Writing a Scene

Do you ever look at a scene and wonder if it's any good?  Or why you are wondering? Here's a little something that might help.

"The most I'll [Terry Rossio] say is that it might be effective to train yourself to consider, instinctively, these types of questions:"

•  What is the arresting visual image to start this scene, one that will quickly involve the audience? 
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•  What situation is immediately apparent upon cutting into the scene, or, how quickly does a situation develop? 
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•  What is the essential story point of the scene, and how clear has it been made? 
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•  How can the story point be conveyed in the most interesting manner -- using character?

(excerpted from: The Storyteller Cut)