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| I'll bet you she regrets picking up the phone! |
I know that, that must seem like a pretty nit picky thing to wonder about, but the truth is, is I have found it odd that almost every older movie and TV series, no matter where the lead character has ever lived, that there phone number always started with '555'...
Now before I go in to this any further, let me explain to you guys what I am talking about, you see, I don't mean the area code or the country code, but in older movies and TV series, it seems like the lead character could be in Washington DC, and call China, and some how the number will always be something like, '555-1234' no matter what city/state or country you were in...
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| Nancy Thompson is one who may be stuck in her house, but her father is only a phone call away... |
Anyway, to answer your question, I suspect that at least partly it is an easy way to ensure that actors and actresses will always say their lines appropriately, but as a writer, I also wanted to say that it can also be used as a good writing technique!
What I mean by this is that where as it is good to always keep plenty of notes on what you are writing, I think that using a technique like, ' 555 - whatever' could also be a good way for the writer to remember a key element of the story line that he is working on... Also I hate to say it, but it is also a way for writers to kind of skip ahead of the game and get a little lazy...
Well there is a lot of tips and tricks like this, and if you happen to be starting work on your first movie script, or your first manuscript... Trust me when I say that this tip can help you out!
