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How does a writer know if a scene is working or not? We asked Jason Eric Perlman this question.
He’s the filmmaker behind this movie on the screen right now. It’s a movie called Site. We’ll link up to the movie below.
Jason gave us an answer that surprised us and it really rings true when we think about some of our previous videos.
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“When you’re writing, how do you know if a scene is working or not?”
Jason: That’s a great question and it’s tricky.
I think I know if I’m breathing heavily, which normally my work I tend to do is often relatively intense. So if I’m writing an intense scene, if I’m very engaged with it personally, if my biology is engaging with it, then I feel like it’s working.
And sometimes, I’ll often actually sort of under my breath speak the lines as I’m reading through it, sort of like murmur the lines and just kind of hear them in the mouth a bit.
My wife teases me when she hears me from another room when I am doing that in something. She’ll sometimes whisper and be like,
“You’re breathing, I can hear you breathing in the other room, like you’re gasping.”
I’m like, “Great, cuz this is cooking then. This one’s working.”
Because if you get your…(Watch the video on YouTube here).
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About:
An accomplished WGA screenwriter, feature director, producer and Emmy-recognized editor, Jason Eric Perlman has collaborated on over 20 feature films since completing USC Graduate Cinema. He has worked with major television outlets and studios like Warner Bros, Sony, and Lionsgate. His material has screened at prestigious festivals such as Sundance and SXSW. Jason was named #4 in LA Weekly’s “Top 10 Entertainment Professionals to Watch in 2023.”
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