Listening is the Most Active Thing a Character Can Do
Don't let them go dead when they're quiet
Listening is a hard skill to learn. Most people don’t listen well. They close their mouths but not their ears, waiting for their turn to speak. They half-listen, or pretend to listen, which can be worse than not listening at all.
In film and television, our characters listen and react. Listening and reacting are not fill…
