What is a vertical Script, p[lease? I guess I better not apply, if I don't even know what a "Vertical Script Writer" is!
Screenwriting : Vertical Script? by Jed Power
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I think vertical scripts are used to make YouTube Shorts videos and TikTok videos, Jed Power.
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Ironically, what it is became part of another post: "Layout that pulls the reader's eye down the page." Compare that to dense Actions that force the reader's eye to scan left to right - Horizontal Scripts.
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Jed Power Vertical screenwriting makes reading easier on the page. It's the process of breaking up large paragraphs of description and making short, snappy sentences with whitespace between the sentences.
Example:
Vertical screenwriting is easier on the page.
Sentences should be short and snappy, which will make the page flow better.
Include whitespace between the sentences.
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How about that!
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What Langley and Philips said. Less dense writing, shorter sentences, and keeping things moving down the page rather than across the page. Read a few Walter Hill screenplays to see an extreme version.
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Yes, William Martell, read a Walter Hill script. Hill's STREETS OF FIRE is a fantastic read.
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That's so interesting! I didn't realize that was even a thing. So I suppose it would the effect of making the actual product faster-paced with snappy dialogue?
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22-year old Shane Black wrote the modern screenplay format with Lethal Weapon.
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@Dan thanks for sharing!
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I concur with @Mauricio. From the job reqs I've been seeing they're 60-80 90 sec (1.5 page) episodes. Sure teaches you to make your scenes snappy.