"Show, don't tell" is meant to be a general rule of thumb and not something that writers should follow to a tee, there are instances where exposition is necessary. Writing being good or bad is irrelevant.
Visual exposition can be very good when done correctly, you just need to avoid using text or other cop-outs when doing it and think about what each character knows versus what the audience knows, use dramatic irony, subtext, have characters lie a lot etc.
“Show, Don’t Tell!” is a pretty vague platitude like "write what you know", there's a lot more to both but it fits screenwriting and writing in general very well to cut out the kind of stuff that people don't watch movies for.
"Midwit" is unironically the #1 indicator of a midwit, nothing screams midwit more than being hopelessly reliant on repeating the same /tvpol/ buzzword to make your point.
Some of the best films have written narration either as an intro or as an epilogue. Also, I am very smart for misinterpreting the point because I've heard this from people I don't agree with politically.
My interpretation of it is that showing just means that a particular plotpoint or character development has been properly integrated into the preceding material. telling is the writer pulling something out of their ass.
It's a teaching phrase for aspiring creators but not an absolute. Like when in school teachers tell students to write small sentences in their essays. Long sentences aren't necessarily bad but they require a certain finesse that students haven't yet acquires.
I think telling can be effective if you need to establish certain things to the audience in a short amount of time
You're an idiot.
gokubro ftw
Both are valid tools and their usage depends on overall style and context.
So you prefer hamfisted exposition?
The OP is what you might consider an "enfant terrible".
Bad writing won't suddenly be good if you "show" it.
That's why it's midwit criticism.
Kids with meme folders don't have valid opinions.
>oldgay hates [new thing]
check yourself into a retirement home already.
Cinemaphile belongs to my generation now
"Show, don't tell" is meant to be a general rule of thumb and not something that writers should follow to a tee, there are instances where exposition is necessary. Writing being good or bad is irrelevant.
>Writing being good or bad is irrelevant.
Writing is literally the most relevant thing in this discussion.
I blame RLM for popularizing the phase. It's not as profound as people think it sounds.
>op outs himself as an "ermmm acktually" homosexual
Visual exposition can be very good when done correctly, you just need to avoid using text or other cop-outs when doing it and think about what each character knows versus what the audience knows, use dramatic irony, subtext, have characters lie a lot etc.
“Show, Don’t Tell!” is a pretty vague platitude like "write what you know", there's a lot more to both but it fits screenwriting and writing in general very well to cut out the kind of stuff that people don't watch movies for.
I look like that.
>I’ve never heard a respectable director ever say this.
They tried to show you, not tell you.
Gottem
Midwit is not a word
> “Show, Don’t Tell!”
>I’ve never heard a respectable director ever say this.
Makes sense if you think about it
OP is an anime watching homosexual
Kids with meme folders don't have valid opinions.
"Midwit" is unironically the #1 indicator of a midwit, nothing screams midwit more than being hopelessly reliant on repeating the same /tvpol/ buzzword to make your point.
takes a midwit to detect a midwit
filter -> image md5
What if you show text? Technically Star Wars did that "show not tell" as they show you text crawl without voice over.
Text is telling
it's akin to "if you have to explain the joke it isn't funny"
TELL ME THE MONEY
>respectable director
I'm a respectable director and I think "show, don't tell!" is intelligent criticism.
Some of the best films have written narration either as an intro or as an epilogue. Also, I am very smart for misinterpreting the point because I've heard this from people I don't agree with politically.
My interpretation of it is that showing just means that a particular plotpoint or character development has been properly integrated into the preceding material. telling is the writer pulling something out of their ass.
It's a teaching phrase for aspiring creators but not an absolute. Like when in school teachers tell students to write small sentences in their essays. Long sentences aren't necessarily bad but they require a certain finesse that students haven't yet acquires.