"Including new case-study examples from shows and films such as Breaking Bad, Girls and In Bruges, this is a fully updated new edition of the bestselling guide to writing dialogue for stage, television, radio and film"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
How Do We Talk? -- The Characters' Agendas -- Naturalistic Dialogue -- Don't Make it Work Too Hard! -- Beyond the Literal -- Heightened Naturalism -- Tone, Pace and Conflict -- Highly Stylized Dialogue -- The Character Tells the Story -- Comic Dialogue -- Documentary Dialogue -- Reworking the Dialogue -- Last Words.