Show Notes
Hemingway's Iceberg Theory is one of the most talked-about screenwriting concepts out there, but what does it actually look like on the page? Danny and John break down the theory of omission and what it means for your screenplay: how to write subtext into dialogue, why your character's backstory shapes every scene even when it's never stated, and how restraint creates more tension than anything you could put on the nose.
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It's like they're talking like whatever they're saying, whatever is actually happening.
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You're right.
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Listening to matters.
