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[NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS in SCREENWRITING]
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http://www.oscars.org/academy/nichollindex.html
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status Open

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\backslash 
thispagestyle{empty}
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Formatted text courtesy of Ann Garretson
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http://www.halcyon.com/aga
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Copyright 1998 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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FILE NOTES
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Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.)
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- The NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS in SCREENWRITING
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- http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html
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- E-mail: Greg Beal, gbeal@oscars.org
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File Info: April, 1998 (online)
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- http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/format_a.txt
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- View in a monospaced font -- preferably 12-point Courier.
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Copyright 1998 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Permission to use this script as a LyX example file was kindly granted by
 Greg Beal, gbeal@oscars.org.
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I added a few lines at the end of script about binding.
 The original script ended with the words 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

I'd never let you miss a meal.
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 There were also references to tabs, which don't exist in LyX, so I made
 minor changes in the text.
 Apologies and kudos to Ann Garretson.
 Be sure to thank her when you get your Oscar.
 
\layout General

Garst R.
 Reese
\layout General
\pagebreak_bottom 
reese@isn.net
\layout Title

FOR A FEW DAYS MORE
\layout Author
\added_space_bottom vfill 
by
\newline 
April Rider
\layout Right Address
\pagebreak_bottom 
April Rider
\newline 
555 George St.
 NNW
\newline 
Kaplan, ND 77777 
\newline 
999-999-9999
\layout FADE IN:


\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Joe}

\end_inset 


\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{April}

\end_inset 


\layout General


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

Use Layout->Document
\layout General

Spacing Other to set the spacing between lines.
 A value of .85 is probably the minimum.
\end_inset 


\layout General


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

To change:
\layout General


\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
dialogindent}{1in},
\layout General


\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
parenoffset}{.5in},
\layout General


\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
dialogLength}{4in},
\layout General


\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
parenLength}{2in},
\layout General


\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
speakeroffset}{1.2in}
\layout General

click TeX and enter new values as above.
\layout General

Parenoffset is the offset to the left of parentheticals from speaker names.
\layout General

Speakeroffset is the offset to the right of the dialog margin, so changing
 dialogindent will automatically change the position of parentheticals and
 speaker names.
\end_inset 


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

You can put your Speaker names in labels, the insert cross references to
 the labels.
 The printed version will automatically be capitalized in Speaker even if
 the label is not capped.
 This way you can use them in dialogue also, and change all references to
 your Speaker's names just by changing the label.
 
\end_inset 


\layout General


\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed

\layout Dialogue

\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
parenLength}{1.7in}
\layout Dialogue

\backslash 
setlength{
\backslash 
dialogLength}{3.2in}
\end_inset 


\layout INT.

DRISKILL HOTEL SEMINAR ROOM - DAY
\layout Description

JOE and APRIL burst through the doors into a clean, well-lit seminar room
\layout General


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

Use the description after INT.
 or EXT.
 to keep it on the same page.
 Narrative is the same, except that it allows a pagebreak before it.
 Notice that I did not use the labels for Joe and April here because they
 are upper-cased in discriptions only the first time they are used.
 You could make extra labels, but I think it would be error-prone.
\end_inset 


\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Are we in time?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

How could they start without us? We're the main attraction.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 catches his breath as he leans against the podium at the front of the room.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

looking about the room
\layout Dialogue

We are?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Don't be a moron.
 You know we've been invited to Austin to discuss script format.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

But why is the room empty?
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 and 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 both look out across the room -- rows of empty chairs and nary a person
 in sight.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Okay, okay, don't panic.
\layout Narrative

She takes three deep breaths.
 Then she looks at her watch and smiles.
\layout Continuing

\layout Dialogue

We're an hour early.
 We should rehearse.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Okay, you start.
 Margins?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Left, 1.5 inches.
 Right, 0.75 inches.
 Top, 1.0 inch to the body, 0.5 inches to the number.
 Bottom, 0.5 to 1.5 inches, depending on where the page break comes.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Page break?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Right above me.
 Rules for breaking a page.
 Scene headers, like INT., remain attached to Description.
 If a page breaks between a Speaker and a one sentence Dialogue, move it
 above the Speaker.
 A long Dialogue passage would be split -- but I'll get to that later.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

What about fonts?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Courier, 12 point, 10 pitch.
 Make sure it's a non-proportional version of Courier.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

's grimace suggests that he's deep in thought.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

What about bold-face or italics? Or a Gothic font? I love to jazz up my
 scripts.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

No bold, no itals, no script fonts, no Gothic, no Helvetica, no Times Roman.
 Stick with Courier.
 That's the industry standard.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Oh, we're talking about industry standards?
\layout Narrative

Suddenly, 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 bolts from behind the podium and runs out into:
\layout INT.

DRISKILL HOTEL HALLWAY - DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 glances up and down the hallway, then reaches back to open the door.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

calling
\layout Dialogue


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 -- come on! There's no one here.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

walking through the door
\layout Dialogue

Ah, a scene heading.
 Or a slug line, as I was taught in film school.
 Always CAPPED.
 What happens if we \SpecialChar \ldots{}

\layout EXT.

TEXAS CAPITOL BUILDING - DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 pinches himself as he stands with 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 before the seat of Texas politics.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

How'd you do that?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

There was a cut -- from the hallway to the capitol.
 What'd you want to do -- ride in a cab?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Dialogue margins.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Left, 3.0 inches.
 Right, 2.5 inches.
 Of course, you can cheat those a tad.
\layout Dialogue


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

These are from the paper edge, but you specify them from
\layout General

the left margin using dialoglength and dialogIndent.
\end_inset 


\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

So, you have about 3.0 inches for each line of your dialogue?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

You've got it.
 Though you can go out another three or four spaces to the right and no
 one will hold it against you.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 jots down several notes on a 3 x 5 card, studies the card for a moment,
 then scribbles another note.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

looking up
\layout Dialogue

And the position of the speaker's name?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

All CAPS, and about 2.7 inches from the left margin.
 Some writers center all the speakers' names.
\layout General


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

Use More to break up a dialogue across a page boundary.
 It will put (MORE) at the bottom of the page, and insert the current speaker
 name and (CONT'D) at the top of the next page.
 You should not break mid-sentence.
\end_inset 


\layout More

\layout Dialogue

Personally, I don't think it matters.
 The look of the script pages is slightly different in either case.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Hey, what happened?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

A page break appeared in the middle of my dialogue.
 You use (MORE) at the bottom of the page to show that the speaker's dialogue
 continues onto the next page.
 Then (CONT'D) next to the speaker to show that it has roots in the previous
 page.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

But not everybody uses MOREs and CONT'Ds, do they?
\layout INT.

CAPITOL BUILDING - DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 stares up into the dome.
 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 examines the portraits of Texas governors on the nearby walls.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Some writers just plan their page ends so as to avoid them.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

considering
\layout Dialogue

What about parentheticals?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Start them about a half-inch to the left of the speaker name.
 In our case that would be at 2.2 inches from the left margin.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

And what are they for?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

For years, parentheticals were used to express emotion, the manner in which
 a speaker spoke her lines.
 Loudly, passionately, sadly, and so on.
 In recent years writers have often used them for brief bits of action.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

going up a stairway
\layout Dialogue

Something like this?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

following him
\layout Dialogue

Exactly.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

How wide are parentheticals?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Not very -- about 1.5 inches.
 And they should wrap to the following line when they extend beyond that
 point.
\layout Parenthetical

pointing up to the top of the page
\layout Dialogue

If you place a parenthetical in the middle of a dialogue passage, it should
 remain distinct from the dialogue.
\layout EXT.

MISSISSIPPI RIVERBOAT - NIGHT
\layout Description

A gambling boat rolls slowly along the mighty river.
 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 and 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 wander about its upper deck.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

I have to ask -- what happened to CUT TO:s between scenes.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Many writers still use transitions such as CUT TO: and DISSOLVE TO: between
 scenes.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Those would introduce a new scene header?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

And typically a different time and/or place.
 But many writers have dispensed with such transitions, feeling that a new
 scene header signifies a cut without the need of any additional indicator.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 stares out at the river.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

How did we reach the Mississippi and when did the sun set?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

If you'd like \SpecialChar \ldots{}

\layout EXT.

AIRPLANE - SUNSET
\layout Description

A jet liner cruises East across Texas.
\layout INT.

AIRPLANE - SUNSET
\layout Description

A customized interior, replete with lounge chairs and sofas.
 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 and 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 sip margaritas.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Is this a flashback?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Or it could be tomorrow.
 Or next week.
\layout TITLE OVER:

October 19, 1997
\layout Continuing

\layout General


\begin_inset Note
collapsed true

\layout General

Selecting 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

Continuing
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 will insert the current Speaker followed by (continuing) as a parenthetical.
 Don't worry, it will look right on the printed version.
\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

You see, a few weeks have passed.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Okay, I didn't notice.
 But I thought only DAY and NIGHT were allowed on scene headers.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Production managers would certainly prefer it that way, but many writers
 use headers as a means of showing a particular time of day, especially
 SUNRISE and SUNSET.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

So that's allowed?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

On writer's drafts, without a doubt.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

A writer's draft?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Essentially, any draft that hasn't been paid for.
 Any draft to be sent to agents, studio execs, production companies, development
 people.
 Those are writer's drafts.
 And they all should be FIRST DRAFTs, no matter how many versions the writer
 has actually written.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

You really think so?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

That's my recommendation.
\layout INT.

BLUE CAMARO - DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 drives along Austin's Congress Avenue as 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 rides shotgun.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

You speak any foreign languages?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

in French
\layout Dialogue

Why do you ask? (Pour quoi tu demandes?)
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

What about action scenes?
\layout Narrative

SUDDENLY, A BLACK CADILLAC whips around a corner, racing quickly towards
 them.
 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 punches the accelerator and -- THE BLUE CAMARO leaps forward, leaving a
 trail of rubber.
 The Camaro takes a left, then a quick right to accelerate into -- A DARK
 ALLEY The Camaro quickly reaches a dead end, just as -- THE BLACK CADILLAC
 pulls into the alley, sealing it shut.
\layout EXT.

DRISKILL HOTEL DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 leads a dazed and confused 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 to the front door.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

That's one way to do an action scene.
 It's a variation on the Bill Goldman style that's used by many writers.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

coming to
\layout Dialogue

But other writers just use normal description and standard scene headers
 for action scenes, don't they?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Many do.
\layout INT.

DRISKILL HOTEL ENTRANCE HALL -- PHONE BOOTH - DAY
\layout Description

A slightly less dazed 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 speaks on the phone.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

I thought we were walking together.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 (O.S.)
\layout Parenthetical

filtered
\layout Dialogue

Well, we were, but I realized a phone call was needed.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

You're filtered?
\layout INTERCUT

\layout EXT.

STATE CAPITOL PHONE BOOTH - DAY
\layout Description

With the dome looming large behind her, 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 speaks into the phone.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Only when you hear my voice over the phone.
 Radio voices and phone calls often are filtered, though it's a convention
 that isn't used by everyone anymore.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Let's try something easy.
 What about page numbers?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Number each and every page, though you can start with page two.
 The numbers should appear in the upper right hand corner, about 0.5 inches
 down and 0.75 inches from the right page edge.
 Those dimensions are not set in stone, but page numbers should always be
 placed in the upper right hand corner.
\layout INT.

DRISKILL HOTEL HALLWAY - DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 walks slowly towards the seminar room.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

You know, that pronouncement almost seemed godlike.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 (V.O.)
\layout Dialogue

If it were, I probably would have spoken in a voice over and not on the
 phone.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 searches the ceiling, trying to decide just where this disembodied voice
 is emanating from.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

What's a V.O.
 used for?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 (V.O.)
\layout Dialogue

Oftentimes for narration, for a narrator's voice.
 In film noir the protagonists often filled the audience in on their thoughts
 or story details.
 Documentary films are filled with voice over.
\layout INT.

DRISKILL HOTEL SEMINAR ROOM - DAY
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 races past 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 to reach the podium first.
 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 walks slowly past the still-empty chairs.
 
\layout Description

At the podium 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 gestures with his hands as if he were making a major political speech.
\layout Description


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 sneaks up behind him and mimics his movements -- until he notices.
 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 spins to confront her.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

Why I ought'a \SpecialChar \ldots{}

\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

I was just demonstrating the way many writers break description into shorter
 paragraphs.
 I've seen blocks of description covering an entire page.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

That makes for tough reading, doesn't it?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

I know studio readers who just skip long description and read only dialogue.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

But there are pros who write scripts with extended descriptive passages.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

When you make a half-million or so per script, you can pretty much use any
 format you want.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 climbs atop the podium.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

But when you're like me, you have to stick to format.
 Is that what you're trying to say?
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Dialogue

That's the story.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 jumps down from the podium and runs out the door just as conference ATTENDEES
 begin to enter.
\layout Continuing

\layout Dialogue

By the way, the first time you introduce a speaker in description, you CAP
 his name.
 And when you break dialogue with description, the standard is to place
 "continuing" within parentheses when a speaker chatters on and on.
\layout Narrative


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

 watches as a number of people sit down before her.
\layout Continuing

\layout Dialogue

Of course, many writers have dropped "continuing" from their repertoire.
 I mean, it's obvious that I'm still speaking, isn't it? And that I never
 stopped speaking.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}

\end_inset 

 (O.S.)
\layout Parenthetical

shouting from beyond the door
\layout Dialogue

Hey, 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 

, c'mon.
 There's a buffet at the hotel and a shuttle leaving in two minutes.
\layout Speaker


\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}

\end_inset 


\layout Parenthetical

shouting
\layout Dialogue

We haven't mentioned master scenes.
\layout Narrative

A sheepish 
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 enters, then glances about the room as he slowly approaches the podium.
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That one I know.
 No CLOSEUPS, no WIDE SHOTS, no shots of any sort.
 Just scene headers, description and dialogue.
 And no scene numbers.
 Those are left to shooting scripts.
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Don't worry, I would never let you miss a meal.
 Do you know how to make a script sandwich?
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\layout Dialogue

A script sandwich?
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\layout Dialogue

You need your script, two sheets of plain manila binding stock, a three
 hole punch, and three 1.5 inch brass brads.
 No title or name on the binding stock.
 When you get it all assembled, you can hammer the brass brads down to make
 it good and tight.
 Now lets go eat.
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