A bit about Peter Murray, he graduated with distinction in screenwriting from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. While there, a short film he wrote was nominated for a Student Academy Award. Over the years, he’s been represented by the Gersh Talent Agency, private managers, and most recently, the Principato-Young management firm. He’s worked with producers, had his share of meetings and pitches, had a couple of his scripts optioned and read by major stars, but still the “big sale” eludes him. Peter’s “day job” is in the Business Affairs side of television.
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Dialogue comes from the character, but action comes from you, and the words you choose to describe that action have everything to do with developing your own unique voice, but until you become the master mechanic of that secret recipe, you must rely on your character. Say, for example, your character is a drug addict. Since there are many kinds of personalities, buying different kinds of drugs, at different socio-economic levels, and in different social groups, it just makes sense that the specific drug jargon used by a thug on the streets of the Bronx would be quite…
