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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh
No dialogue/mime scenes

Hey again y'all~

What are your thoughts about scenes with no dialogue that's all action, basically miming?

I'm writing quite a few in my current script and I'm enjoying it a lot. One I wrote right now is almost a page long and (hopefully) comes off just as sad as it feels for me haha.

In my humble opin...

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Anthony A Miller

I still want to see an entire short film starring Mr. Mime from Detective Pikachu. The creators didn't think his scenes would even work with the audience, but of course they did.

Robert Franklin Godwin III

Five films where the protagonist says little to nothing, or is soley engaged in monologue:

1. Locke

2. Perfect days

3. Arctic

4, Thunder Road

5. The Comedy

Of course Quest for Fire has no dialogue, save for the grunts.

Andrew McKee

It’s all in the effectiveness of the description. Honestly, the Wall-E screenplay is a masterclass in this.

Art Arutyunyan

I personally enjoy watching AND writing scenes with no dialogue.

Dolf Van Stijgeren

I just finished watching the stunning new British series, Adolescence, which is full of long, silent shots (in fact, each episode feels like one continuous long take). I was struck by how beautiful those silences are, and it makes me wonder why we don't see them more often in series or films.

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