013 - Dos and Don'ts of Exposition

You can’t write a movie without some exposition—but often writers hear the complaint that their writing is too expositional. How do we strike that balance, and importantly, how do we recognize good and bad exposition in our own work? In this episode, screenwriters Alexie Basil and Adam Schaller break down the dos and don’ts of effective exposition. They look at how famous stories have successfully delivered information and how you can replicate it in your own screenwriting.