15 Tips For Writing Better Dialogue

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0) 0:00 - Intro
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
9) 1:17:44 - Subtext
10) 1:43:16 - Move The Story Forward
11) 1:52:14 - Monologues
12) 1:56:48 - Time Period
13) 2:00:53 - Rewriting
14) 2:03:26 - Exposition
15) 2:05:56 - Final Thoughts
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@filmcourage Ай бұрын

Which chapter was most helpful to you?

@ryanhowell4492 Ай бұрын

51:42

@samphelps856 Ай бұрын

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

@MrEmanuelThomas Ай бұрын

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

@cliffsofmoherfilmreviews Ай бұрын

Unique characters

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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

@MaxChina3 Ай бұрын

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

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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

@TheMightyPika Ай бұрын

Whoever edited this deserves a raise.

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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@wexwuthor1776 Ай бұрын

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

@Elassyahmed Ай бұрын

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

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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 19 күн бұрын

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

@filmcourage 19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@NancyMillerIllustration 13 күн бұрын

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

@cliffsofmoherfilmreviews Ай бұрын

This is litteral the best video on KZfaq 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 KZfaq 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 Ай бұрын

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 28 күн бұрын

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

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@leebishop7591 Ай бұрын

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

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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

@thecollective1584 Ай бұрын

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 KZfaq 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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

These recent compliation videos are amazing

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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

@geoff1391 22 күн бұрын

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

@filmcourage 22 күн бұрын

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

@TumiRoch 19 күн бұрын

Thank you very much.

@filmcourage 19 күн бұрын

Cheers Tumi! You are welcome!

@samphelps856 Ай бұрын

This is exquisite

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

Thank you Sam!

@SuperiorPhantom-dx6vh Ай бұрын

Zack Synder should watch this

@wexwuthor1776 Ай бұрын

So he can hire a writer? Very good idea.

@ajish4377 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

So helpful.

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ryanhowell4492 Ай бұрын

I love it

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

This one is really good Ryan!

@ryanhowell4492 Ай бұрын

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

@filmcourage Ай бұрын

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@Khatoon170 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

I beg you to rewrite your comment.

@ratemyactors Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Please explain. What is so brilliant about it?

@pascalcooper4518 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Billy Wilder wasn't German 😂

@ThePaulwarner Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 21 күн бұрын

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

@hariseldon1977 Ай бұрын

In che stato

@HermieMunster Ай бұрын

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!