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The role of restraint in a good screenplay
iView Author: scriptlarva
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City/Country: New Delhi/ India
The role of restraint in a good screenplay
Subtlety is a word that we hear often. When we go through our screenplays we often face the question- Should I put that extra line of dialogue just to make it more clear? Should I make the character a little more prototypal so that audience identify with him more easily? Should I make the situation more comical though unbelievable because I will be able to hold audience attention more? The temptation to add something extra is often too much.
I will give you an example: Consider this situation in a movie. Two commandos are escorting terrorists in a bus to a point of transfer. Terrorists realise that one of the commandos is a …









