There are a couple ways to go with Montage format: INT. PLAZA HOTEL- NEW YORK CITY- NIGHT (MONTAGE) --Freddy Mac and Fanny Mae sip Maine lobster bisque with Merrill Lynch bigwigs. --They munch Free Range Organic Chicken with Bank of American honchos. --They slurp Nutella crepes with Citibank VP’s. END MONTAGE Or, MONTAGE--FREDDY MAC AND […]
Try to give your screen direction “white space” (where the camera would naturally cut) wherever possible… I/E. SUV – AFTERNOON A blue SUV speeds down a road surrounded by trees. In the back seat, WILLIAM, 12, doodles in his note book, squashed between his brother J.J., 16, and sister COURTNEY, 14, with headphones, texting on […]
Let’s start with a no-no: Backstory in screen direction: EXT. PARADE ROUTE- BRIGHT DAY Jillian watches as the pageant parade passes, seeming to remember the day she was crowned Miss Southeast Panhandle State 1956. There was a goldenrod sun that day too, and as she drove along waving from the festooned Wheaties Breakfast of Champions […]
Format isn’t sexy. I’d recommend you study it only under special circumstances: Like, you want to sell your script. Object Lesson 4: Learn the rules. Then learn how to break the rules. Use professional software. Final Draft and Movie Magic are best. Free programs exist: www.celtx.com is the Columbia Film & Video School broke-ass student […]
