tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761812458465745725.post2518399076514378589..comments2024-01-31T20:40:15.831-08:00Comments on Doctor My Script: Screenwriting Mistake #6: Beats (and other pauses)Phil Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17263709291430900054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761812458465745725.post-60464018325484855812016-11-09T15:20:32.319-08:002016-11-09T15:20:32.319-08:00Phil, would you say this holds true for theatre sc...Phil, would you say this holds true for theatre scripts.<br />I feel that theatre scripts go through so many stages of development - which means so many first, and often blind, readings - that using (beat) to indicate a major shift in the focus of a character's line, can help the reader to immediately get the shift in energy and tone of voice.www.davidjglover.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727291044761764427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761812458465745725.post-76388819202877471902014-07-09T04:42:27.430-07:002014-07-09T04:42:27.430-07:00Sir can i sent my story synopsis to you so please ...Sir can i sent my story synopsis to you so please can you judge it. i don't know anyone to do so for me. please??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14268279780489519566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761812458465745725.post-64780818059439909712014-01-31T23:18:04.623-08:002014-01-31T23:18:04.623-08:00If you're going to direct the script yourself,...If you're going to direct the script yourself, you can write it any way you want. The primary sacrifice with that level of micromanagement is that you won't be giving your actors any room to explore how their characters might act and react throughout the script. But if you're the director, you can do whatever you like.<br /><br />-PhilPhil Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263709291430900054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761812458465745725.post-65297441722344257192014-01-29T11:20:41.067-08:002014-01-29T11:20:41.067-08:00Does this apply if you're writing and directin...Does this apply if you're writing and directing your own script? <br /><br />I mean who cares right? But want to make it clear for my actors.<br /><br />Thanks for your quick tip. Videos For Businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515747841784343345noreply@blogger.com