Things You Would Never Know Without the Movie Industry

[Last Hussar]

Your missus is a liar

[FierceKitty]

Nobody ever fumbles their words, or hesitates when speaking.

I disagree here. Something that annoys me is overcompensation in the opposite direction: US scriptwriters in particular are so afraid of their dialogue's seeming composed or written that they exaggerate inarticulacy, and confine vocabulary to a very narrow range. I know many people who speak FAR better than they'd be allowed to in a movie, and I'm not only talking about English literature graduate students (who, God help us, often do speak down to Hollywood dialogue standards these days).

[Aksu]

Hey, Aksu, which two buttons?

Serious mode on: This was used as an example of how you want to edit out all the things you don't have to show, the viewer will get the idea with minimal cues. So when editing an undressing scene, it is enough to show the guy unbuttoning the (usually) top two buttons, you can then cut to another shot with the shirt coming off. Since that is what the viewer is expecting, you don't want to linger on the first shot and bore the viewer.
Actually this is sort of one of the few useful bits I picked up from art uni: don't spend time doing stuff that a viewer is not interested in looking at. At least that is my excuse when someone asks "why didn't you paint (insert missing detail here) on your figures?"
Cheers,
Aksu

[Last Hussar]

That's what Orcs tells the ladies about foreplay.

[capthugeca]

    You're very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.
    The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.
    A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
    It is not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or ending phone conversations.
    Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.
    All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.
    A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.
    If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.
    When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.
    Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at that precise moment.

[FierceKitty]

   Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments but not to watch the road if you're chatting up a bit of crumpet..
 
   When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English with exaggerated accents to each other.

[FierceKitty]

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