For this one I was supposed to analyze whether or not a scene would work better with verbal communication or body language.
I found that some scenes needed an actual dialogue while others worked better with just physical reactions.
For example:
Body Language: the little boy cried silently as he ran toward his mother's turned back. He grabbed ahold of the back of her shirt, but she spun around slapping his hands. She glared angrily down at him as if blaming him for her failed marriage. He stepped back his eyes wide with surprise and shock. Silently with his hands at his sides he watched her walk angrily away.
Dialogue: "Mommy!" he screamed, and chased after her with his hands stretched out. She turned angrily and grabbed his hands "I Don't Love You."
"But" the little boy whimpered
"I hate you" she snarled, pushing him away.
As he watched her get into the taxi he softly whispered "but I love you".
I'll let you decide which one works better for this scene, Body Language or Dialogue? :)
(also I know my dialogue isn't very strong. I didn't put a lot of work into that example...I'm super tired. But that is what happened in Aaron's past...needless to say he had a hard childhood) :(
Also a good thing to do is to make sure your dialogue doesn't sound corny (like a movie where the acting is awful and the dialogue feels forced or fake). So read it out loud, can you see or hear a real person saying it?
Good NIght
Day 50 completed
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