"These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna step all over you."
Here's a big list of ways to say "walk" in your scripts. I like to change it up so I'm not writing "walk" over and over in a script. And sometimes you need something stronger than "walk."
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The online thesaurus https://www.wordhippo.com/ also helps with alternates for actions. It's far better than thesaurus.com
It accepts phrases like "looks all over for," has antonyms, rhymes, subsets of a word and other useful language assistance.
Hippo has around 400 variations of 'walk' to fit any situation or mood.
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Love these resources! Thanks Maurice Vaughan and E Langley
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This is an aweosmem list, Maurice Vaughan - I love "moseys', "struts" and "zips".
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That's pretty cool, E Langley! It'll come in handy. Thanks!
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You're welcome, Michael David.
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I recently used "zips" in a script to show a character was running fast. Sam Sokolow. "Run" is another word that writers can overuse. I like to use "sprints," "races," "bolts," etc. instead of run sometimes.
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I found a useful list on body language descriptors. Great site!
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That sounds helpful, Robert Franklin Godwin III. Can you share the link?
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Same site as mentioned in this thread, just a different page https://www.writerswrite.co.za/cheat-sheets-for-writing-body-language/
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Thank you, Robert Franklin Godwin III!
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As for using the descriptors for body language, I have received notes that suggested I was telling too much to the Director/actor how it should be played. I guess moderation is in order.
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Thanks for sharing Maurice Vaughan and E Langley :)
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You're welcome, Marina Albert.
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Some tremendous and valuable shares lately, Maurice Vaughan!
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Thank you, Richard "RB" Botto. I'll be posting more of them soon!
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Nice one! Gonna storm to check out this link :D
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I see what you did there, Parth Chandna!
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Strolling on that post, thank you Maurice Vaughan!
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I like that, Evelyn Von Warnitz. You're welcome.
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Great post Maurice Vaughan ! Its good to see when even basic actions can be enhanced to tell us something about character. Theres a great quote from Spielberg: "Characters should never enter. They should storm in, they should skulk in, they should tremble in. Create visual pictures‪."
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Thanks, Ewan Dunbar. I've heard that quote. I think about it a lot when I write/rewrite scripts. I like to go through a script during rewrites, replacing words in action lines with more visual words. It's usually at the end of my rewriting process. I recommend it for anyone who writes scripts.
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Maurice and E, thanks for the script resources...great ways to put some real flair into descriptions!
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You're welcome, Jim Boston.
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A flowery welcome, Jim Boston!
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Thanks, Evelyn!