Energizer: Week 10 (2024)

Effective Dialogue...

• is so naturalistic it sounds like chit-chat

• front loads exposition to get it out of the way

• always emerges from character intentions

• gives the screenwriter a chance to show off

An intelligent but flighty character might speak with:

• A small vocabulary, but with great eloquence

• A large vocabulary and great eloquence

• A small vocabulary, but in fits and starts

• A large vocabulary, but in fits and starts

What do we learn about Juno from her dialogue?

• She is intelligent but unconventional

• She uses humour to disguise her vulnerability

• She can clear a sixty-four ounce blue slushie

• All of the Above

Subtext is:

• An unspoken fact or dynamic that shapes dialogue

• Anything a character says under their breath

• Anything a character does not say

• A GIANT SECRET one character is keeping

What is the most important contrast in Juno and Vanessa’s dialogue?

• Large Vocabulary vs. Small

• Fast vs. Slow

• Defensiveness vs. Vulnerability

• Rude vs. Polite

If your dialogue is “On the Nose” it is probably:

• Communicating Subtext or Theme too clearly

• Escalating too quickly

• Uselessly repeating information

• Suffering from a nasal fixation

Your first consideration in writing dialogue should always be:

• Vocabulary and Diction

• Character Goals, Psychology, and Background

• Intention and Subtext

• That it's going to sound really COOL

Why shouldn’t Juno have the baby?

• Because her chest will like MILKTATE

• She won’t be able to go to Cabo

• She’ll have to tell her parents she’s “sexually active”

• Dude. She’s ill-equipped.

Which of the following DIDN'T Diablo Cody write?

• United States of Tara

• Tully

• Jennifer's Body

• Whip It

What was the name of the band whose song Bleeker and Juno sing at the end of the movie?

• The Rancid Cantaloupes

• The Moldy Peaches

• The Leaky Grapes

• The Rotten Kiwis