Is Your Script Doomed? The Shocking Truth About On the Nose Dialogue You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Ever find yourself reading a script and thinking, “Wow, these characters sure do state the obvious”? That, my friend, is the unmistakable stench of on the nose dialogue—it’s like handing your audience a neon sign flashing, “I don’t know what I’m doing.” On the nose dialogue doesn’t just annoy readers; it strangles the very life out of your script, turning vibrant characters into robotic mouthpieces reciting plot points. The tricky part? It often sneaks in disguised as perfectly normal conversation. But don’t sweat it. In this post, we’re diving headfirst into examples of on the nose dialogue and peeling back the curtain to show you exactly how those same scenes could have been crafted with subtlety, punch, and a whole lot more personality. Ready to stop killing your script one clunky exchange at a time? Let’s jump in. LEARN MORE