Amy Sherman-Palladino - Dialogue and Style

Dialogue and Style

Dialogue in Amy Sherman-Palladino's work involves heavy use of pop culture references, delivered in a fast repartee, screwball comedy style. The framing of scenes in here is also similar to that of a stage, with a reliance on master shot filming, making for long takes with no interruption - especially notable in use of the walk and talk.

Also known for her choice musical taste, Palladino is also very particular with her selection and utilization of music in her work. In an interview with OutSmart magazine, she describes her stance on how lazy and instructional its usage is on most television shows:

"I think music on television is just uniformly dreadful. It is mundane, it says nothing. They use it to say, "Here's a funny moment!" like everyone's retarded, you know? It's not an extension of the drama, it's distraction. It's like, "I'll distract you, so you won't know how shitty the show is...like a laugh track. That, to me, is what music on television is. They score everything from beginning to end so that after awhile the music is just like white noise. It's not giving it its due, its place. Everything has its place. Shows would go by, and we wouldn't put a lot of music in because to me the music was an extension of the drama, so if you just throw it in under everything, it's like throwing a washing-machine sound effect in there, it's not the point of it. It's like having two characters have a long, not very interesting discussion for no other reason except to fill up screen time."