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Q&A How do you make a scene "tasteful"?

Let's say you have a scene that contains nudity. There are many ways to do it wrong and have it just be a pervy scene, but there are also ways to make it "tasteful" in a way where it's slightly les...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:10:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/40109
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar noClue‭ · 2019-12-08T10:10:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
Let's say you have a scene that contains nudity. There are many ways to do it wrong and have it just be a pervy scene, but there are also ways to make it "tasteful" in a way where it's slightly less awkward to accidentally watch it with your parents. Now I don't really know how to define the word tasteful in this context, but one of the examples of tasteful nude scenes I've heard would be the one from Titanic.

So... what makes a scene like that tasteful as opposed to just... fan service, I guess? What steps should you take to avoid making it distasteful?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-11-13T17:16:56Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 9