
Writing Excuses 8.31: Combining Dialogue, Blocking, and Description
Writing Excuses
00:00
The Importance of Blocking in Storytelling
This chapter explores how effective blocking can establish the geography and context of a scene, using Jackie Chan films as an example. It also introduces the concept of the pyramid of abstraction and discusses the use of concrete imagery and beats in dialogue to control pacing and reveal character traits.
Play episode from 03:45
Transcript


