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X Files | Interviews | Frank Spotnitz
No arbitrary props

What would be a good example of the rules for writing The X Files?

There�s a lot of little rules that are easy to explain. You know he [Chris Carter] doesn�t think, for instance, having your hands in your pockets is generally a good idea for actors.

He thinks it takes intensity and drama away from a scene - reliance on a prop, an arbitrary prop like a coffee cup or something like that.

The harder things to learn, things that really make the show a success I think are harder to explain.

The biggest, I think, is the cinematic principal of this show. Who�s head is the audience in? You shoot to that character, and all the other angles compliment that character. It�s about that character psychology and if you�re standing in the wrong place, you�re not scared.

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