Hi,
I am looking for an alternative (shorter) way to write characters facial expressions in the action lines. As I found out through many screenplays I have read, other writers usually use:
"Gives him sidelong glances / glares at him ferocious / she looks on wistfully / throws him a cautious glance / casts him a...-
Would it also be okay to write:
"Cautiously glances at him / gazes furiously at / gapes desperate at / gawks madly at her / sarcastically peers at / glimpses grumpy at / squints greedy at / cheerfully peeks at / enthralled squints at / alienated peers at her / alarmed stares at / eagerly peeks at...-
This way I can cut 1-3 words from a line, which can be quite a lot if done through the whole screenplay.
Thanks for any advice.
I am looking for an alternative (shorter) way to write characters facial expressions in the action lines. As I found out through many screenplays I have read, other writers usually use:
"Gives him sidelong glances / glares at him ferocious / she looks on wistfully / throws him a cautious glance / casts him a...-
Would it also be okay to write:
"Cautiously glances at him / gazes furiously at / gapes desperate at / gawks madly at her / sarcastically peers at / glimpses grumpy at / squints greedy at / cheerfully peeks at / enthralled squints at / alienated peers at her / alarmed stares at / eagerly peeks at...-
This way I can cut 1-3 words from a line, which can be quite a lot if done through the whole screenplay.
Thanks for any advice.
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