: Re: How to describe a seemingly-random doodle/symbol, whose details are significant? In my Crime/Mystery/Drama screenplay, there’s a seemingly random doodle at the bottom of a mysterious note. The

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What's important isn't how it looks specifically, but how your character sees it. The moment of revelation when they discover what it actually is.

I would use the "stick man" description when they first see it. This will mislead the audience in a fun way.

Then point out how the details change -- "The sticks and dots now form what looks like a column of symbols" -- then reveal that it is actually a Chinese.

It sounds like a crime thriller, so the more you can play with the audience's expectations, the more you misdirect, the better.

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