Nightposter wrote:Yea, that's ok, but I once saw a video where the actress was belly shot, and the remainder of her death scene was all her "belly aching" (pun intended) about being shot in the belly.
This same producer did stabbing vids with similar great lines....
( and he's still out there )

I am not sure it is always the producers idea. I remember several videos I edited for Ruemorgue and a couple early ones I did for PKF (Charlie's Revenge 1 and 2).... and they specifically had to have dialogue along those lines as it was an essential part of the clients fetish for a custom video.
Even our beloved Rodzilla like to hear variations of the line: "please don't machine-gun me", which I would never deny him that pleasure in one of his customs if asked.
Well, I guess the producer is to blame for taking them, but I suspect individuals who want their fetish acted appreciate it and we producers appreciate the help--financially.
In that "sub-fetish" thread, dialogue can definitely be discussed to greater extend.
Sadly, I find myself passing on 40-50% of the custom scripts I get sent for various reasons --though dialogue has never been a reason.
I rarely script out my personal productions (non-customs), as I enjoy the natural delivery of improvised dialogue in the actors natural way. While that technique can and has failed, I have found that learned dialogue or simply line for shot memorization can create problems...mostly with the connection between the characters. Sometimes there is the effect of the two characters being in their own dialogue bubble. Then again, sometimes it works great.
Now, take a great, seasoned actress like Debbie or Dalila and it seem natural that scripted method or improvisation would work well.
Anyhow, just observation as I wait for a shoot to start. Take care,
JohnM