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Posts by computercarguy‭

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Q&A Making the death of background characters sad

One thing I see to make this come across as sad is to make it devastating to one of the more main characters. "He was my best friends, ex-wife's, brother in law from her third marriage..." isn't a...

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

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Q&A In a script how can I signal who's winning the argument?

You may want to consider using a "peanut gallery". This is similar to SpaGirl's suggestion, but these are people who are not involved in the argument directly, yet can provide some context. Jes...

posted 5y ago by computercarguy‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Don't look at what I did there

As long as you don't keep people hanging too long and you do the skip at an appropriate time, it can work. Bob meets Charlie on a chatroom. They talk for a while, then Charlie has to go to bed ...

posted 5y ago by computercarguy‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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