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Chapter 13 Character Relationships as Subplots "So much to tell, so little time!"—That could be the catchy chorus for a song entitled "The Screenwriter's Blues." And it's true. Every screenwriter can tell you that the problem with feature-length scripts is that they are too short. Even if they are 200-pages/3-hours/Double-DVDers, screenplays just aren't long enough to explore in full the plot's ramifications or the characters' personalities. Never will a movie portray a character with the exquisite detail of a novel. Never will a flick develop its plot to the colossal span of a saga. Never will we, poor screenwriters, break the confinement of the feature-length script and the scarce dramatic items that we can present to the audience in two hours. Or could we? |
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