There was a quote somewhere along the lines of "if it looks like a script, it will do."
Cut to? Page 4
Quote: Andrew M Bedell @ May 7 2008, 9:51 AM BST
I was only joking. I love the technical threads.
This one just went on a bit. With no resolution. 
Okay, now that Andrew has made it clear that the purpose of the pan/cut was only to show the new people entering the bar, and nothing else (ie dialogue)...then that is neither cut or pan. you would just write in the action description ' tim and john enter the bar'.
So what I said right at the beginning. LOL.
Well that ones resolved in my mind now. Thanks everyone. 
I've just noticed this thread and have been reading the pub quiz episode of 'The Office'. They did a 'cut to' to Dawn and Tim and a 'cut back to' to Brent and Finchy. Still think it just has to look like a script though.
Quote: David H @ May 9 2008, 10:39 PM BSTI've just noticed this thread and have been reading the pub quiz episode of 'The Office'. They did a 'cut to' to Dawn and Tim and a 'cut back to' to Brent and Finchy. Still think it just has to look like a script though.
Mmmm, but you are looking at a published PRODUCTION script?
Quote: David H @ May 9 2008, 10:39 PM BSTI've just noticed this thread and have been reading the pub quiz episode of 'The Office'. They did a 'cut to' to Dawn and Tim and a 'cut back to' to Brent and Finchy. Still think it just has to look like a script though.
The script you read in published script books will be very different from the script they used in production/shooting and that will be very different than the script the writer(s) wrote.