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A movie can establish a scene very quickly based on visuals. Once a scene has been established visually, you can cut back and forth between scenes very quickly because the viewer instantly recogniz...
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2020-01-03T20:41:51Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T05:42:03Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T05:42:03Z (over 4 years ago)
A movie can establish a scene very quickly based on visuals. Once a scene has been established visually, you can cut back and forth between scenes very quickly because the viewer instantly recognizes the key visual elements. A novel builds up a scene one word at a time. When you change scenes you have to build up the next scene one word at a time. Once a scene has been established verbally, you can switch back and forth by recalling elements of the scene, but one word at a time. This is inherently a much slower process. I don't think it is possible to make such quick cuts work in a novel.
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2016-10-24T21:58:02Z (over 7 years ago)
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