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Q&A What can a novel do that film and TV cannot?

One big advantage that may or may not be mentioned here is pacing. With a movie or TV show, due to the time limitations, not only do you have less freedom with content, but you also are limited by ...

posted 5y ago by Aman Anas‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:21:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aman Anas‭ · 2019-12-08T12:21:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
One big advantage that may or may not be mentioned here is **pacing.** With a movie or TV show, due to the time limitations, not only do you have less freedom with _content,_ but you also are limited by the ability to express the pace of the story.

With a book, every reader reads at a different pace, but you can use that to your advantage. It allows you to write as complex and vivid structure as you want to express a similar span of time. Not only that, but a reader will read all the details you put down, while in a movie or show there are many that will go unnoticed.

However, in cases where there are many details you want to express to the reader about something, a graphic may be helpful for visualization purposes.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-07-02T00:34:54Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 6