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Scene Headings: SAME does not equal CONTINUOUS

Scene Headings: SAME does not equal CONTINUOUS

by Trevor Mayes | Jun 10, 2022 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Scene Headings, Screenwriting Basics | 4 comments

I’ve been seeing this mistake a lot lately in the scripts I’ve been proofreading. The writer will use SAME when they mean CONTINUOUS. They are not the same thing and have very different uses. SAME TIME SAME (sometimes written as SAME TIME) means that the...
INT. and EXT. Sure You’re Using Them Correctly?

INT. and EXT. Sure You’re Using Them Correctly?

by Trevor Mayes | Feb 25, 2020 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Proofreading, Writing | 36 comments

This one’s easy, right? Not so fast. Everyone knows that when you use INT. in a scene heading, it means “interior” and when you use EXT. in a scene heading, it means “exterior.” That much is straightforward. But what happens when you want...
Text Message Formatting

Text Message Formatting

by Trevor Mayes | Aug 16, 2019 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Text Messaging, Writing | 2 comments

Superman, I defy you! I’m a big fan of David Trottier, AKA “Dr. Format” and his books, “The Screenwriter’s Bible” and “Dr. Format Tells All.” I’m also really impressed by Christopher Riley’s book, “The...
Are You Using Naked Sluglines?

Are You Using Naked Sluglines?

by Trevor Mayes | May 7, 2019 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Writing | 0 comments

What’s a naked slugline? Actually, even before that — what’s a slugline? A slugline is just another word for a scene heading. A naked slugline is a scene heading that has no action line(s) after it. It just sits there, exposed… then goes...
Are You Overusing LATER?

Are You Overusing LATER?

by Trevor Mayes | May 23, 2016 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Scene Headings | 12 comments

LATER Hater After reading a few client scripts recently where LATER is actually used more often than DAY or NIGHT in scene headings, I figured it was time to address this issue. If you’re fond of using LATER in your scene headings, then what I’m about to...

Interruptions Revisited

by Trevor Mayes | May 17, 2016 | Dialogue, Formatting, Proofreading, Writing | 0 comments

The Problem In a previous post, I discussed the difference between using dashes (hyphens) and dots (ellipses) at the end of a sentence — a common source of confusion. Recently, I’ve discovered a new and erroneous trend with hyphens. With increasing...
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