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41 [NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS in SCREENWRITING]
46 http://www.oscars.org/academy/nichollindex.html
55 \begin_layout Standard
68 Formatted text courtesy of Ann Garretson
73 http://www.halcyon.com/aga
78 Copyright 1998 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
98 Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.)
101 \begin_layout General
103 - The NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS in SCREENWRITING
106 \begin_layout General
108 - http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html
111 \begin_layout General
113 - E-mail: Greg Beal, gbeal@oscars.org
116 \begin_layout General
118 File Info: April, 1998 (online)
121 \begin_layout General
123 - http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/format_a.txt
126 \begin_layout General
128 - View in a monospaced font -- preferably 12-point Courier.
131 \begin_layout General
133 Copyright 1998 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
136 \begin_layout General
141 \begin_layout General
143 Permission to use this script as a LyX example file was kindly granted by
144 Greg Beal, gbeal@oscars.org.
147 \begin_layout General
149 I added a few lines at the end of script about binding.
150 The original script ended with the words
151 \begin_inset Quotes eld
154 I'd never let you miss a meal.
155 \begin_inset Quotes erd
158 There were also references to tabs, which don't exist in LyX, so I made
159 minor changes in the text.
160 Apologies and kudos to Ann Garretson.
161 Be sure to thank her when you get your Oscar.
165 \begin_layout General
171 \begin_layout General
176 \begin_layout Standard
196 \begin_layout Standard
199 \begin_inset VSpace vfill
206 \begin_layout Right Address
218 \begin_layout Standard
226 \begin_layout FADE IN:
229 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Joe}
234 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{April}
241 \begin_layout General
244 \begin_inset Note Note
247 \begin_layout General
252 \begin_layout General
254 Spacing Other to set the spacing between lines.
255 A value of .85 is probably the minimum.
263 \begin_layout General
266 \begin_inset Note Note
269 \begin_layout General
274 \begin_layout General
283 \begin_layout General
292 \begin_layout General
301 \begin_layout General
310 \begin_layout General
316 speakeroffset}{1.2in}
319 \begin_layout General
321 click TeX and enter new values as above.
324 \begin_layout General
326 Parenoffset is the offset to the left of parentheticals from speaker names.
329 \begin_layout General
331 Speakeroffset is the offset to the right of the dialog margin, so changing
332 dialogindent will automatically change the position of parentheticals and
339 \begin_inset Note Note
342 \begin_layout General
344 You can put your Speaker names in labels, the insert cross references to
346 The printed version will automatically be capitalized in Speaker even if
347 the label is not capped.
348 This way you can use them in dialogue also, and change all references to
349 your Speaker's names just by changing the label.
358 \begin_layout General
364 \begin_layout Standard
372 \begin_layout Standard
376 \begin_layout Standard
391 DRISKILL HOTEL SEMINAR ROOM - DAY
394 \begin_layout Description
396 JOE and APRIL burst through the doors into a clean, well-lit seminar room
399 \begin_layout General
402 \begin_inset Note Note
405 \begin_layout General
407 Use the description after INT.
409 to keep it on the same page.
410 Narrative is the same, except that it allows a pagebreak before it.
411 Notice that I did not use the labels for Joe and April here because they
412 are upper-cased in discriptions only the first time they are used.
413 You could make extra labels, but I think it would be error-prone.
421 \begin_layout Speaker
424 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
431 \begin_layout Dialogue
436 \begin_layout Speaker
439 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
446 \begin_layout Dialogue
448 How could they start without us? We're the main attraction.
451 \begin_layout Narrative
454 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
458 catches his breath as he leans against the podium at the front of the room.
461 \begin_layout Speaker
464 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
471 \begin_layout Parenthetical
473 looking about the room
476 \begin_layout Dialogue
481 \begin_layout Speaker
484 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
491 \begin_layout Dialogue
494 You know we've been invited to Austin to discuss script format.
497 \begin_layout Speaker
500 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
507 \begin_layout Dialogue
509 But why is the room empty?
512 \begin_layout Narrative
515 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
520 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
524 both look out across the room -- rows of empty chairs and nary a person
528 \begin_layout Speaker
531 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
538 \begin_layout Dialogue
540 Okay, okay, don't panic.
543 \begin_layout Narrative
545 She takes three deep breaths.
546 Then she looks at her watch and smiles.
549 \begin_layout Continuing
553 \begin_layout Dialogue
559 \begin_layout Speaker
562 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
569 \begin_layout Dialogue
575 \begin_layout Speaker
578 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
585 \begin_layout Dialogue
589 Top, 1.0 inch to the body, 0.5 inches to the number.
590 Bottom, 0.5 to 1.5 inches, depending on where the page break comes.
593 \begin_layout Speaker
596 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
603 \begin_layout Dialogue
608 \begin_layout Speaker
611 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
618 \begin_layout Dialogue
621 Rules for breaking a page.
622 Scene headers, like INT., remain attached to Description.
623 If a page breaks between a Speaker and a one sentence Dialogue, move it
625 A long Dialogue passage would be split -- but I'll get to that later.
628 \begin_layout Speaker
631 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
638 \begin_layout Dialogue
643 \begin_layout Speaker
646 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
653 \begin_layout Dialogue
655 Courier, 12 point, 10 pitch.
656 Make sure it's a non-proportional version of Courier.
659 \begin_layout Narrative
662 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
666 's grimace suggests that he's deep in thought.
669 \begin_layout Speaker
672 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
679 \begin_layout Dialogue
681 What about bold-face or italics? Or a Gothic font? I love to jazz up my
685 \begin_layout Speaker
688 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
695 \begin_layout Dialogue
697 No bold, no itals, no script fonts, no Gothic, no Helvetica, no Times Roman.
699 That's the industry standard.
702 \begin_layout Speaker
705 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
712 \begin_layout Dialogue
714 Oh, we're talking about industry standards?
717 \begin_layout Narrative
720 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
724 bolts from behind the podium and runs out into:
729 DRISKILL HOTEL HALLWAY - DAY
732 \begin_layout Description
735 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
739 glances up and down the hallway, then reaches back to open the door.
742 \begin_layout Speaker
745 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
752 \begin_layout Parenthetical
757 \begin_layout Dialogue
760 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
764 -- come on! There's no one here.
767 \begin_layout Speaker
770 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
777 \begin_layout Parenthetical
779 walking through the door
782 \begin_layout Dialogue
785 Or a slug line, as I was taught in film school.
787 What happens if we \SpecialChar \ldots{}
793 TEXAS CAPITOL BUILDING - DAY
796 \begin_layout Description
799 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
803 pinches himself as he stands with
804 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
808 before the seat of Texas politics.
811 \begin_layout Speaker
814 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
821 \begin_layout Dialogue
826 \begin_layout Speaker
829 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
836 \begin_layout Dialogue
838 There was a cut -- from the hallway to the capitol.
839 What'd you want to do -- ride in a cab?
842 \begin_layout Speaker
845 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
852 \begin_layout Dialogue
857 \begin_layout Speaker
860 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
867 \begin_layout Dialogue
871 Of course, you can cheat those a tad.
874 \begin_layout Dialogue
877 \begin_inset Note Note
880 \begin_layout General
882 These are from the paper edge, but you specify them from
885 \begin_layout General
887 the left margin using dialoglength and dialogIndent.
895 \begin_layout Speaker
898 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
905 \begin_layout Dialogue
907 So, you have about 3.0 inches for each line of your dialogue?
910 \begin_layout Speaker
913 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
920 \begin_layout Dialogue
923 Though you can go out another three or four spaces to the right and no
924 one will hold it against you.
927 \begin_layout Narrative
930 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
934 jots down several notes on a 3 x 5 card, studies the card for a moment,
935 then scribbles another note.
938 \begin_layout Speaker
941 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
948 \begin_layout Parenthetical
953 \begin_layout Dialogue
955 And the position of the speaker's name?
958 \begin_layout Speaker
961 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
968 \begin_layout Dialogue
970 All CAPS, and about 2.7 inches from the left margin.
971 Some writers center all the speakers' names.
974 \begin_layout General
977 \begin_inset Note Note
980 \begin_layout General
982 Use More to break up a dialogue across a page boundary.
983 It will put (MORE) at the bottom of the page, and insert the current speaker
984 name and (CONT'D) at the top of the next page.
985 You should not break mid-sentence.
997 \begin_layout Dialogue
999 Personally, I don't think it matters.
1000 The look of the script pages is slightly different in either case.
1003 \begin_layout Speaker
1006 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1013 \begin_layout Dialogue
1018 \begin_layout Speaker
1021 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1028 \begin_layout Dialogue
1030 A page break appeared in the middle of my dialogue.
1031 You use (MORE) at the bottom of the page to show that the speaker's dialogue
1032 continues onto the next page.
1033 Then (CONT'D) next to the speaker to show that it has roots in the previous
1037 \begin_layout Speaker
1040 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1047 \begin_layout Dialogue
1049 But not everybody uses MOREs and CONT'Ds, do they?
1054 CAPITOL BUILDING - DAY
1057 \begin_layout Description
1060 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1064 stares up into the dome.
1066 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1070 examines the portraits of Texas governors on the nearby walls.
1073 \begin_layout Speaker
1076 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1083 \begin_layout Dialogue
1085 Some writers just plan their page ends so as to avoid them.
1088 \begin_layout Speaker
1091 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1098 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1103 \begin_layout Dialogue
1105 What about parentheticals?
1108 \begin_layout Speaker
1111 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1118 \begin_layout Dialogue
1120 Start them about a half-inch to the left of the speaker name.
1121 In our case that would be at 2.2 inches from the left margin.
1124 \begin_layout Speaker
1127 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1134 \begin_layout Dialogue
1136 And what are they for?
1139 \begin_layout Speaker
1142 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1149 \begin_layout Dialogue
1151 For years, parentheticals were used to express emotion, the manner in which
1152 a speaker spoke her lines.
1153 Loudly, passionately, sadly, and so on.
1154 In recent years writers have often used them for brief bits of action.
1157 \begin_layout Speaker
1160 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1167 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1172 \begin_layout Dialogue
1174 Something like this?
1177 \begin_layout Speaker
1180 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1187 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1192 \begin_layout Dialogue
1197 \begin_layout Speaker
1200 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1207 \begin_layout Dialogue
1209 How wide are parentheticals?
1212 \begin_layout Speaker
1215 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1222 \begin_layout Dialogue
1224 Not very -- about 1.5 inches.
1225 And they should wrap to the following line when they extend beyond that
1229 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1231 pointing up to the top of the page
1234 \begin_layout Dialogue
1236 If you place a parenthetical in the middle of a dialogue passage, it should
1237 remain distinct from the dialogue.
1242 MISSISSIPPI RIVERBOAT - NIGHT
1245 \begin_layout Description
1247 A gambling boat rolls slowly along the mighty river.
1249 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1254 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1258 wander about its upper deck.
1261 \begin_layout Speaker
1264 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1271 \begin_layout Dialogue
1273 I have to ask -- what happened to CUT TO:s between scenes.
1276 \begin_layout Speaker
1279 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1286 \begin_layout Dialogue
1288 Many writers still use transitions such as CUT TO: and DISSOLVE TO: between
1292 \begin_layout Speaker
1295 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1302 \begin_layout Dialogue
1304 Those would introduce a new scene header?
1307 \begin_layout Speaker
1310 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1317 \begin_layout Dialogue
1319 And typically a different time and/or place.
1320 But many writers have dispensed with such transitions, feeling that a new
1321 scene header signifies a cut without the need of any additional indicator.
1324 \begin_layout Narrative
1327 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1331 stares out at the river.
1334 \begin_layout Speaker
1337 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1344 \begin_layout Dialogue
1346 How did we reach the Mississippi and when did the sun set?
1349 \begin_layout Speaker
1352 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1359 \begin_layout Dialogue
1361 If you'd like \SpecialChar \ldots{}
1370 \begin_layout Description
1372 A jet liner cruises East across Texas.
1380 \begin_layout Description
1382 A customized interior, replete with lounge chairs and sofas.
1384 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1389 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1396 \begin_layout Speaker
1399 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1406 \begin_layout Dialogue
1408 Is this a flashback?
1411 \begin_layout Speaker
1414 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1421 \begin_layout Dialogue
1423 Or it could be tomorrow.
1427 \begin_layout TITLE OVER:
1432 \begin_layout Continuing
1436 \begin_layout General
1439 \begin_inset Note Note
1442 \begin_layout General
1445 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1449 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1452 will insert the current Speaker followed by (continuing) as a parenthetical.
1453 Don't worry, it will look right on the printed version.
1461 \begin_layout Dialogue
1463 You see, a few weeks have passed.
1466 \begin_layout Speaker
1469 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1476 \begin_layout Dialogue
1478 Okay, I didn't notice.
1479 But I thought only DAY and NIGHT were allowed on scene headers.
1482 \begin_layout Speaker
1485 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1492 \begin_layout Dialogue
1494 Production managers would certainly prefer it that way, but many writers
1495 use headers as a means of showing a particular time of day, especially
1499 \begin_layout Speaker
1502 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1509 \begin_layout Dialogue
1514 \begin_layout Speaker
1517 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1524 \begin_layout Dialogue
1526 On writer's drafts, without a doubt.
1529 \begin_layout Speaker
1532 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1539 \begin_layout Dialogue
1544 \begin_layout Speaker
1547 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1554 \begin_layout Dialogue
1556 Essentially, any draft that hasn't been paid for.
1557 Any draft to be sent to agents, studio execs, production companies, development
1559 Those are writer's drafts.
1560 And they all should be FIRST DRAFTs, no matter how many versions the writer
1561 has actually written.
1564 \begin_layout Speaker
1567 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1574 \begin_layout Dialogue
1576 You really think so?
1579 \begin_layout Speaker
1582 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1589 \begin_layout Dialogue
1591 That's my recommendation.
1599 \begin_layout Description
1602 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1606 drives along Austin's Congress Avenue as
1607 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1614 \begin_layout Speaker
1617 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1624 \begin_layout Dialogue
1626 You speak any foreign languages?
1629 \begin_layout Speaker
1632 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1639 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1644 \begin_layout Dialogue
1646 Why do you ask? (Pour quoi tu demandes?)
1649 \begin_layout Speaker
1652 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1659 \begin_layout Dialogue
1661 What about action scenes?
1664 \begin_layout Narrative
1666 SUDDENLY, A BLACK CADILLAC whips around a corner, racing quickly towards
1669 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1673 punches the accelerator and -- THE BLUE CAMARO leaps forward, leaving a
1675 The Camaro takes a left, then a quick right to accelerate into -- A DARK
1676 ALLEY The Camaro quickly reaches a dead end, just as -- THE BLACK CADILLAC
1677 pulls into the alley, sealing it shut.
1685 \begin_layout Description
1688 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1692 leads a dazed and confused
1693 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1700 \begin_layout Speaker
1703 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1710 \begin_layout Dialogue
1712 That's one way to do an action scene.
1713 It's a variation on the Bill Goldman style that's used by many writers.
1716 \begin_layout Speaker
1719 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1726 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1731 \begin_layout Dialogue
1733 But other writers just use normal description and standard scene headers
1734 for action scenes, don't they?
1737 \begin_layout Speaker
1740 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1747 \begin_layout Dialogue
1754 DRISKILL HOTEL ENTRANCE HALL -- PHONE BOOTH - DAY
1757 \begin_layout Description
1759 A slightly less dazed
1760 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1764 speaks on the phone.
1767 \begin_layout Speaker
1770 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1777 \begin_layout Dialogue
1779 I thought we were walking together.
1782 \begin_layout Speaker
1785 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1792 \begin_layout Parenthetical
1797 \begin_layout Dialogue
1799 Well, we were, but I realized a phone call was needed.
1802 \begin_layout Speaker
1805 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1812 \begin_layout Dialogue
1817 \begin_layout INTERCUT
1823 STATE CAPITOL PHONE BOOTH - DAY
1826 \begin_layout Description
1828 With the dome looming large behind her,
1829 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1833 speaks into the phone.
1836 \begin_layout Speaker
1839 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1846 \begin_layout Dialogue
1848 Only when you hear my voice over the phone.
1849 Radio voices and phone calls often are filtered, though it's a convention
1850 that isn't used by everyone anymore.
1853 \begin_layout Speaker
1856 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1863 \begin_layout Dialogue
1865 Let's try something easy.
1866 What about page numbers?
1869 \begin_layout Speaker
1872 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1879 \begin_layout Dialogue
1881 Number each and every page, though you can start with page two.
1882 The numbers should appear in the upper right hand corner, about 0.5 inches
1883 down and 0.75 inches from the right page edge.
1884 Those dimensions are not set in stone, but page numbers should always be
1885 placed in the upper right hand corner.
1890 DRISKILL HOTEL HALLWAY - DAY
1893 \begin_layout Description
1896 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1900 walks slowly towards the seminar room.
1903 \begin_layout Speaker
1906 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1913 \begin_layout Dialogue
1915 You know, that pronouncement almost seemed godlike.
1918 \begin_layout Speaker
1921 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1928 \begin_layout Dialogue
1930 If it were, I probably would have spoken in a voice over and not on the
1934 \begin_layout Narrative
1937 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1941 searches the ceiling, trying to decide just where this disembodied voice
1945 \begin_layout Speaker
1948 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1955 \begin_layout Dialogue
1961 \begin_layout Speaker
1964 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1971 \begin_layout Dialogue
1973 Oftentimes for narration, for a narrator's voice.
1974 In film noir the protagonists often filled the audience in on their thoughts
1976 Documentary films are filled with voice over.
1981 DRISKILL HOTEL SEMINAR ROOM - DAY
1984 \begin_layout Description
1987 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
1992 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
1996 to reach the podium first.
1998 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2002 walks slowly past the still-empty chairs.
2006 \begin_layout Description
2009 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2013 gestures with his hands as if he were making a major political speech.
2016 \begin_layout Description
2019 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2023 sneaks up behind him and mimics his movements -- until he notices.
2025 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2029 spins to confront her.
2032 \begin_layout Speaker
2035 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2042 \begin_layout Dialogue
2044 Why I ought'a \SpecialChar \ldots{}
2048 \begin_layout Speaker
2051 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2058 \begin_layout Dialogue
2060 I was just demonstrating the way many writers break description into shorter
2062 I've seen blocks of description covering an entire page.
2065 \begin_layout Speaker
2068 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2075 \begin_layout Dialogue
2077 That makes for tough reading, doesn't it?
2080 \begin_layout Speaker
2083 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2090 \begin_layout Dialogue
2092 I know studio readers who just skip long description and read only dialogue.
2095 \begin_layout Speaker
2098 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2105 \begin_layout Dialogue
2107 But there are pros who write scripts with extended descriptive passages.
2110 \begin_layout Speaker
2113 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2120 \begin_layout Dialogue
2122 When you make a half-million or so per script, you can pretty much use any
2126 \begin_layout Narrative
2129 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2133 climbs atop the podium.
2136 \begin_layout Speaker
2139 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2146 \begin_layout Dialogue
2148 But when you're like me, you have to stick to format.
2149 Is that what you're trying to say?
2152 \begin_layout Speaker
2155 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2162 \begin_layout Dialogue
2167 \begin_layout Narrative
2170 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2174 jumps down from the podium and runs out the door just as conference ATTENDEES
2178 \begin_layout Continuing
2182 \begin_layout Dialogue
2184 By the way, the first time you introduce a speaker in description, you CAP
2186 And when you break dialogue with description, the standard is to place
2187 "continuing" within parentheses when a speaker chatters on and on.
2190 \begin_layout Narrative
2193 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2197 watches as a number of people sit down before her.
2200 \begin_layout Continuing
2204 \begin_layout Dialogue
2206 Of course, many writers have dropped "continuing" from their repertoire.
2207 I mean, it's obvious that I'm still speaking, isn't it? And that I never
2211 \begin_layout Speaker
2214 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2221 \begin_layout Parenthetical
2223 shouting from beyond the door
2226 \begin_layout Dialogue
2229 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2234 There's a buffet at the hotel and a shuttle leaving in two minutes.
2237 \begin_layout Speaker
2240 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2247 \begin_layout Parenthetical
2252 \begin_layout Dialogue
2254 We haven't mentioned master scenes.
2257 \begin_layout Narrative
2260 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2264 enters, then glances about the room as he slowly approaches the podium.
2267 \begin_layout Speaker
2270 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2277 \begin_layout Dialogue
2280 No CLOSEUPS, no WIDE SHOTS, no shots of any sort.
2281 Just scene headers, description and dialogue.
2282 And no scene numbers.
2283 Those are left to shooting scripts.
2286 \begin_layout Speaker
2289 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2296 \begin_layout Dialogue
2298 Don't worry, I would never let you miss a meal.
2299 Do you know how to make a script sandwich?
2302 \begin_layout Speaker
2305 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Joe}
2312 \begin_layout Dialogue
2317 \begin_layout Speaker
2320 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{April}
2327 \begin_layout Dialogue
2329 You need your script, two sheets of plain manila binding stock, a three
2330 hole punch, and three 1.5 inch brass brads.
2331 No title or name on the binding stock.
2332 When you get it all assembled, you can hammer the brass brads down to make
2337 \begin_layout FADE OUT
2341 \begin_layout Speaker