Re: To show or not to show, the flashback quandry
I am appreciative with everyone's posts about this subject. It is something that is very debatable to say the least.
In my opinion, if done right flashbacks can work. Take Forrest Gump. It is a film of mostly flashbacks, but they are done tastefully and they work.
I agree with others here that if a flashback is just thrown in it can take the viewer out of the story. I personally don't use flashbacks, but I have been toying with the idea of using them in my newest script. But the flashback is only one specific memory and it is pivotal to the character. It is a memory that haunts him and turned him into the person he is today. I may use a mix of "visual" and "audible" on the flashback as it will be visited a few times throughout and I don't want to just have the same visual memory over and over. I don't like that....
I am appreciative with everyone's posts about this subject. It is something that is very debatable to say the least.
In my opinion, if done right flashbacks can work. Take Forrest Gump. It is a film of mostly flashbacks, but they are done tastefully and they work.
I agree with others here that if a flashback is just thrown in it can take the viewer out of the story. I personally don't use flashbacks, but I have been toying with the idea of using them in my newest script. But the flashback is only one specific memory and it is pivotal to the character. It is a memory that haunts him and turned him into the person he is today. I may use a mix of "visual" and "audible" on the flashback as it will be visited a few times throughout and I don't want to just have the same visual memory over and over. I don't like that....
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