Inneresting 97
Issue 97
April 15th, 2022
This week’s round-up about alternate dialogue and revisions started as a suggestion from Kate, a script supervisor and one of our subscribers. Thanks, Kate!
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When Dialogue Gets its Own Multiverse
Permission to say ‘damn’ - Shaun Usher shares an internal studio memo of alt lines for the ending to Gone With the Wind. You can also read David O. Selznick’s appeal to Will Hays to support ending the movie on a swear.
Giving Actors Options - Joya McCrory shares pages from a script to Abbott Elementary with the many alt lines pitched for a scene. Mike Schurr shares in a Reddit AMA the alt line early on in Parks & Recreation that redefined who Leslie Knope would become.
Fixing it in Post - Jeff Hinton explains the process of actors re-recording dialogue with ADR (with lots of example clips).
Breaking it in Post - Arika Okrent collects a list of egregious ADR dubs to make dialogue less offensive for TV and airlines.
Keeping Options Open with Highland
Highland 2 offers multiple ways for writers to hang on to alternate takes and ideas as they write.
Keep an inline note next to dialogue if you want to revisit that moment later.
Use the Bin to trim out alternate lines or entire scenes to review later.
The Scratchpad gives you space to play with alternate takes of a line before choosing your favorite.
For more suggestions on how Highland 2 can offer you a more rewarding writing experience, check out our Knowledge Base!
Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Alice Vincent reveals items writers keep on their desks for inspiration.
Other Inneresting Things
99% Invisible looks at efforts in Detroit and Chattanooga to make broadband internet access more available and equitable.
“Nobody opens Google Docs or PowerPoint thinking ‘This will make me a better person.’” Clive Thompson explores the limits of to-do list apps.
Eugene Subbotsky, Claire Hysted, and Nicola Jones suggest a link between exposure to stories about magical worlds and increased creative thinking in children.
And that’s what’s inneresting this week!
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