Screenwriting 101: Ernst Lubitsch
“It is the task of the screenwriter to invent little pieces of business that are so characteristic and give so deep an insight into his…
“It is the task of the screenwriter to invent little pieces of business that are so characteristic and give so deep an insight into his creatures, that their personalities clearly and organically unfold before the eyes of the audience so that the latter feel that the actions of these people are contingent upon their characters, that there exists some kind of a logical fate, and that nothing is left to mere accident or coincidence….”
— Ernst Lubitsch
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