MaxChina3
    @MaxChina3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I love how you stitched all these snippets together! Film Courage is such a great resource for creative writers!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you so much Max! This one was long overdue. We’re glad to be able to share it.

  • @TheMightyPika
    @TheMightyPika หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Whoever edited this deserves a raise.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      🙏 🙏 That would be great!

  • @wexwuthor1776
    @wexwuthor1776 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Film Courage, I hope you guys look back with pride at all the years you've been accumulating this wisdom.

  • @Elassyahmed
    @Elassyahmed หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can't imagine the amount of effort it took to put this together. A sincere thank you

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We appreciate it. Thank you! It does take a good amount of work to put these together. Some of these interviews go back 10 years, haha. Hope we can help storytellers tell better stories. Cheers!

  • @nortonwedge
    @nortonwedge 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is an amazing super cut, thank you! :)

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you so much!

  • @NancyMillerIllustration
    @NancyMillerIllustration 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So glad I found your channel. Great tips and content ❤

  • @cliffsofmoherfilmreviews
    @cliffsofmoherfilmreviews หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is litteral the best video on TH-cam about advice on dialogue. It's helped me so much. I didn't know half of this stuff before I watched it . Thank you Film Courage 👍😁. The other videos on TH-cam about it act like you nearly already know how to do dialogue and your watching it for a few little tips. It's so annoying. Thanks for going indepth on it and then doing a bit of a overview at the end. Thanks for giving everything you need to know in just the right amount of detail.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much! We appreciate you saying that you didn't know half this stuff. It takes a lot to say that. Our aim is to provide as much value as we can. Can't say this one covers it all as there's always more to learn. Our best to you and your work!

  • @Bat_Boy
    @Bat_Boy 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I understand Texas Chain Saw Massacre intention SOOOO much better, with all the subtlety, and nuance. 😅

  • @sasikanthjeyapal
    @sasikanthjeyapal 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The film channel which I LOVE most....... ❤️from INDIA

  • @leebishop7591
    @leebishop7591 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This channel has made me rewrite my characters, scripts and stories so many times...😆 Thank you...🙏🏽

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great that you see that as a positive and that you embrace the work Lee!

    • @thecollective1584
      @thecollective1584 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely.
      I have been writing since I was seven. I decided it was time to get into movies and wrote a 142 page tretise on "How to Write the Crappiest Script Ever".
      I was cruising through TH-cam and FC rolled past.
      A bunch of lessons, six or eight months, and a ton of blood-letting later, I have a script that is 108 pages, more focused, and with more punch that I am willing to show someone. I still have no plans on trying to sell it, but thanks to FC I'm not embarrased to talk about it.

    • @naturalwayfilms
      @naturalwayfilms หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thecollective1584 A book in film school for screenwriting shorts is "Writing short Films" by Linda J. Cowgill. That tends to be what they give for new writers. It doesn't cost much either.

  • @michaelott55
    @michaelott55 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These recent compliation videos are amazing

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much Michael! We put a lot of work into these. Here are some of our previous ones - tinyurl.com/4btu2j7b

  • @geoff1391
    @geoff1391 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing video. Extremely helpful for my writing process. Thank you so much!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you Geoff! Hopefully this video will be here whenever you need it again.

  • @TumiRoch
    @TumiRoch 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you very much.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Cheers Tumi! You are welcome!

  • @samphelps856
    @samphelps856 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is exquisite

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you Sam!

  • @SuperiorPhantom-dx6vh
    @SuperiorPhantom-dx6vh หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Zack Synder should watch this

    • @wexwuthor1776
      @wexwuthor1776 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So he can hire a writer? Very good idea.

  • @ajish4377
    @ajish4377 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน

      AJ! Thank you so much! We put a lot of work into these videos and we are always humbled to be rewarded. Thank you for giving back.

  • @cliffsofmoherfilmreviews
    @cliffsofmoherfilmreviews หลายเดือนก่อน

    So helpful.

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @ryanhowell4492
    @ryanhowell4492 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love it

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This one is really good Ryan!

    • @ryanhowell4492
      @ryanhowell4492 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@filmcourage any advice on coming up with a budget before selling my first script

    • @filmcourage
      @filmcourage  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Might be best to find someone who has experience with budgets. In regards to budgeting, here are some things to consider - th-cam.com/video/-8SXQZT0278/w-d-xo.html and this one you may find helpful as well - th-cam.com/video/WHUcG8qi6IY/w-d-xo.html

  • @Khatoon170
    @Khatoon170 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There are main tips for writing dialogue as I read first should make sound , nature sound like real but polished conversation. Show don’t tell . Use subtext . Use dialogue tags sparingly. Use dialect and accent carefully. Embrace slience avoid exposition very sentences and structures and length. Use contractions . Stay true to characters. Keep it real .

    • @keithg460
      @keithg460 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I beg you to rewrite your comment.

  • @ratemyactors
    @ratemyactors หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed this video! The tips on adding subtext to dialogue and using sensory details to bring scenes to life were particularly helpful. Great inspiration for my own writing projects. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

  • @imadivergentandantinormiep7877
    @imadivergentandantinormiep7877 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    English isn't my native language, I'll to be clear.
    In "Yellowstone" there's a scene that I think it's brilliant.
    It's a scene that explains how not to write dialogues on the nose.
    The character Lloyd, an old man, is taking Jimmy to a competition about riding a wild horse. In a few scenes before, Lloyd had said to Jimmy : "You have talent for it" and Lloyd smiled sympathetic.
    Jimmy won the competition and receive as an award a Belt buckle.
    Lloyd amazed and emotional watched the belt buckle, gave a hug with affection to Jimmy and kept watching emotional the belt buckle

    • @keithg460
      @keithg460 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please explain. What is so brilliant about it?

  • @pascalcooper4518
    @pascalcooper4518 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What's being said is everything the characters don't say. The dialogue is basically everything EXCEPT what the characters want to say. Unless they're drunk.

  • @simonmatuschek
    @simonmatuschek หลายเดือนก่อน

    Billy Wilder wasn't German 😂

  • @ThePaulwarner
    @ThePaulwarner หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sorry but I don’t think the cigarette thing would pass a double blind test, man…. “Filters? None.” Oh wait Tarantino wrote it, so now it’s genius!!!! Sorry I have no filters on this comment. None.

    • @keithg460
      @keithg460 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, not the best example. And even if it is, he doesn't explain it well enough.
      The scene is good because of the acting and directing; the writing is secondary.

    • @merkridge8780
      @merkridge8780 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The Paulwarner: “Sorry but I don’t think.” Tarantino: “Never?” The Paulwarner: “Ever.” Simple.

  • @hariseldon1977
    @hariseldon1977 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In che stato

  • @HermieMunster
    @HermieMunster หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lots of programs and films could do with following these. Over the years there has been plenty of wooden, stilted, bland, cheesy and generally poor dialogue but recently they have added loads of cringey dialogue as well, I wish they would stop!