As Robert McKee says, dialogue is not conversation.

Film/TV dialogue has to somehow sound “authentic” under the duress of a running time and an expectation of being entertaining or something similar, which isn’t exactly how any of us communicate. Film dialogue is a special skill, is my point. TV dialogue is a special and very different skill. …
Denis Villeneuve, ‘Dune’, and the Problem with Dialogue Today
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Simon Dillon
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May 25, 2024
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As Robert McKee says, dialogue is not conversation. He also says dialogue should be the regretful second choice, and I agree. :)
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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