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Q&A How do I represent two computers having a conversation between themselves that other characters are unaware of?

I have two computers who are talking to each other in a movie script. They do not want the humans to be aware of this but my ideas to address it don't seem to work. HELP! Here's what I have tried s...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by theakson‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:34:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/28484
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar theakson‭ · 2019-12-08T06:34:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have two computers who are talking to each other in a movie script. They do not want the humans to be aware of this but my ideas to address it don't seem to work. HELP! Here's what I have tried so far

# BBC Sherlock text message approach

computer 1 ( text ) hi there

computer 2 ( text ) all good?

Does a voice over work? It's important to the script as the computers hidden intelligence is a key plot line.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-06-05T13:29:25Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 8