Less Dialogue, Better Script! With Brenda Chapman

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A giveaway sign of a young screenwriter is their excessive use of dialogue. In this video, Brenda Chapman, director of The Prince of Egypt and Brave, shares anecdotes from her career while giving us tips on making the best of your dialogue scenes. So how to write great dialogue? In many instances, it's about showing and not telling.
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[@ArtProphet]

This is the kinda of talk I’ve been wanting to hear😭👌🏼💕 how to use less but wisely chosen dialogue and more about letting the scenes, and character dynamics, speak for itself😤 price of Egypt is my favorite movie, that movie is a literal part of me, I aspire to be able to understand how to create something as inspirational and impactful as prince of Egypt,

[@writeforanimation]

Alondra, thank you for the kind words. I'm glad the video helped you. I love to hear about your aspirations, and my goal is to guide you to reach that level as a storyteller. A lot to do is about being authentic and personal when approaching story. Feel free to reach out with a comment when you have questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

[@fangirldigital]

Great video! I love Brenda Chapman's work and perspective on how to create impactful scenes in animation. Thank you.

[@writeforanimation]

You are so welcome!

[@GregJamesMusic]

Another great example in _The Prince of Egypt_ is the brief scene where Moses tells Tzipporah about the burning bush. No words - just Moses’ gestures, both of their body language, and Hans Zimmer’s score - but anyone can tell exactly what’s happening.

[@writeforanimation]

Yes! Amazing...

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

HELL YES

[@writeforanimation]

:)

[@MiniWorldemee]

Awesome 👏 ❤❤❤

[@writeforanimation]

thanks!

[@azubliss]

Wow, great insight! Thank you

[@writeforanimation]

Glad it was helpful, thanks for stopping by to leave a comment!