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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