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

It is somewhat difficult to answer your question in its current form, but I shall give it a try. The motion picture medium leaves you with three ways of conveying information to the spectators: sh...

posted 7y ago by Lew‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Lew‭ · 2019-12-08T06:34:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
It is somewhat difficult to answer your question in its current form, but I shall give it a try.

The motion picture medium leaves you with three ways of conveying information to the spectators: show the physical events as they are happening, tell the viewer about them, using one of the characters, or actually spell them out as an on-screen text, the stylistics of which can vary greatly--from "_A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..._" to the text message bubbles.

The on-screen overlay of the text-message-styled conversation seems to be, while not revolutionary new, quite an effective way of presenting what you want to tell the viewers (voice-over might interfere with the audible dialog between humans, which could be happening in the scene).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-06-05T14:06:54Z (over 7 years ago)
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