Screenwriting : Reading the masters helps you write dialogue by DavidandMaggie Bean

DavidandMaggie Bean

Reading the masters helps you write dialogue

Recently, we were asked to view a piece which centered on detectives -- police work in general. The dialogue lacked authenticity. The Master of police work, in my humble opinion, is Joseph Wambaugh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wambaugh. By reading any of his works, you'll begin to understand this unique jargon. Can anyone think of other authors that may help screenwriters write authentically?

Joseph Wambaugh - Wikipedia
Joseph Wambaugh - Wikipedia
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. (born January 22, 1937) is an American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States. Many of his novels are set in Los Ange…
Lee Jessup

Reading David Mamet for dialogue is always eye opening!

DavidandMaggie Bean

Ooo, good one! ~Maggie

DavidandMaggie Bean

Here's the Wiki link, if anyone's interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet

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