Do any of you still write C.U in your scripts?
Screenwriting : C.u by Brian Stoneking
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Don't think I ever have but I don't see anything wrong with it either.
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Not needed in a spec script.
C.U. as in CLOSE UP, right?
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Maurice:
You are correct, sir!
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My advice is to not include any camera direction in your script Allow the Director to overlay his/her vision of the story. The very first thing I do as a Director is to strip every camera direction and parenthetical out of the script. If you want to argue about it - I'll throw you off of the set.
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Thanks, Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique.
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I think you can describe an image better than stating the camera position.
“A cup splashes into soapy water followed by a woman’s hands”.
Most people can imagine the image, it will naturally be a close up. I have only ever once called out a close up.
“We are close in on a woman’s closed eyes. They snap open”.
Exactly, Craig D Griffiths. "Two Things Screenwriters Should Know About Action Lines In A Screenplay" https://youtu.be/rXz0DTX3db0