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Subtext involves the hidden feelings beneath spoken words—anger, love, mistrust—all the emotions characters don’t dare admit aloud. It can add sizzle to drab dialogue and make the speakers sound like real people. If you’ve ever been told your conversation scenes feel “too on the nose,” this video is for you.
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What Is Subtext? (0:00)
Body Language (1:05)
Secondary Emotion (3:51)
Sugarcoating (5:37)
Implied Accusation (7:51)
Passive Agressiveness (9:27)
Why We Use Subtext (11:55)
Writing Exercise (13:16)
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Date of upload: Feb 28, 2018 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
"During a first draft, it's okay to have placeholders that state the character's direct meaning."
THIS IS INVALUABLE ADVICE!!! Thank you!
Will save enormous time on your writing process. It doesn't have to be perfect on the first pass. The sentiment is what's important.
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1. Body language
2. Secondary emotion
3. Sugarcoating
4. Implied accusation
5. Passive aggressiveness
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"Let tension arise from miscommunication." That's freaking brilliant!
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My favorite cheeky example of subtext is this line from Ron Weasley:
"Good for you. Just choose someone — better — next time." He cast Harry an oddly furtive look as he said it.
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This channel, dear lady, is one of the best around for its cause. Keep up the terrific work! ❤️
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Honestly, as much as subtext can be fun, I hate plots that all stem from a miscommunication, so I actively avoid writing like that. Those plots always infuriate me to no end. Then again, I might be in the minority, as I'm not big on Hemingway, either.
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2 characters: A teen and her dog
Argument: whether or not to go
Literal feelings: The teen wants . . . The dog wants . . .
Imply:
Lisa has tried everything. Yet insists that Tico come with her.
"Here boy, here boy!" Her voice can't get any higher, can't be any sillier. Still, Tico lays his 50 pounds of fur and dilapidated muscle on his favorite side of the couch, warming it with his unmoving, unflinching belly full of bumps.
Lisa, a little more exasperated, jumps up and down like she used to when they were ten years younger, waving her hands over her head. This only tires the dog, as he groans, reminded of something. Then, painfully, the whites of his eyes, cloudy and opaque, follow Lisa as she steps up to him.
"Look what I have, Tico, your favorite toy . . ." This might have worked last week, but no way she would get him this time, say those cloudy eyes, which in their thickness start to tear. True, he is old and sick, but not dumb. The toy jingles, glimmers, stops. Lisa doesn't know what to do. The first time the dog simply heaved up to follow her to the door when she had brought out the walking leash. The second week that didn't work, until she brought out the toy with peanut butter inside. Now, this week no toy, no leash, no nothing can make him go back to that place full of artificial daylight and needles. No way.
There are tears in the girl's eyes now, glossy and translucent, so full of life, blossoming. "He won't be a pup forever," she remembers hearing. She never thought it would end like this.
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Whatever you do, keep writing. Its exactly my fave subtext in a dialogue. lol
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I've only found your videos this week, but as I am currently working on my first novel I've found them utterly invaluable. Thank you very much for making these.
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Wow! As an aspiring voice actor, I clicked on this video because I was simply curious about what subtext is and how I can use it to improve my voice acting. Amd now all I can say is wow-- I'm truly humbled and inspired by your insight on this topic and the excellence of your presentation -- Thank you! I will be checking out your other videos
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This is one of the best subtext videos I’ve seen so far.
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The best Subtext is two characters bonding as friends or lovers, and one goes "F*ck you" in a playful manner when deep within, its more like an "yeah yeah I love you"
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One of my favorite example of subtext must be The Count of Monte-Cristo. Yes, the whole book! (...okay maybe not, but most of it. ^^) Since the main character is supposed to be dead and try to get revenge on those who ruined him, every interactions he has with them are full of many layers of subtext, I love it!
Great video! Now I just want to go back to every dialogue I ever wrote and scrap half of it off to make it into subtext. Which is probably needed...
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Reading The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway years and years ago changed me. His minimalist style called to me as I think no writing ever has, and I've been steering toward that ice-berg ever since. I strive for elegance in my writing, for saying the most with the least. Having a deep understanding of the context of what I write, of the characters and the world and the situations, lends to being able to write less. Each word can carry more weight. Each punctuation mark and each paragraph break can speak volumes on their own--formatting can't even escape bearing value. The challenge of pursuing that ice-berg is one of the few things this depressed and anxious writer finds joy in.
Love your videos, and I'm glad I get to revisit them now that I have wireless earbuds. :)
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A very important aspect most budding writers neglect. Thank you for making this. Helped me a lot.
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I have watched hundreds of memoir writing YouTube videos. I’ve read numerous how-to writing books. This ranks among the top in show don’t tell information. I will revisit this video over and over as I write. Thank you for the time you spent providing this priceless educational video to us.
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Two examples of subtext that I love are from Master and Commander: Far Side of the World.
"There's three sugars in there"
and
"Steven, the bird is flightless. It's not going anywhere."
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What I'm doing for my first draft is writing basic dialogue, with no subtext. Then, I plan to add the subtext and make it more subtle
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Oh my goodness, this was such a good video! It got me so excited to write!! Adding subtext is like creating a scavenger hunt for someone to solve, I'm so stoked!
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Hi there, viewers! You can read an adapted text version of this video on Medium. medium.com/@quotidianwriter/writing-subtext-in-dia…
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