Absolute gold!!! John Gray makes the idea of subtext (and other really important aspects of acting, writing) so easy to understand and do! Thank you, Karen and Film Courage! :)
The words the characters are saying in not what's going on in the scene is a huge misconception. When used properly, dialogue is action. It is a battle for each characters want, it's a character's Jungian Ego in action - who the character currently is or wants to be seen as. Subtext is exactly what he's saying it is, but dialogue is much more than he's saying it is.
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What movie or TV show exhibits excellent use of subtext?
Arcane from Riot Games, and Breaking Bad
Severance is really good at juggling subtext and on-the-nose dialogue.
Anything Alfred Hitchcock. Star Trek TOS. Most sitcoms.
All should
Westworld's first season, every scene with Anthony Hopkins.
Saying something without saying something
Absolute gold!!! John Gray makes the idea of subtext (and other really important aspects of acting, writing) so easy to understand and do! Thank you, Karen and Film Courage! :)
Love this dude’s insight on the show
"if the scene is about what the scene is about, then you're in DEEP SHIT." - McKee
The words the characters are saying in not what's going on in the scene is a huge misconception. When used properly, dialogue is action. It is a battle for each characters want, it's a character's Jungian Ego in action - who the character currently is or wants to be seen as. Subtext is exactly what he's saying it is, but dialogue is much more than he's saying it is.
Is subtext is a must for all genres and kinds of movies? Or is it a director's take or choice?
This
dont judge a book by its cover but on its first page.
Subtext is for cowards and losers. ;)
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards
I'll bet this guy had read more books than he's written.
directing the core of art to the real importance of its medium! great