Hey all, a script format question here:
In my script I need to convey long periods of time in a single location. This is not what I'm writing, but here's an example of how I'm currently doing it:
Is this the correct (or at least one correct) way to convey this? Or should I use something like mini-slugs:
Opinions? In the second example I used two different mini-slugs, in the scripts I'd probably pick one for consistency. I might use "TIME PASSES" if the time span is not immediately obvious to the reader. In the above example "YEARS LATER" is probably more appropriate since we can see the time scale through the changes to Bob.
Thanks!
In my script I need to convey long periods of time in a single location. This is not what I'm writing, but here's an example of how I'm currently doing it:
Code:
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EXT. FRONT YARD - DAY
Bright sunshine, green grass. A perfect summer day. YOUNG BOBBY
leaps off the front porch and runs around the yard with a toy airplane.
YOUNG BOBBY
(making airplane noises)
Yeeeowr! Brrrrooooowwwwww!
DISSOLVE TO:
Years have passed. Same yard, now a crisp autumn day. TEEN BOBBY
sullenly rakes leaves in the yard.
DISSOLVE TO:
More years gone by. Same front yard, hard winter snow. BOB, a
middle-aged man, sits on the porch steps smoking a cigarette.
Quietly reflecting on where it all went wrong.
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Is this the correct (or at least one correct) way to convey this? Or should I use something like mini-slugs:
Code:
[FONT="Courier New"]
EXT. FRONT YARD - DAY
Bright sunshine, green grass. A perfect summer day. YOUNG BOBBY
leaps off the front porch and runs around the yard with a toy airplane.
YOUNG BOBBY
(making airplane noises)
Yeeeowr! Brrrrooooowwwwww!
TIME PASSES
Years have passed. Same yard, now a crisp autumn day. TEEN BOBBY
sullenly rakes leaves in the yard.
YEARS LATER
More years gone by. Same front yard, hard winter snow. BOB, a
middle-aged man, sits on the porch steps smoking a cigarette.
Quietly reflecting on where it all went wrong.
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Opinions? In the second example I used two different mini-slugs, in the scripts I'd probably pick one for consistency. I might use "TIME PASSES" if the time span is not immediately obvious to the reader. In the above example "YEARS LATER" is probably more appropriate since we can see the time scale through the changes to Bob.
Thanks!