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An example of this is on page 3: “He smiles. This teases the audience with a bit of suspense: what is it about the anniversary that’s got him so anxious?įlynn, who adapted her own novel (not an easy feat), includes some action lines that are technically “unshootables”, but give excellent context to the actors. We leave the scene early with Nick only revealing it’s his and Amy’s fifth wedding anniversary upcoming.

They delay the inevitable before Go finally pushes him to reveal what’s on his mind. Instead, they banter with each other in a realistic fashion, and he orders a drink at 11:09am. Another version could have had Nick sitting down, sighing, and Go immediately asking what’s wrong. In this scene, the dramatic purpose is to show that Nick is struggling with this marriage, but is being tight-lipped about it. This is an interesting way to show the audience the relationship without being too heavy handed about it. Instead, Nick brings Go a game they played as kids, Mastermind, and they briefly discuss who loved it back then. What’s great about this scene is that is showcases that Nick and Go are siblings without either of them saying “bro”, or “sis”, which is a common cheat to showcase this relationship. This is a very early scene that gives us some context about who Nick is, and introduces his sister Go.

Gone Girl – Nick talks to his sister Go.

The structure of the scene carries its own narrative function: Molly is faced with a conflict (students talking crap about her), she tries to fight back (telling them she is better than them), and is defeated (they all have promising futures).

This is achieved by having the other students making fun of Molly in increasingly funny ways.

The dialog reveals a lot about Molly’s character without being expository.

The only action lines are what absolutely needs to be there. This pushes Molly into her emotional arc: she needs to be a teenager for one night before she graduates high school and never has the chance again. This sets Molly off, because in this moment she feels like she’s wasted all of high school being the focused kid, and not living her wild like everyone else. Molly bursts out of the stall, ready to lecture them about how she is going to be so much more successful than them because she spent all of high school studying, and they’ll be nowhere… Except, they each reveal they’ve all either gotten into Ivy League schools, too, or already have a promising job offer. Then, some of her classmates enter the bathroom and start talking crap about her, not realizing she can hear them. The scene begins with Molly in a bathroom stall correcting the grammar of the graffiti on the wall.

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We begin the movie with our protagonist Molly, an intense teenager who has spent all of high school focused solely on getting into Yale. This scene on page 15 of the hilarious Booksmart is a great example of revealing character and subverting expectations.

Booksmart – Molly learns she’s not better than her classmates.Let’s take a look at a few great scenes from existing screenplays and what we can learn from them.

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So, what makes for a good scene? Once you’ve determined the location, time of day, and the dramatic purpose for the scene, it’s time to figure out how to unfold the story in the most visually appealing and compelling way.

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Not sure where to get started? Check out our FREE course Writing the Scene.

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There’s no one way to write a good scene–every screenwriter has their own approach for how to showcase the action, and a big part of finding your unique screenwriting “voice” is through reading screenplays and trial and error.