It surely would fall under this same category: ??

Quoted from Don And, before anyone asks.  TV, radio, robots that speak, hand puppets that speak would be considered a character.

  

Be nice if this were exempt but I somehow doubt it. I was hoping to use a newspaper headline banner - wonder if that's allowed?

What if it's a puppet that texts?    I was thinking "speaks" meant out loud. I don't know how I confused myself all of a sudden. LOL.  Over thinking as usual. Thanks LC and Pia.

Imo texting/chat room messages are dialogue. It's having a conversation with someone which would be the definition, whether spoken out loud or not.

A newspaper headline on the other hand is just a newspaper headline, a prop. Pretty sure that would be allowed, but who knows.

Haven't made much progress, been throwing a few ideas around in my head, but I haven't come up with anything that stands out. A few average ideas with a few average executions. While I find the theme very interesting, I'm struggling to write on it. I think I'll just try to get started on something and get a rough first draft in and hope to get a better idea of something unique to add.

The one character dialogue rule seems to be complicating coming up with something for me rather than assuring me that hey, at least I've got one. Got the idea of writing that rough draft without dialogue, get some kind of a story down and see where I can fit the dialogue in when I'm done.

Grats to everyone that's finished their first draft or has the outline thought of. You've got the upper hand.

Very phantasmastic, boooy!!! I mean, umm, Don.

Have not come up with an idea yet....not sure I'll be able to pull this one off this year. Brain dead...but I think it's a cool challenge. A challenge should be challenging. Kudos to Don!

As I put fade out on this puppy, didn't break the law but a serious wtf on its way. Flags will be thrown.

Looking forward to reading everyone's stuff!

Quoted from mmmarnie Is texting, computer chat room talk, Facebook messaging considered dialog? Typed by a second character, not spoken out loud.

Don’s responses in this thread, particularly this exchange on post 30...

Quoted from stevie And hand signals are a form of communication too. Or morse code.  Or hand written signs. Hmmm

Quoted from Don Depends on how you write it.

...lead me to believe ‘dialogue’ is to be taken from more of a formatting perspective. So I think there’s a little room for interpretation here. Unless he corrects me, I’ll continue with that assumption.

Dialogue, in script terms, is when a character speaks.

There are loads of ways characters can communicate without speaking. Jeez, even dogs can communicate without barking.

I think the idea is use your imaginations. You've been challenged. Stop asking questions and start trying to work out your own answers. You may come up with something good. Or not. Others shall be the judges.

R

Quoted from EWall433 Don�s responses in this thread, particularly this exchange on post 30...

Quoted from rendevous You've been challenged. Stop asking questions and start trying to work out your own answers. You may come up with something good. Or not. Others shall be the judges. R

I went through all 11 pages of questions first to make sure I didn't miss a texting question. Wasn't sure, since texting is not actually spoken out loud, if it counted as dialog. I think people should be able to ask questions without being ridiculed. Really A-holish to make people feel stupid for it.

If someone is speaking via text, it is a character speaking! Only one character's dialogue is allowed!

If you use FD and you have to use two different character names in the dialogue, you've failed!

Yeah. I get it. Sorry I was a freakin dumb ass. Jesus Christ. Lighten the freak up. I think it may have been the first question I asked since I've been doing these OWC's. Can't stand the judgement in this place sometimes. Really off putting.

Quoted from mmmarnie Really A-holish to make people feel stupid for it.

I'm not ridiculing you. Simply pointing out that if Don thinks handwritten signs can work, that has to be applicable to text as well. If I couldn't reference Don, I wouldn't post anything cause my opinion means squat.

Quoted from mmmarnie Pia is going to roll her eyes at this...but I have a question. Is texting, computer chat room talk, Facebook messaging considered dialog? Typed by a second character, not spoken out loud.  Sorry Pia. LOL

Marnie,

It depends...

Depends on how you write it.  

In War Games, I believe the computer was written as a character with dialogue.

However, if it is texting, that really depends, e.g., this is ok:

JOHN looks at is phone. The screen reads, "Meet me at the playground."

As opposed to having a conversation which I would write as dialogue.  

Clearly, I don't have a clear cut answer other than to say, if the conversation is written as a dialogue exchange, then no, it wouldn't be permitted.  However, if the answer comes in the action block, then that would be ok.

Does this help at all?

Don

Quoted from LC It surely would fall under this same category: ??    Be nice if this were exempt but I somehow doubt it. I was hoping to use a newspaper headline banner - wonder if that's allowed?

A newspaper headline isn't a character, so I would say this is ok.

Unless one character is having a conversation with the newspaper and the newspaper was responding.

Don

Quoted from Don It depends... Depends on how you write it.   In War Games, I believe the computer was written as a character with dialogue. However, if it is texting, that really depends, e.g., this is ok: JOHN looks at is phone. The screen reads, "Meet me at the playground." As opposed to having a conversation which I would write as dialogue.   Clearly, I don't have a clear cut answer other than to say, if the conversation is written as a dialogue exchange, then no, it wouldn't be permitted.  However, if the answer comes in the action block, then that would be ok. Does this help at all? Don

So, I'm getting that in some cases it would be okay. I wish people remembered it before dismissing a script when they see a script that used messaging. I mean messaging that's been thought through to fit the challenge.