Yep, Saturday night and this is the only question on my mind:
Should a new scene begin on a new page or is it ok to just write 'SCENE 3' and carry on on the same page, even if...shock horror...there's only 1/4 of the page left?
New page for a new scene?
Television new page. Film not. Spec sitcom - I don't suppose they mind.
There's no need to start a new page for each scene in a spec sitcom script, no.
Quote: Chickenellie @ July 20 2012, 11:23 PM BSTYep, Saturday night and this is the only question on my mind:
Should a new scene begin on a new page or is it ok to just write 'SCENE 3' and carry on on the same page, even if...shock horror...there's only 1/4 of the page left?
Asking that question shows that you have not yet take the time to look at existing scripts.
There are plenty you can see on the Internet if you search.
And the answer as given briefly above is that a Film Style script (1-camera) merely has two blank lines between scenes and scenes start with a slug line in a particular format.
TV Studio scripts (3-camera) start a new page for each scene.
In the UK you can usually write all submission scripts in Film format, if it gets accepted, the production team will convert it into whatever format they need.
Use my toolkit: https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/14314/ or other script writing software and it will do all that formatting for you.
That's than then. Thanks guys.
*cowers in corner frantically reading scripts* @Bill Will Thanks for the recommendation
Quote: Chickenellie @ July 21 2012, 4:31 PM BSTThat's than then. Thanks guys.
*cowers in corner frantically reading scripts* @Bill Will Thanks for the recommendation
Heh heh, don't worry. As far as I know, Spike Milligan used to scribble his Goon Show scripts on any handy piece of paper and doodle on them too.
There really is no need for that kind of language Bill!
Quote: Marc P @ July 22 2012, 10:30 PM BSTThere really is no need for that kind of language Bill!
