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Posted by: Don, August 21st, 2016, 6:36pm
The Highway by Anand Salim Kumar - Short, Thriller - A man driving along a deserted road meets a stranded woman. 10 pages - pdf, format 8)
Posted by: Warren, August 22nd, 2016, 6:43am; Reply: 1
Wow, I'm sorry but this is a mess.

I'm not sure I can be much help. It seems you may never have read another script or read any articles on formatting.

Your first scene heading is the worst I've ever seen.

Crazy camera directions.

We sees all over the place.

Chunks and chunks of action.

I'd suggest reading scripts, lots and lots and lots of scripts and numerous articles on formatting. Then give this another go.

Sorry, but it's really quite bad.
Posted by: SimonM (Guest), August 22nd, 2016, 6:52am; Reply: 2

Quoted from Warren
Wow, I'm sorry but this is a mess.

Sorry, but it's really quite bad.



Yikes. I thought - "it can't be that bad" but then I read it and you're right, it is.

I tend towards the lenient when it comes to formatting - but... this is barely readable, so it's really impossible to judge the quality of the story.
Posted by: RichardR, August 25th, 2016, 12:07pm; Reply: 3
Some notes.

This one has multiple problems The English is poor, and the formatting isn't standard.  Read good screenplays and figure out how they work.

Best
Richard
Posted by: RichardR, August 25th, 2016, 12:08pm; Reply: 4
Some notes.

This one has multiple problems The English is poor, and the formatting isn't standard.  Read good screenplays and figure out how they work.

Best
Richard
Posted by: Scar Tissue Films, August 25th, 2016, 12:32pm; Reply: 5
Is the author around?
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