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[Ruin Explorer]

Tone of voice refers to the elements of language that communicate identity, mood, and personality.

Oh I thought you mean tone as in "a tone", i.e. a noise.

I think conveying mood and personality via text messages (including emojis, memes, etc.) is something most people under 50 routinely do though. It's an artform!

Even with identity, it'd be trivial to tell if someone was impersonating my wife or I texting each other, because they'd never get the phrasing right. That is actually one thing a lot of modern shows do get - the "realizing the texts aren't from who they say they are" scene is pretty common, and most characters pick up on that stuff incredibly fast because people have distinctive ways of texting each other.

 

[TiQuinn]

I'm not sure what this means.

You know how people who text all the time think that ending a sentence in a text message with a period is passive-aggressive or just outright aggressive?

 

[TiQuinn]

Here’s the thing about talking on the phone in movies and TV: it’s an opportunity for two actors to carry out a dialogue - acting. Yes, we’ve seen the ubiquitous chat bubbles pop up onscreen but they’re usually for a purpose. They don’t require an actor to do much other than react to the text, and yet how many times do they say something to nobody as they read their text? Who does that? (Answer: they’re acting for us, the audience.)

So yes, using phones is not entirely like real life because you probably don’t want to watch a movie where every phone interaction is carried out via text message. If you’ve ever seen Phone Booth with Colin Farrell…imagine that movie carried out via text.

 

[trappedslider]

You know how people who text all the time think that ending a sentence in a text message with a period is passive-aggressive or just outright aggressive?

There's also a scene played for laughs in The Martian where they discuss which word is emphasized which changes the meaning of the sentence "Do you think he meant like this" or "like this"

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Here’s the thing about talking on the phone in movies and TV: it’s an opportunity for two actors to carry out a dialogue - acting. Yes, we’ve seen the ubiquitous chat bubbles pop up onscreen but they’re usually for a purpose. They don’t require an actor to do much other than react to the text, and yet how many times do they say something to nobody as they read their text? Who does that? (Answer: they’re acting for us, the audience.)

So yes, using phones is not entirely like real life because you probably don’t want to watch a movie where every phone interaction is carried out via text message. If you’ve ever seen Phone Booth with Colin Farrell…imagine that movie carried out via text.

I dunno, I find it anti-immersive and distracting how characters use phones in a lot of TV/movies, because it's just not how people do IRL, especially with people giving up and not texting the same info. I think as time goes on and fewer and fewer shows are being made by 50+ people we'll see this decline though.

 

[TiQuinn]

I dunno, I find it anti-immersive and distracting how characters use phones in a lot of TV/movies, because it's just not how people do IRL, especially with people giving up and not texting the same info. I think as time goes on and fewer and fewer shows are being made by 50+ people we'll see this decline though.

I suppose. In the same way that he doesn't smoke anymore.

 

[Morrus]

I dunno, I find it anti-immersive and distracting how characters use phones in a lot of TV/movies, because it's just not how people do IRL, especially with people giving up and not texting the same info. I think as time goes on and fewer and fewer shows are being made by 50+ people we'll see this decline though.

Apart from the whole “your experience isn’t everybody’s experience” thing we did earlier…. also texting is boring on TV. And actors like acting.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Apart from the whole “your experience isn’t everybody’s experience” thing we did earlier…. also texting is boring on TV. And actors like acting.

They have gotten a lot better with texting in recent years, showing it on screen, sometimes in novel and engaging ways. I don't think we'll call it a problem in a few years.

 

[Ryujin]

I dunno, I find it anti-immersive and distracting how characters use phones in a lot of TV/movies, because it's just not how people do IRL, especially with people giving up and not texting the same info. I think as time goes on and fewer and fewer shows are being made by 50+ people we'll see this decline though.

I think that we're well past the time of people who can't set the time on the VCR being involved, in most aspects. Certainly the writers are now mostly Gen X, at the very least. I guess we can blame the incongruities on producers now. Curse those meddling, script ruining jackanapeses!

... says guy who wishes he had enough money to ruin a movie production.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Apart from the whole “your experience isn’t everybody’s experience” thing we did earlier….

Morrus please! I'm trying very hard not to argue with you on this, but you seem to really want me to, despite telling me I shouldn't argue with everything! I'm trying to do better as suggested but the very guy who told me to is poking me!

They have gotten a lot better with texting in recent years, showing it on screen, sometimes in novel and engaging ways. I don't think we'll call it a problem in a few years.

Exactly. I think it can be done really well, and I find it draws me in.