Authors use visual language by giving detailed descriptions on what is happening and what the character looks like. The more information the screenwriter puts into the script, the visual image of what the reader is reading is greater than a screenwriter who puts very little information. If one screenwriter gives a full description of what one of his main characters looks like, then it leaves no room for the reader to visualize what the character would be if the writer only gave a vague description. If the screenwriter only gives a vague description, then it would make the reader visualize what the character looks like in her mind.
Marc Maggio
Discussion questions:
1. Out of all the scripts we have read, which one utilizes visual language the best?
2. Instead of Harrison Ford, who would you choose to cast John Book and why?
1 comment:
If this was remade today, I would probably choose someone like Ryan Reynolds or Clive Owen to play the John Book role. I see both as modern-day Harrison Fords, and they can both play cops.
The author that uses the best visual language is Kaufman in my mind. The script could have been very difficult to read if it wasn't for the helpful descriptions included.
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