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Dialogue and Screenwriting Refresher

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1
When do you capitalize character names?
1st time we see them in Action and every time they speak a line of Dialogue
Every time we see them in Action
The 1st time we see them in Action
Whenever Chris Nolan says so
2
When should a character/dialogue element be the first thing after the Scene Heading?
If there are more than four characters in the scene.
If the location has already been introduced.
Never.
If the time of day in the heading is "DAWN",
3
In screenwriting, when can punctuation and grammar rules be ignored?
Never!
In parentheticals.
In dialogue as long is it still ends with punctuation.
In dialogue.
4
When can the same character have 2 lines of dialogue in a row in the same scene?
When there is an action element separating the two lines of dialogue.
Never. There should always be another character speaking in between.
Whenever the character is saying a new paragraph.
Whenever the character is saying a new sentence.
5
Which of these circumstances is it acceptable to change the Character Name element (for example from DAVID to DAVE)?
When the character changes how they want to be identified.
Once we have gotten to know the character better.
When another character starts identifying them by a new name or nickname.
The Character Name element should stay the same throughout the script.
6
A previously introduced location hasn't changed in any significant way. You should describe it in the next scene.
True
False