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Zinneman calls it a ‘necessary evil’ and wordsmith par excellence David Mamet says: “A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.“ I am not an expert, not even a native English speaker and I most certainly lack a deep knowledge of vocabulary. My passion is for story and structure. So much for the disclaimers.

Should you write a happy ending?

Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should.

Robert McKee says: “Tell the truth.”

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