Write dialogue that changes a screenplay scene

Give each speaker an immediate objective. Remove lines that explain an action the viewer can already see unless the line adds a new implication.

Try it

A guard can ask why the room is still lit. The answer can reveal a deadline without narrating the action at the desk.

References

• Fountain syntax
• Fiction writing basics · CUNY OpenLab

• Write screenplay action the audience can perceive
• Adapt a prose scene for the screen