Montage

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could spare a little advice...

What's the best way to write a montage in script format? It has to be quite specific and involves a lot of different locations, but I don't want to have to start each shot on a new page (as if it were a new scene in a BBC script) as that seems kind of silly, nor do I want to get into lots of technical terms and camera directions. I'm thinking there must be an industry standard way of detailing montages that I just haven't come across.

Any suggestions?

I'm sure someone will come along and be more specific, but generally I believe it's;

MONTAGE
1. blah blah
2. blah blah de blah
3. blah de blah

etc.

Quote: glaikit @ December 4 2008, 12:55 PM GMT

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could spare a little advice...

What's the best way to write a montage in script format? It has to be quite specific and involves a lot of different locations, but I don't want to have to start each shot on a new page (as if it were a new scene in a BBC script) as that seems kind of silly, nor do I want to get into lots of technical terms and camera directions. I'm thinking there must be an industry standard way of detailing montages that I just haven't come across.

Any suggestions?

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I wrote a montage a while back I love them.

Im not 100% sure whether this is write but it worked.

montage

CUT TO: Japanese airport

character #1 does something funny

CUT TO: American Rodeo

Character #1 shits himself

CUT TO:

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And so on... it may not be correct but it works ok and it's clear.

I write it as:

SERIES OF SHOTS:

1. blah
2. blah blah
3. blah
4. blah blah

More from screenplay formating but fine to use for sitcom scripts too.

Quote: Nick Rivers @ December 4 2008, 4:41 PM GMT

I write it as:

SERIES OF SHOTS:

1. blah
2. blah blah
3. blah
4. blah blah

More from screenplay formating but fine to use for sitcom scripts too.

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This is what BBC Scriptsmart format churns out so it seems pretty much understood. I think the switch from blah to blah blah loses something second time round, though.

That's excellent - thanks guys.

You get such differing reports on how anal the BBC et al are about script formatting - from not caring as long as it is readable to having to have the whole thing formatted precisely or they'll not consider it. Cheers.

I usually write a montage or series of shots like this, including a slugline:

EXT. VARIOUS STREETS - DAY. (SERIES OF SHOTS)

A) blah blah blah

B) blah blah blah

C) blah blah blah

CUT TO: