Development, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #186

by scrappy Jul 25, 2026

Silent, Meaningful Glances

If you read through your entire script out loud, chances are excellent that every single place you stumbled on the dialogue can be cut without hurting the story. Unless you’ll be breathing-for-effect, don’t write dialogue bigger than a single breath can handle.

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Production, Tip

Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #101

by scrappy Oct 25, 2022

Avoid international castigation.

Unless there’s a voice coach involved, really think about it before you use non-native accents. People are usually excited being in a movie and will go overboard and their lines pretty much become unintelligible.

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