A Nice Day in San Fran

Some scenes don't need dialogue.
Remember, they're called "moving pictures" for a reason.

Quotes

“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”

-Tom Clancy

"Sometimes you meet your destiny on the path you took to avoid it."

- French proverb
(Nothing to do with writing, just like the quote)

A favorite Dialogue Scene from "The Wire"

Below is youtube link for a scene from The Wire in which the characters Bunk and McNulty investigate a crime scene, using only the word "fuck," or variations thereof. Brilliant in its originality, simplicity and in its ability to evoke emotions with limited use of dialogue.

Lesson: Less is more.

youtube.com/watch?v=KQbsnSVM1zM

Blog #1

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Would you go to a dentist with bad teeth?

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