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Like many, I’m a huge fan of the HBO series True Detective. I was reading the script for the second episode and I noticed this: INT. STATE CID - NIGHT Hart and Cohle enter the squad room, acknowle...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:32:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32064 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Marcus Meier
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2019-12-08T07:32:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
Like many, I’m a huge fan of the HBO series True Detective. I was reading the script for the second episode and I noticed this: INT. STATE CID - NIGHT Hart and Cohle enter the squad room, acknowledged by the RECEPTIONIST. They walk through the division toward the BIG BOARD. * * * In my script, I have the lead character walk past a receptionist desk of the police station as well. My question is: Is it “okay” to sum up a semi-unimportant dialogue in the action? Like acknowledging a receptionist? I realize I could just skip this part entirely, but I feel like it does add a layer of realism in routine. Or I could write it all out. What should I do? Thanks. Marc
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-12-18T16:25:55Z (almost 7 years ago)
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