{"id":102826,"date":"2018-06-14T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=102826"},"modified":"2018-06-13T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T21:25:40","slug":"filmmaking-tips-shooting-dialogue-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/filmmaking-tips-shooting-dialogue-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaking Tips: The Basics of Shooting A Dialogue Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning a two-person dialogue scene in your next film or video project? Here’s everything you need to know to pull off the shoot.<\/h2>\n

Cover image by\u00a0guruXOX<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dialogue is\u00a0just as important in film and video as it is in real life. Even during the early\u00a0days of silent cinema, dialogue was a necessary\u00a0aspect of storytelling \u2014 through dialogue cards and captions. In modern film and video, dialogue scenes\u00a0are the crux of narrative development.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re working on conversational scenes in your own project, follow these steps to\u00a0get good coverage, a good audio recording, and proper editing.<\/p>\n

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Shots to Consider<\/h3>\n

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Let\u2019s start\u00a0with the basics. Say you\u2019re shooting a two-person conversation. The situation is the same in everything from cinema classics to modern sitcoms: you have two stationary actors talking back and forth. As a filmmaker, you want to maximize and stylize your coverage\u00a0for a mix of wide and close-up shots. Here are a few shots to consider:<\/p>\n