How to Become a Screenwriter | Great Dialogue

How do you write excellent dialogue? Chris and Eli delve into the art of compelling, rich dialogue. Learn about the importance of subtext and conflict in dialogue, and hear examples from great movies and scripts!

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Screenplays with great dialogue:
Clue (first 90 pages): https://www.awesomefilm.com/script/clue1-2.pdf
Se7en: https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/se7en-1995.pdf
Pulp Fiction: https://script-pdf.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pulp-fiction-script-pdf.pdf
Fight Club: https://indiegroundfilms.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fight-club-apr-18-98-shooting.pdf
12 Angry Men: https://dailyscript.com/scripts/12AngryMen.pdf
The Social Network: https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/thesocialnetwork-dl.pdf
Good Will Hunting: https://script-pdf.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/good-will-hunting-script-pdf.pdf
Fargo: https://f004.backblazeb2.com/file/screenplays/posts/fargo-1996/scripts/Fargo%20-%20Screenplay.pdf

00:00 Introduction
01:43 Clue: Yes or No!
04:37 Challenges of Writing Tight Dialogue
08:51 Approaching Dialogue as Action
09:18 The Role of Conflict in Dialogue
12:52 The Pitfalls of Bad Dialogue
19:59 Using Dialogue for Exposition and Subtext
24:21 Analyzing Dialogue in Se7en
30:00 Click Here to Skip Se7en
32:41 Writing Authentic Dialogue
37:32 The Importance of Table Reads
39:12 Great Dialogue in a Short Script
49:29 Scene Analysis: Clue
57:06 Final Thoughts

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