Pamela Kaval: Producer, director and screenwriter in Auckland, New Zealand.

I've got a formatting question, loves...

I have a character talking over a video montage, which is a series of different locations. How do I properly format this? Would the dialogue (VO) go first - and then the montage? Or vice versa?

This is how I have it formatted now:

(And thank you in advance.)

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PAIGE :

No, it's cool, I'll give you the short version. My father shot my mother, you know this.

BEGIN RAPID FLASHBACK MONTAGE - VARIOUS

A) EXT. TREE STAND - DAY

A MAN sucks down vodka from a bottle atop a treestand where he sits.

B) INT. CABIN - DAY

A WOMAN in a white nightgown sits on the floor of the cabin, holding her bleeding stomach.

C) INT. PRISON - DAY

The Man stands behind prison bars, starting blankly outward.

D) EXT. WHITE HOUSE - MORNING

A YOUNG MAN beats the piss out of an old guy, runs off with his wallet.

E) INT. PRISON - DAY

The Young Man stands behind prison bars, staring blankly outward.

PAIGE (V.O):

What you don't know is that he was a drunk. Shot her in the stomach while my brother and I watched. He goes to prison, my mother goes into the ground. We were raised by my grandfather who could give a rats ass about us. My brother acts out, starts breaking into houses, gets arrested, and then beats the shit out of an old guy. Ends up in prison.

END OF MONTAGE

PAIGE: He's an addict. And lucky me, so is my 22-year-old daughter.

She glances at Victor in the rearview mirror, who is looking right back at her, listening. When her eyes catch his, he looks away.

Good afternoon, everyone, and Happy December 1st!

This is my first time posting in this lounge, and I'm thrilled to get to know you all a bit better. I am a filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the Co-Founder of Caprius Films, the new independent Canadian film production company.

Through Caprius Films, I wrote, produced, and performed in our award-winning short film, Reasons. It is a story about a couple finding a reason - any reason - to fight for their relationship! It has its world premiere TODAY! It is now streaming on our website, www.capriusfilms.com if you’d like to give it a watch, and learn more about the cast, crew, and film, itself!

We are also in the Development stages, bordering on Pre-Production stages, of two other short films that I wrote, titled To My Grave and Proper. The former is sweet and tragic little piece about a young girl named Emily who, on the day of her father's funeral, meets an aloof and mysterious woman named Kate, with whom she develops an unlikely bond through surprising similarities. It's very near and dear to my heart, and I'm thrilled that it will be my directorial debut.

Proper is an highly ambitious piece; set in Regency England, a young woman named Victoria wades through a sea of eligible young suitors, but none catches her eye like the handsome and mysterious Alexander. It is a proof-of-concept tale of love and lust - and propriety - with an ending that alludes to a dangerous and fantastical secret.

You can read more about both on our company website (again, www.capriusfilms.com).

We are also beginning a co-production for a feature film titled The Science of Fear in January 2022, which we are very excited about.

Other than that, I have been working tirelessly with my business partner and co-director, Cesar Erba, in preparations for the Crystalline Film Festival. We are in our first season, and due to Covid-19 it will be held on our virtual platform, from January 3 to 7, 2022, but we are thrilled to have been able to create this opportunity for filmmakers all over the world during this frustrating and frightening time.

Please check out our website for more details! www.crystallinefilmfestival.com

We are so proud of the dozens of incredible films we’ve selected for this season, as well as the inspiring and informative workshops, roundtable discussions, interviews, and live panelist we have scheduled! And tickets for the festival are now on sale! With a variety of package options, you can choose what kind of festival experience you’d like! They can be purchased at www.filmfreeway.com/crystallinefilmfestival/tickets or you can head to the festival website to learn more!

Thank you for your time, everyone, and I can't wait to learn more about you and potentially work with you someday!!

Laura

I'm new to Stage32. I am a New Zealand filmmaker and scriptwriter looking to connect with other filmmakers and screenwriters. Right now, I'm just working my way through all of these pages on the website and trying to figure things out. I would love it if you would say hello. I'm also happy for any tips about Stage32. Have a good day

Hii pamela this is Asif from india, just read your post and its amazing to see the level of ppl connecting to us from the distancd, i would love to be the part of your work , please let me know whether i can join or not, you can obviously connect with me here as well this is my instagram

Hi Pamela. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 1,000,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

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Thanks, and have a creative day!

RB

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