ഏതു സിനിമയും ഷൂട്ട് ചെയ്യാൻ പഠിക്കാം, ഡയലോഗ് സീൻ ഷൂട്ട് ചെയ്യാൻ പടിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ. എങ്ങനെ ഒരു സംഭാഷണ രംഗം ഷൂട്ട് ചെയ്യണം എന്ന് നിങ്ങൾക്ക് അറിയുവോ? എനിക്ക് അറിയില്ലാരുന്നു.

Once you know how to shoot a dialogue scene, you can shoot almost any film. I failed because I didn't know which was the right shot. Do you?

00:00 Intro

Most aspiring filmmakers think they will figure out how to shoot a scene after they are on set and everything is ready. But if you want to become a professional filmmaker, you have to learn otherwise.

A dialogue scene is one of the most common scenes you will come across in any film (any film on humans that is). So learning to shoot a dialogue scene ensures that you can shoot almost any film.

Disclaimer: None of these are to be taken as rules, but only guidelines.

01:17 1. What is the Purpose of the Dialogue Scene

Every scene in your script should be serving a purpose: push the story forward.

01:42 1.1 Why Purpose

Without it you have no direction. Without a direction, how do you know which is right from wrong?

02:59 1.2 How to Identify a Purposeful Scene

04:06 2. Preparing to Shoot a Dialogue Scene

This is the fun part. All you have to do is just sit back, relax and do the following:

- Imagine

- Storyboard or Shot List

- Rehearse

04:28 2.1 Imagine

Observe how the written words inspire visuals in your head. Let your imagination run free. You don’t have to know how to shoot that crazy imagination of yours right now.

05:36 2.2 Storyboard

Take a blank piece of paper and roughly sketch out the images you saw in your head. Use stick figures. You don’t have to have any special artistic talent. Trust me. I don’t.

06:35 2.3 Why Storyboard or Shot List

07:43 2.3 Rehearse The Dialogues Scene with Actors

Let them learn the dialogues and work off of each other, while you guide them to bring the scene to life. This gives you new inspiration (angles, dialogues, frames). Let it all guide you to make something better.

09:09 3. How to Shoot a Dialogue Scene

09:33 3.1 Shooting the Dialogue Scene

1. Take the Shot List

2. Place the camera

3. Position actors

4. Roll camera and action

5. Check shot list. Repeat.

Focus on developing your craft.

10:55 3.2 Fun Fact

12:06 3.3 Rules of Shooting a Dialogue Scene

13:41 Concluding

So how do you shoot a dialogue scene?

1. Find the scene's purpose

2. Imagine the scene

3. Storyboard it

4. Rehearse with actors

5. Shoot it and practice

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Ashik Satheesh's goal is to make world class Malayalam films. He made his debut into the film industry with Munnariv (2020), the first iPhone feature film in Malayalam.

He was the assistant director to awards-winning films such as Ottamuri Velicham (2017). He wrote and directed more than ten short films and assisted various short-films and commercials.