Celtx question?

margo macabee · Oct 29, 2008

Morning ya`ll!

I'm trying to figure out how(or if I can at all) to put paranthesis AFTER dialoge...

For example in Ocean's eleven screenplay, when Clooney talks to Pitt, laying on the bar:

Clooney
Think ten's enough?
(Pitt shrugs)
You think we need one more?
(Pitt shrugs)
Should we get one more?
(Pitt shrugs)
We'll get one more.

-even though Pitt never shrugs- genius!-
-pardon improper format-

My issue is operator error, I'm sure.
With Celtx it seems I can only put (Pitt shrugs) directly beneath Clooney. If I try to put it after dialoge, it turns my 'Think ten's enough' to paranthesis. I'm sure I'm missing something totally obvious.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Margo

Will Vincent · Nov 23, 2008

margo macabee said:
No, no. You guys are right. But Will's example is, for lack of a better word, incorrect to the scene. Renee has no physical action, just a sudden flash of worry, that her daughter isn't really going fishing with the hot guy. The scene is so fast paced: Julie darting out the door, Mom/Renee on her heels with mommy-questions., I didn't want to slow it down at all, (didn't read as well.)

Of course that's impossible to know when you only post two lines though.

margo macabee · Nov 23, 2008

Will Vincent said:
Of course that's impossible to know when you only post two lines though.

Oh, for sure, totally impossible.

I gave you less than nothing to work with there. I should have posted the whole scene at first. I DO tend to get chatty and wordy, so I try to keep my posts short.
Doesn't always happen...

Margo