I recently discovered this very effective and amusing video regarding the "do's and don't's" when slapping together a bunch of words onto pages. Hope you enjoy as well.
Screenwriting : Anatomy of a Screenplay -- The Ultimate Guide by Bill Brock
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This was awesome and perfect timing. Answered a few questions for me. Thanks for sharing!
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That was fun to watch, Bill Brock. I didn't know the history of script format. I'm gonna share this with new writers so they'll know how to format scripts/why formatting is important. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for this link Bill. I’m watching it now.
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Valuable lessons, fun to watch, and a history lesson to boot. This is a great share. Thanks much. Write On!
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Perfect. Thank you for posting this, Bill. I've saved it to my YouTube playlist; I will treat myself to watching after I've completed reading and coverage today.
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You're very welcome, Everybody! Hope it helps! : )
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Maurice Vaughan Hey, Maurice. Got your message that you watched BAD IS BAD. Wow! We shot that in 2011. Haven't watched it in years! FUN FACT: I owned the 2005 Chrysler Crossfire that I drive in some scenes.
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I use CONTINUOUS (action,) sparingly, or CONTINUED when there is one person's continued DIALOG not at all. For me it is redundant. Because we're not talking a productuon script. Getting rid of it also solves creating an extra line when put after a long introduced CHARACTER NAME
Like:
(Jan Jaap Klaas van der Zanden
- CONTINUOUS)
(Although after exporting to a pdf file this problem is miraculously solved)
MONTAGE / SERIES OF SHOTS
When it's clear ( that's in 99,99% of cases) when a MONTAGE or a SERIES OF SHOTS
ENDS, there is 'NO'
END MONTAGE or END SERIES OF SHOTS
(The Hollywood Standard)
And it makes perfect sence; again, why waste an extra line.
PROPS
Capping PROPS is a must for a production scrip. But too much CAPITALIZTION ( and Italic and Bold) makes a script (a) unreadable and (b) makes a script lose it's effect letting a key element of your script STAND OUT.
Check "Let Me In" if it's still downloadable for free.
I haven't seen BAD IS BAD, Bill Brock. I meant great acting in the trailer. I'd watch the movie though. Is it on YouTube?