Creative Writing for Film and Theater
Sharpening the Dialogue
A course by Gina Stevensen , Scriptwriter, Actor, and Dramaturge
About the video: Sharpening the Dialogue
Overview
“Here I'll share with you some fun and practical techniques you can use to make your dialogue authentic and unique to each character. ”
In this video lesson Gina Stevensen addresses the topic: Sharpening the Dialogue, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing for Film and Theater. Learn the basics of scriptwriting for stage or screen, exploring everything from character development, plot, and dialogue to metaphors and symbolism.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Sharpening the Dialogue In this lesson, I'll show you some fun and practical techniques to make your dialogue unique to your characters. When writing for stage and screen, the only two tools you have to communicate meaning is what characters say and how they behave. Unlike prose, you're not able to get inside a character's mind through narration or description, so the dialogue that you choose for your characters is important. It's a cardinal rule that you've probably heard before: show, don't tell. What does that mean when you're writing a screenplay or a play? Does it mean that your char...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing for Film and Theater
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Communication, Creative Writing, Script
Gina Stevensen
A course by Gina Stevensen
Gina Stevensen is a scriptwriter, actor, and writing instructor passionate about creating meaningful and character-driven narratives for theater and film. After exploring the world of the performing arts in her early years, she went on to study theater at NYU Tisch and playwriting at Columbia University. She has developed numerous performance pieces that have graced stages all across the US and England while simultaneously navigating the world of film with projects for HBO Max, BMW, and more.
Gina was the 2021 winner of the Kernodle New Play Award and the 2020 winner of the New Works Initiative. Her TV pilot “Summerland” was a finalist at the 2021 Big Apple Film Festival, as well as a semifinalist at the 2021 NYC International Screenplay Contest and the Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Contest. She has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of Arkansas, NYU, and Hunter College, and has taught screenwriting workshops in collaboration with The Writer's Rock, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and more.
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