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What makes a good script in a movie?
Solid, approachable characters are the start of a wonderful script. When they are relatable, detailed and real, the dialogue in the script will reflect this. A good script will take the extra time and creative process to solve these problems in the storyline.
What makes a movie script bad?
Bad writing usually involves endless exposition dumps within dialogue — characters that are either saying what they already know for the benefit of the audience or reader alone or telling us stories of actions that have happened off screen or away from the story being told.
What makes a good scriptwriter?
Vision. The ability to see your stories through the mind’s eye before placing any word on paper. Too many writers simply write page to page, plotting out the movie, and make choices strictly to get from point A to point B and beyond. The great writers can SEE the movie already from the perspective of an audience.
What makes a good script writer?
How do you know if a movie is good or bad?
1. The simplest way to determine whether or not you’re watching good or bad acting is to determine how it makes you feel. The most profound of performances across drama, comedy, and everything in between will incite an involuntary response. What’s the last movie that made you cry?
What makes an actor a good actor?
Getting to play themselves (or a heightened version of themselves) on screen. The ability to have self-awareness as an actor and to have the opportunity to present that to an audience in a comedic or thought-provoking way adds layers not just to the performance, but to the actor as an individual.
What is a critic’s take on an actor’s performance?
A critic’s take on an actor’s performance of course comes with a certain amount of bias, but their opinion is also based on a wide breadth of knowledge about film history, the industry, and the craft of acting.
What are the meatiest roles for actors?
Some of the meatiest roles for actors are those that are based on real people. It gives a direct compare and contrast model for viewers to see how good or bad a job they’re doing at looking and acting the part. If you find yourself forgetting that you’re watching a movie star at work, you know they’re doing their job right.