Questions tagged [screenwriting]
Screenplay storytelling, writing, formatting, and how to put it all together.
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Stuck on a scene of characters going from one location to another
So the context is that two characters have to go from Country A to Country B. They have to travel through various airports and take a cab in order to reach Country B. The main story starts after they ...
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Counting scenes in a screenplay
I'm starting to break down and shot list my script and I am wondering how I would count the scenes in this sequence:
EXT. THE PARK - DAY
(stuff happens)
INT. LYRA'S BEDROOM - DAY
(stuff happens)
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Young Screenwriters' "Writing short" example script makes no sense to me
Could anyone please help me to understand the following:
Young Screenwriters have a course "Writing short" where they explain how to write a good script by following certain rules like "...
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Screenplay formatting: How to get ~55 lines with 12 point Courier
All of the sources I've found suggest that screenplays use 1-inch margins on the top and bottom, 12-point Courier, 8.5" by 11" paper, and have approximately 55 lines per page.
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How do I write a sexist narrator without coming off as sexist myself?
I'm writing a script for a short movie, but I'm not sure if the introduction sounds clear enough. For context, the narrator is supposed to believe in "old-fashioned" values. Specifically ...
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