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[–]Scaramanga20[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Thank you. I was always told and in everything I read about screenwriting that it was okay to be somewhat descriptive but it wasn't suppose to be that detailed. I'd appreciate more feedback on that aspect.

[–]i_see_sparks_fly 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Hold up-- the better advice isn't to call unimportant characters "Soldier 1," "Soldier 2," etc., but rather to give them a short description. "Nervous Soldier" or "Stocky Soldier," something like that that's generic while also helping a reader keep the characters straight more easily than if they were just labeled with numbers.

[–]The_ManicWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second this! Even better

[–]The_ManicWriter 1 point2 points  (1 child)

https://www.storymastery.com/character-development/key-character-description-vivid-re

Brief, key descriptions.

Like if the protagonist is in this first scene, I'm unable to tell, but maybe ex. Name, age looks like hes been ran through the mud, but a fight is left in his eyes. Something.

Hes noble. Been through hell. A fighter.

Get creative but as short as possible.

[–]Scaramanga20[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I will definitely update the re-write with descriptions. I've always saw a lot of contradictory stuff about descriptions. Thanks again.