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- ELI5: What are MacGuffin devices and Chekhovs Gun in films?
A Chekhov's Gun is an element that is introduced early in the story, usually in a way that would seem insignificant, and then plays out much later - for example a gun that appears in the beginning of the film, and is used in the end
- Chekhovs Gun : r DnD - Reddit
Chekhov's gun is the principle that, if you introduce a loaded gun onto the stage, it ought to, at one point in the play, fire As GM's how firm do you stick to this idea? It is a fundamental of good storytelling, but also the quickest way into a railroad Tell me about the guns you left unfired (for the better or worse) or the guns you moved the entire heavens to fire (for the better or worse
- Chekhovs Gun: What are your thoughts? : r writing - Reddit
Chekhov's Gun: What are your thoughts? Chekhov's gun: if you mention an object in a story, it must become relevant to the plot That's it in a nutshell The thing is though, I've seen this "rule" used as an excuse for crappy writing, with blatant information dumps and glaringly obvious foreshadowing littering the pages of a story
- Chekhovs Gun and similar narrative principals : r Screenwriting - Reddit
“Chekhov’s Gun is a narrative principle where an element introduced into a story first seems unimportant but will later take on great significance The principle postulates that any seemingly unimportant element introduced into a story—an object, a character trait, a backstory, an allergy—should later have relevance ”
- What are your favorite movie examples of Chekhovs Gun?
The Chekhov's-gun theory posits that every element within a piece of writing should contribute directly to the whole It's a dramatic principle that has proven to be just as effective in film as in novels and theatre Especially in the mystery genre, it's great for creating thrilling setups and payoffs One of our favorite examples is Knives Out (2019), where Rian Johnson turns everyone into a
- Is the Chekhovs gun rule a good one ? : r writing - Reddit
My definition is not an accurate description of chekov's gun But I think it does a better job of exemplifying the things that chekov's gun is designed to prevent Or at least one of the things Which I feel is a more valuable understanding of the rule, especially for new writers Reply reply More replies alpakakao •
- Whats the deal with Chekhovs Gun? : r writing - Reddit
Checkhov's gun is more of a technique than a rule, and it applies to object more than characters Imagine you spend a while describing an object (like a rifle hanging on the wall)
- I fucking hate Chekhovs Gun. : r writing - Reddit
I've just come from a discussion on r books, where one of the things being discussed was the rule of Chekhov's Gun For those who may be unaware, the writing principle states essentially that anything introduced or described must have a purpose, either immediately or eventually The name is derived from the prime example, a gun hanging on the wall If that gun is never fired or used, it
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