Open in app
Scott Myers
17.5K Followers
About

Sign in

17.5K Followers
About
Open in app
Script Analysis: “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” — Part 5: Dialogue
7
4

Scott Myers

Scott Myers

Scott Myers

Jun 23, 2018·1 min read

I’m going with this line from Joel: “Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.”

Amen! A mantra for the modern era. Communication requires active LISTENING. The tendency to just drone on with information is the antithesis of communication. Specificity of one’s life experience is key to crafting a unique individual.

Written by

Scott Myers

More from Scott Myers

More From Medium

The Theology of Cinema: Righteousness

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

Reader Question: What can a writer learn from reading a script while watching the movie at the same…

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

Screenwriting Takeaways from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

Reader Question: Are there any script rules that really shouldn’t be broken?

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

Writing and the Creative Life: 4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

The Business of Screenwriting: Don’t stand in water where you should be fishing

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

John McLane’s arc in “Die Hard”

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

Writing and the Creative Life: Three Types of Creators

Scott Myers in Go Into The Story

About

Help

Legal

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store