Quick question.

I found this on SS:

Quoted Text If you find yourself in a situation where you're inter-cutting rapidly between an INT and an EXT location, chances are you're usurping the job of the director by writing HOW your story should be filmed rather than simply telling your story in a compelling fashion.

Any advice? How many slugs are acceptable for a single page?

Tell your story the way you believe it should be told and ignore all who say otherwise.

Quoted from DustinBowcot Tell your story the way you believe it should be told and ignore all who say otherwise.

100%. Do what you think is right.

I'm currently writing a script that has a ton of flashbacks, quick changes of locations like the one described above, SUPERS, sound effects, series of shots etc. Yes, a ton of people will say that's not how you write a script, that, that's directing the movie, but this is the first time I'm writing one in this way. Before I never felt the need to go with this "style". In this one however, the plot hinges on a specific form of storytelling, both narrative and visual. It's supposed to be a very kinetic movie. A sub-genre some call hyper-link cinema. Movies like Snatch, Go, 360 and so on. Plus I'm trying to get across a specific visual look and feel, a style which frames my story accordingly. So, for this particular script I think it's necessary to add all these things as it will get the tone of my story across adequately. It will convey better what's in my head. If the script comes across someone who's like-minded they will get what I'm doing. If not, it's probably not for them anyway.

Don't box yourself in with what others think is right, go with your instinct. Maybe you're some kind of wunderkind and you'll be the one that changes everything.

The only caveat to the above advice is that when shopping a screenplay around that has a "unique" way to telling it's story, you may run into a judge who prefers a more "traditional" style of writing.

Then again, if you have a couple of straight forward screenplays under your belt, and some recognition, you may be able to get away with these types of things.

If I was planning on filming my own stuff, I'd go nuts with the formatting and obviously wouldn't care about the opinions of others.