10 The Filmic Moment

DOI: 10.4324/9781003161578-11

One of the great hurdles in screenwriting comes in creating emotionally rich moments. These moments can arrive with or without dialogue. They might be captured in a look, an interruption of time, an unexpected image. Many filmic moments are subtle, so the supporting images might not present themselves immediately. They must be discovered or ferreted out.

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