10 Tips On Writing Better Dialogue

Read it aloud. If you're bored saying it, so will your characters.

Best dialogue: 33:02 - Can I curse in this? - You may. - Awesome!

I have done so many courses and read so many books and I learn from one video on this channel than anywhere else. I almost can’t believe how generous you are with this information. Thank you thank you thank you.😘

I'll save everyone the hour watch with a 20-second dialogue masterclass: "Hi, can I help you? Can I have a dozen red roses please. Oh hey, Johnny, I didn't know it was you. Here you go. That's me! How much is it? That'll be $18. Here you go, keep the change ... Hi, doggie! You're my favorite customer! Thanks a lot, bye-bye. Bye-bye!"

"Story is a feast. Going to fridge to grab something to eat- That’s real life." The kind of wisdom I search for.

Some of the things I've found that helps is listening to conversations around me, when I go shopping or simply sitting at the mall.

I'm not a film student but an oil painter and sculptor. But I'm learning so much more from this to inform my work than I did in my first two years of art school.

"Can I curse in this ?" "Ohh you may" now that's Dialogue

I am a film student and I think this is the best channel which teaches very crucial part of the filmmaking Thank you very much film courage don't stop uploading

For dialogue you must mention Dr. House ... I know it is not a film but the dialogue and demands of it being many years is amazing.   It just gotta be harder to write for a tv series than a one time film. You gotta "develop" the character, and yet keep him the same, "recognisable".

Ironic that the "avoid repetition" guy says it like 10 times

I find it fascinating how writers have a hard time using the spoken word but they can write it just fine.

All of this ”no one says anything unless they want something/want power” is great but it misses something important. Characters are not always going after things. Quite often they are because the story throws conflict at them: and they want that conflict resolved. But don’t forget characters also speak out of love for other characters or things. So they will compliment another character, not to gain something, but because they genuinely admire them. Or encourage someone else, not because they want something back but because they genuinely care.

Thank you. To be honest, I love writing dialogue. I think people or the character have more to say than what they do.

Lots of people putting down the writer of Sharknado. Well, that flick got made and the writer got paid, so what's the complaint? The thing spawned multiple sequels and has plenty of fans. It may not be Hamlet, but it wasn't trying to be. Also, Bruce Willis' character wasn't saying "none" to the question about filtered cigarettes, he was saying "non" as in the French word for "no". He drops several bits of French throughout the film. He picked it up from his girlfriend, Fabienne. I've got the script on my bookshelf.

I wonder how many of us scrolled down to the comments just after noticing that the Sharknado writer is out there spilling tips...

Most people I know dislike dialog where everyone has the "perfect comeback". It's very unrealistic and cringy. But I liked most of the advice here.

William Martell at 1.30-ish nails it. I'm a dialogue writer but he's got a point, and it's 100%. Again, starting at 10:57. Brilliant!!

-- Can I curse in this? -- Yes, you can. -- AWESOME.

And how many of the most memorable lines were ad-libbed?