Tue Oct 26

Guest Post Week: Tip #4

screenwritingtips:

Nothing breaks immersion quite like a character saying, “This isn’t the movies, this is the real world” or “This always works in the movies”. As soon as you do, we remember we’re watching a movie.

- tip by Mark

They recently pulled this stunt in the opening lines of the CHUCK season premiere.

CHUCK
Buddy, this is not the opening of a TV show. This is real life.

I love the series, but that definitely didn’t sit right with me.
 

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