Stage 32 is excited to welcome Brian Herskowitz for his upcoming class where you will learn to master the art of dialogue. This course has interactive assignments for each week!
Here's a breakdown of each week below.
Week 1- Explaining Dialogue
What is Dialogue?
What does dialogue do?
How to use dialogue to propel your story forward?
A glossary of terms.
Assignment: Write a character bio that affects your characters' dialogue (voice).
Week 2- Authenticity in Voice
What makes dialogue stand out?
How to make the voice of the character Authentic via dialogue.
Elevating the character with dialogue.
Examples of good (and) bad dialogue from movies.
Assignment: Identify dialogue from your writing that is weak and rework them.
Week 3- Exposition
What Is Exposition?
How does reducing exposition affect page count?
How to avoid cringe-worthy and "clunky" dialogue?
Workshop pages in class.
Assignment: Identify exposition in your screenplay. Rework those pages
Week 4- Subtext
How dialogue and character lead to scene work.
What is subtext?
How to implement subtext?
Examples of subtext from films.
Q&A with Brian
Assignment: Identify scenes where subtext can infuse more tension.
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Email edu@stage32.com with any questions!
Class sign up link: https://www.stage32.com/education?p=9058368848179
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I am looking forward to working with all the writers in the class. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Great topic to discuss! Especially looking into subtext. Using dialogue with this kind of purpose can really give a script added depth without over complicating things.
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Excellent points, Ewan.
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This has always been my weakness.
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Well, Jim, Like anything, recognizing that it's a weakness helps you on the journey to fix the issue., so welcome aboard!
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Looking forward to the class beginning tomorrow!
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Good class today! Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Well done, Brian. Looking forward to the remaining sessions.
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Loved the class...looking forward to the next sessions.