Saturday, February 16, 2008

Best Of - Exposition


Hey guys,

Last August, we concluded a study in which fellow writers and bloggers had to provide 3 examples of plot dumps in film:


* One BAD example of exposition.
* One GOOD VERBAL example of exposition.
* One GOOD NON-VERBAL example of exposition.

The non-verbal examples were the most fascinating, and for me, the best kind of verbal exposition is always put out there in the context of something else. It's Reese explaining the terminator in the middle of an action sequence. It's Perry White telling Clark and Lois to go to Niagara Falls to expose a honeymoon racket while Lois gives Clark hints that she knows he's Superman. Anyway, hope you enjoy them.

-MM

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EXPOSITION, BABY!


[Key: BV = Bad Verbal; GV = Good Verbal; NV = Non Verbal]


10/7/07 - by Pat, Part 4
BV - Dune
GV - All the Presiden't Men
NV - Erin Brokovich

8/29/07 - by Pat, Part 3
BV - Titanic
GV - Titanic
NV - Titanic

8/27/07 - By Pat (Gimmeabreak), Part 2
BV - Terminator 2
GV - Terminator 2
NV - Terminator 2

8/23/07 - By Pat (Gimmeabreak)
BV - Aliens
GV - Aliens
NV - Aliens

8/21/07 - By Mystery Man
BV - Road to Perdition
GV - Chinatown
NV - Raging Bull

8/18/07 - By Kevin Broom
BV - The Princess Bride
GV - The Princess Bride
NV - Miller's Crossing

8/16/07 - By Joshua James
BV - Live Free or Die Hard
GV - The Godfather
NV - Quest for Fire

8/14/07 -
By Miriam Paschal
BV - Legally Blonde 2
GV - Little Miss Sunshine
NV - Back to the Future

8/12/07 - By Alan Lopuszynski (Part I and Part II)
BV - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (pt 1)
GV - Terminator (pt 2)
NV - Aliens (pt 1)

8/10/07 - By David Muhlfelder
BV - North by Northwest
GV - The Hospital and Network
NV - 2001: A Space Odyssey

8/6/07 - By Bob Thielke
BV - Goodfellas
GV - As Good As it Gets
NV - Godfather II

8/3/07 - BY Len Massaar
BV - V for Vendetta
GV - You Can Count on Me
NV - Rosemary's Baby

8/1/07 - By Mark Haslett
BV - Star Wars I: the Phantom Menace
GV - Raiders of the Lost Ark
NV - The Virgin Spring

7/19/07 - MM's Exposition Examples
BV - Lester's Superman II
GV - Donner's Superman II
NV - Marie Antoinette

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