How would one go by writing scenes in a hallway maze? I guess what I'm asking is how does one go by writing scenes where one character is at one end of a maze while another is at a different part of the maze? Some examples of some movies are Harry Potter GOF 4 and Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. Hope that helps settles the complexity of the question I pose. If not, let me know and I will try my best to explain.

Gabe

The only maze sequence that I recall seeing was from 'The Shining' when Jack chased Danny through that hedge-maze.  The footprints in the snow was the visual clue that indicated where Jack was respective to Danny; he was following an indeterminant distance behind - that's all we knew.

For a hallway, obviously there wouldn't be any footprints - unless he had on a muddy pair of shoes - but there could still be certain points of reference that each character would pass by like, say, a portrait on the wall or something.

Thanks mgj,

I completely forgot about the Shining. Thanks for mentioning it. And thanks for the suggestion.

Gabe

INT.  MAZE.

John run along a narrow corridor.  He reaches a t-intersection
and looks left and right.

Both passage ways are identical.

He turns right and continues running.

INT.  ELSEWHERE IN MAZE.

Frank calmly walks along the corridor.  Cigarette in mouth.  
Gun in hand.

Frank stops at a four-way intersection and looks around.

             FRANK
   It doesn't have to end this way,
   Mike--

INT.  MIKE's CORRIDOR

Mike stops running and looks upward, listening.

              FRANK (O.S.)
    We can still talk this out like men.
    Whaddaya say?

              MIKE
    Fuck you, you bastard!  You killed
    my brother--

INT.  FRANK's INTERSECTION

Frank looks upward, listening.

              MIKE (O.S.)
    I'll swear you behind bars for that.

Frank smiles as he makes a right turn.  He proceeds along the maze.





Phil

INT.  ELSEWHERE IN MAZE
  

Thanks Phil,

Oddly enough I was thinking of doing something like that Phil. I just wanted to make sure if it was right. Thanks for writing the sturcture.

Gabe

I'm not sure if it was right, but it's easy to read.


Phil

Point taken. I'll probably use a mixture of your style and Mike's.

Gabe

Well, location doesn't necessarily have to be a spot.

Why not something like -

INT. MAZE - WITH MIKE

INT. MAZE - WITH FRANK

INT. MAZE - BEGINNING

INT. MAZE - END

It may not be technically correct, but you know exactly where you are.

Would it not work to set your master slugline as INT. MAZE, then as you switch back and forth, do it as SHOTS as Final Draft labels them:

WITH MIKE
as he turns a corner in the maze.

WITH FRANK
as he hears Mike's distant footsteps

WITH MIKE
coming to a four way intersection, stops, not sure which branch to take.

And so on...