by Trevor Mayes | Feb 28, 2010 | Formatting |
Question Jim Sarantinos asks: Can you tell me how to format montage sequences? Montage Definition “A montage is a collection of very short scenes, sometimes only a single shot each, designed to show a series of actions over time.” – John August Order...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 17, 2009 | Dialogue, Formatting |
Time for a pop quiz about using numbers in your dialogue. Part 1 – Regular Numbers Is the following usage correct? MARK TWAIN I can live for 2 months on a good compliment. It’s actually incorrect. Numbers should always be spelled out, as follows: MARK...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 12, 2009 | Formatting, Style |
The Continuing Use of CONT’D I’m still seeing a ton of people using “(CONT’D)” unnecessarily in their scripts, so it’s time for a quick rant post. In years past, it was common to use “(CONT’D)” whenever a...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 30, 2009 | Formatting |
The Bitter Script Reader answers my question about his experience with competent scripts. I like his zen approach to accepting poor formatting, then moving on. With what percentage of scripts is the quality of formatting and screenwriting craft sufficient enough that...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 23, 2009 | Dialogue, Formatting, Style |
First, what are they? Parentheticals, or actor/character directions, or “wrylies,” are those little descriptions that sometimes appear after a character’s name, in dialogue blocks, to spell out tone, intent or action. In the poorly written example...
