Screenwriting 101: W.R. Burnett
“The trouble with most film writing is that too many writers have no feel for film. They’re writing stories, they’re writing plays, they’re not writing for film. There’s far too much dialogue written — you don’t need it. You can tell so much with the camera — with a cut or with a reaction.”
— W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar, High Sierra, Scarface)