How Do You Write Movie Script Dialogue That Pops?
When you read great dialogue, it should pop off the page at you. And when a scene is performed, great dialogue should make the scene pop, too. Movie script dialogue should not only add suspense, humor, or drama to a scene. It should move your plot along, develop your characters, address the theme of your script, or a combination of the above. Know the characters in your movie script. Know their background, their socio-economic level, their education. Consider who your character is talking to, and how they feel about saying what they’re saying. The characters should seem so real to you that you can just quiet down and let them do the talking. Eavesdrop on everyone, wherever you go. Listen to how people talk in real life – not in the movies and on TV. They talk over each other, they get half way through sentences and then trail off. They repeat each other, use slang and verbalized pauses. Each character in your movie script should have a specific “voice” – and you can model these voices
