Hello everyone.
The title of this thread is a little vague. But let me explain my question: I'm currently writing a non-shooting script, and have become a little confused regarding how and when I should title certain scenes. For example, there's a scene in my script wherein the protagonist is running from aliens that are pursuing her outdoors. The protagonist first runs down her driveway and toward the street, then runs back up her driveway because aliens are occupying that street. She then runs into her back yard, hops the fence dividing her yard from the neighbor's, runs through the neighbor's back yard, continues on through the neighbor's driveway (where she encounters another alien- hence my mentioning her entering the driveway in the script), and finally emerges onto another street.
Below is a quick run-through of how I have that whole sequence of events written right now:
EXT. DRIVEWAY - NIGHT
Ashley runs toward the street...
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Aliens are everywhere... Ashley runs back...
EXT. BACK YARD - NIGHT
Ashley runs through her back yard and hides behind the shed... alien makes noise nearby... Ashley panics and climbs the fence...
EXT. NEIGHBOR'S BACK YARD - NIGHT
Ashley runs through the grass...
EXT. NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY - NIGHT
Ashley runs for the street... encounters alien... runs faster...
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Ashley emerges into the street...
Now, how specific should I be with those titles? For instance, should I re-title the first one as EXT. ASHLEY'S DRIVEWAY - NIGHT (I suggest this because it is the driveway to her house in the story)? Should I just ignore the whole DRIVEWAY/BACK YARD titles and just place those two sequences under the title EXT. ASHLEY'S PROPERTY - NIGHT? Is it necessary to specify that the back yard she climbs into is in fact the NEIGHBOR'S back yard? What about the streets? To distinguish between the first street she runs from, and the second street she runs to, should I title the first as ASHLEY'S STREET, and the second as, say, PECAN STREET?
When is a shooting location considered deserving of its own title, and when is a location considered part of a grander location that has already been titled? For example, I also have a scene in the screenplay where Ashley walks between the kitchen and living room of her own house. Should I write that scene as:
INT. KITCHEN - DAY
Ashley takes her tea and departs for the living room...
INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
Ashley puts her tea on the coffee table and sits on the sofa...
Or could I write that as:
INT. ASHLEY'S HOUSE - DAY
Ashley takes hold of her tea, exits the kitchen, and enters the living room...
What do you guys think?
Thank you much.
-horseradish
The title of this thread is a little vague. But let me explain my question: I'm currently writing a non-shooting script, and have become a little confused regarding how and when I should title certain scenes. For example, there's a scene in my script wherein the protagonist is running from aliens that are pursuing her outdoors. The protagonist first runs down her driveway and toward the street, then runs back up her driveway because aliens are occupying that street. She then runs into her back yard, hops the fence dividing her yard from the neighbor's, runs through the neighbor's back yard, continues on through the neighbor's driveway (where she encounters another alien- hence my mentioning her entering the driveway in the script), and finally emerges onto another street.
Below is a quick run-through of how I have that whole sequence of events written right now:
EXT. DRIVEWAY - NIGHT
Ashley runs toward the street...
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Aliens are everywhere... Ashley runs back...
EXT. BACK YARD - NIGHT
Ashley runs through her back yard and hides behind the shed... alien makes noise nearby... Ashley panics and climbs the fence...
EXT. NEIGHBOR'S BACK YARD - NIGHT
Ashley runs through the grass...
EXT. NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY - NIGHT
Ashley runs for the street... encounters alien... runs faster...
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
Ashley emerges into the street...
Now, how specific should I be with those titles? For instance, should I re-title the first one as EXT. ASHLEY'S DRIVEWAY - NIGHT (I suggest this because it is the driveway to her house in the story)? Should I just ignore the whole DRIVEWAY/BACK YARD titles and just place those two sequences under the title EXT. ASHLEY'S PROPERTY - NIGHT? Is it necessary to specify that the back yard she climbs into is in fact the NEIGHBOR'S back yard? What about the streets? To distinguish between the first street she runs from, and the second street she runs to, should I title the first as ASHLEY'S STREET, and the second as, say, PECAN STREET?
When is a shooting location considered deserving of its own title, and when is a location considered part of a grander location that has already been titled? For example, I also have a scene in the screenplay where Ashley walks between the kitchen and living room of her own house. Should I write that scene as:
INT. KITCHEN - DAY
Ashley takes her tea and departs for the living room...
INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
Ashley puts her tea on the coffee table and sits on the sofa...
Or could I write that as:
INT. ASHLEY'S HOUSE - DAY
Ashley takes hold of her tea, exits the kitchen, and enters the living room...
What do you guys think?
Thank you much.
-horseradish
