This may have been answered somewhere here before but I thought I'd post to get a fresh response. I have a scene written where a bunch of students in the 60's kidnap a girl from a college and then it cuts to a bunch of students speeding down a highway in a car to get her back. This scene is a story being told by one of my characters, JAKE. I want his narration to be heard over both of those shots. I'm just wondering what the correct way to write it is?
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How do I write a Voiceover over multiple scenes?
- Thread starter Brandonmonahan
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Good question - I have a similar scene, except the characters are watching a program, and the people in that program have their voice overs that the audience can listen to.
So the audience sees your characters but hears the characters from the program?
Keep it simple:
Code:
INT. DORM ROOM - NIGHT
Four hooded figures kick the door open.
JAKE
(VO)
We kicked in the door. I guess we
didn't think it would make that much
noise.
Here you write what it seen on screen
JAKE
(VO)
Here you write the narration.
INT. BOB'S CAR - NIGHT
A bunch of students packed into the small car. Bob driving.
JAKE
(VO)
What we didn't know is Bob and his
crew were on their way to intercept us.
Here you write what is seen.
JAKE
(VO)
Here you write the narration.
Then write more of the action.
Yes, but, once in awhile, there may be a few shots of those characters in the program - that will depend on the cost, of course. The program, by the way, would be an assembly of politicians, like the UN Assembly, where the speaker would speak, and, at the appropriate times, be heard by the viewer.
Any suggestions? From anyone?
