Why the CHINATOWN Screenplay is Amazing - Part 1: Visual Cues
4Why the CHINATOWN Screenplay is Amazing - Part 1: Visual Cues
This is a clip from my longer essay explaining the complexity of the Chinatown screenplay (and film). Watch my full video explaining the film Chinatown (1974) and how amazing its screenplay is! If you're a screenwriter, you NEED to read the Chinatown screenplay!
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TRANSCRIPT:
COMMENTARY: One of the important things to notice in the Chinatown script is all the minor details. The chauffeur washing the car actually says something about the Mulwray’s. As the rest of LA talks about the drought, the Chief Engineer of DWP has a chauffeur who’s washing his car. It’s little details like this that make this script so good.