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ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted David Hines
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David Hines @hradzkaFor writers, this all-time classic sitcom gag is a masterful exercise in “tell, don’t show.” Too expensive, complicated, and disgusting to film? Park the camera on an actor and have them call a play by play. It’s not just about the event, but about the reaction to it. https://twitter.com/ajwimsatt/status/1331987372309958656 …1 reply 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
3/ One variant (subset ?) of this is that to show that X is a huge problem, have your character who excels at dealing with X suddenly get very scared / dubious. I think I first heard this re the Firefly movie Serenity, when the Reavers are attacking the base.
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4/ And someone says "we won't get out of this alive", and Jayne Cobb, the ultimate bad ass, says "I might"...but beneath the bravado, he's obviously quavering. If even JAYNE is worried ...
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5/ No it's not https://twitter.com/EruseaRise/status/1332011501192822784 …
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6/ https://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Serenity.html … ZOE: You really think any of us are gonna get through this? JAYNE He looks back at their army: A companion, a doctor, a mechanic and a more-than-usually out of it River. A beat, and he looks back at Zoe with forlorn hope: I might...
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