Is THE END necessary

[gto]

Some say, THE END isn't necessary?

 

[directorik]

Some say, THE END isn't necessary?

I will assume you mean writing those words on the
last page of your screenplay.

They are correct.

 

[gto]

Thank you.!

 

[CDCosta]

until someones reading your script and they get to the end but think maybe theres a page missing.

theres a reason for every little thing in film, even if it seems useless

 

[directorik]

If your script is written in such a way that a reader might
think there is a page missing unless you write "The End"
you have a much bgger issue to deal with than writing
those words.

 

[CDCosta]

its not about that. some endings are more open, and although 99% of the time its easy to spot the end, writting 'the end' is simple and will clear up any confusion if there ever so happens to be any

 

[countevil]

You could put it on the screenplay as a note but not include it in the actual movie.
'THE END' is a bit cliched and quite limmiting. When you say 'THE END' it closes off the story entirely. It discourages the audience from speculating about what could happen after the events of the film.

 

[barnaclelapse]

If your script is written in such a way that a reader might
think there is a page missing unless you write "The End"
you have a much bgger issue to deal with than writing
those words.

Exactly.

That was one of the first thing I learned when I began writing short fiction as a kid.

 

[indietalk]

You could put it on the screenplay as a note but not include it in the actual movie.
'THE END' is a bit cliched and quite limmiting. When you say 'THE END' it closes off the story entirely. It discourages the audience from speculating about what could happen after the events of the film.

It's not put "as a note" it is it's own page. You can put it or leave it. He's not talking about the actual film.