
Almost a decade ago, celebrated playwright, film director, screenwriter, author and producer David Mamet — one of the kings of dialogue — wrote a memo...
Almost a decade ago, celebrated playwright, film director, screenwriter, author and producer David Mamet — one of the kings of dialogue — wrote a memo...
You don’t strive to write more eloquent and poetic scene description. Beyond those written words within a screenplay lies the dialogue. And yes, the dialogue is...
Like most unique artists, David Mamet is a divisive figure. Swarms of people find his dialogue crackling, singular and uniquely subtextual; others find it pretentious...
One of the things we notice more and more at ScreenCraft is an over-reliance on dialogue to tell a story. Dialogue is a tremendously powerful tool...
David Mamet, the great writer of stage plays, screenplays and prose, wrote an excellent treatise on filmmaking called "On Directing Film." His advice focuses on...
Guest post by: Ivo Raza Writers hate it. Directors hate it. Actors especially hate it. Exposition. It might just be the most hated word in...