Writing for Dialogues: Give Voice to Your Characters
The Environment in a Dialogue (Dialogue 2)
A course by Jimena Eme Vázquez , Playwright and Storyteller
About the video: The Environment in a Dialogue (Dialogue 2)
Overview
“In this lesson we will see how to describe the physical environment of the characters through what they say. ”
In this video lesson Jimena Eme Vázquez addresses the topic: The Environment in a Dialogue (Dialogue 2), which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing for Dialogues: Give Voice to Your Characters . Learn to write dialogues that express the intention, emotions, and personality of your characters .
Partial transcription of the video
“The environment in the dialogue In this lesson we are going to do the second dialogue. Your objective will be to describe the space in which the characters are. In the timeline We located this dialogue on Sunday morning, when Irene arrives at the hostel following Gabriela to confront her. Here i have a problem because Irene and Gabriela have very delicate issues to deal with and it would be strange if they began to describe the space when their heads are occupied with something else. So what i'm gonna do is to pose that first moment between Irene and Gabriela and then Gabriela will leave, B...”
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Jimena Eme Vázquez
A course by Jimena Eme Vázquez
Jimena Eme Vázquez has been writing stories since she was a child. As she wanted to be an actor, she studied Dramatic Literature and Theater at the UNAM (Mexico City). Through combining these two disciplines she quickly discovered her true calling, and in 2014 she debuted her first piece as a professional playwright.
Today, she writes novels, stories for young people, and above all, plays. Her name has appeared on posters for pieces like Piel de mariposa (Butterfly Skin), Un beso en la frente (A kiss on the forehead) and No todas viven en Salem (They don't all live in Salem). She won first prize for the Vicente Leñero Young Dramatist award as well as the Cuenta Conmigo contest.
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