GITS Script Reading and Analysis Series: “Up In The Air” — Dialogue

02 Mar 2012 • 1 min read

This week we are analyzing the screenplay for Up In The Air (screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, based on a novel by Walter Kirn).

You can access the 8/19/08 draft here. Today we discuss the script’s dialogue.

* What do you consider to be the most memorable lines, either good or… not so good? Why did they work — or not — for you?

* Any notable callbacks (a line used once, then used again later in a different context)?

* How about set-up & payoffs?

* Any exposition that caught your eye for being handled exceptionally well?

See you in comments for a discussion about dialogue in Up In The Air.

For Day 1 of our analysis, you can go here.

Part 2 where we focused on structure here.

Part 3 where we focused on characters here.

Part 4 where we focused on themes here.

NOTE: THIS SERIES AND THE USE OF SCRIPTS IS STRICTLY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!

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