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Exposition

Chapter

Exposition

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Exposition book

Exposition

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Exposition book

ByJule Selbo
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Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2015
Imprint Routledge
Pages 9
eBook ISBN 9781315677033

ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses on exposition in screenplay. Exposition is the information the audience needs to know about the characters and their world to fully understand the stakes of the story. Some of the information is revealed visually, some with dialogue. Exposition can and, in most cases, should be meted out slowly over the film. Burying the exposition is letting the audience in on information without them knowing they are being "told". The chapter suggests that filling in the character and situation of the story should be buried in character actions and story advancement. A good writer buries the exposition while he is making the characters well rounded and interesting. He fills in backstory as he goes along making sure the information comes out in an active, story-advancing scene, at a time when the information is needed. Flashbacks can be used to fill in exposition, but each scene should help advance the story or character.

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