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October 30, 2020

How To Use Parentheticals

So, let’s talk about the technical scriptwriting tool known as parentheticals. What is the definition of parentheticals? How to use them appropriately? And, when and where they should be placed?

Parentheticals are notes from the writer to the reader that indicate the tone of the dialogue. The general rule with anything in screenwriting and script format is that if you’re overusing it, it will not be good. And, if you don’t know whether you should use it or not, then you should just not use it. Because that means that you don’t need it and that it is not pushing the narrative forward.

The Purpose Of Parentheticals

Take a look at the different examples of using parentheticals in the script to see how to use them appropriately. The example scene to illustrate this better is,

“Interior office day Mike points to his computer screen Mike (sarcastically), “this is great information

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