The Art of Dialogue: How to Nail Your Character's Voice

Filmed entertainment is visual, and though everyone loves a catchy line, it’s really an exceptional dialogue exchange framed by a character’s choice of action that we remember.

Dialogue is one of the clearest ways of exploring your character’s agenda, frame of mind, and emotional state. The best dialogue is able to do even more - and succinctly, sometimes in just a few lines. It lets us know something about the overall theme of your script, as well as unresolved areas ripe for conflict between your protagonist and the other characters: friend, frenemy, and foe…

In this Stage 32 on-demand Webinar, screenwriter/producer/director Brian Herskowitz will walk you through what professional dialogue looks and sounds like. He will guide you through understanding the link between your character and dialogue, how to develop a strong character voice, the art of subtext and making sure you have the right amount of dialogue to move your story forward.

Brian is a veteran film and television writer and producer who has worked on over 2 dozen films and television shows (HBO, FOX, CBS, NBC, UNIVERSAL and more) and he's bringing his experience across all the formats to the Stage 32 community! 

PLUS! To help you with your own writing exercises you will receive: 

• Character Voice handout
• Strong Dialogue Voice Handout
• Brainstorm Dialogue Handout
• Tranformative Dialogue Handout
• Good Will Hunting Call Back Script
• The Fabelmans Script
• The Empire Strikes Back Script
• The Banshees Of Inisherin Script

You do not want to miss out on this chance to learn how to write effective dialogue! 

Testimonials for Brian's Teaching and Stage 32 Education

“As a collaborator with Brian and a guest in his class, I am hugely impressed with his screenwriting knowledge. I heartily recommend him and his course.”

- Jason Alexander (Seinfeld, Pretty Woman, Listen Up)

"I have a master's degree and a doctorate, Brian is by far the most caring and best teacher I have ever had." - Alan J.

"The course was everything I needed and then some. An excellent course." - Katie R.

"Mr. Herskowitz is very knowledgeable, patient, and superb at discerning problems and helping us solve them." - Sandra O.

"A solid course in which I felt I had learned a LOT by the time it was over." - Peter L.