Conventions in writing film scripts?
March 27, 2009 5:16 AM Subscribe
Quick education in film script conventions please?
I have a script to proof read, translated from Bulgarian. In addition to getting the English right, I really need guidance on conventional formatting and writing of movie scripts.
Formatting? Tenses / ways of describing the action / camera work? After a quick glance at my material it seems the English is OK, but I am at a loss as to whether, for example, when giving camera direction we can have narrative paragraphs, as it is currently, or should it be point form, with particular formatting?
Where can I find resources to quickly give me tips on convention / style / format for this sort of a text?
I have a script to proof read, translated from Bulgarian. In addition to getting the English right, I really need guidance on conventional formatting and writing of movie scripts.
Formatting? Tenses / ways of describing the action / camera work? After a quick glance at my material it seems the English is OK, but I am at a loss as to whether, for example, when giving camera direction we can have narrative paragraphs, as it is currently, or should it be point form, with particular formatting?
Where can I find resources to quickly give me tips on convention / style / format for this sort of a text?
Response by poster: Wow, I can't ask for much more than that, headspace. Muchos gracias!
posted by Meatbomb at 5:47 AM on March 27, 2009
posted by Meatbomb at 5:47 AM on March 27, 2009
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posted by headspace at 5:28 AM on March 27, 2009 [8 favorites]