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Steex
Posted: March 2nd, 2013, 7:22am
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I'm not sure if there's a thread for this, but I couldn't find one so-- I'm sort of stumped on how to correctly format a billboard, row of magazine covers, etc. The way I have it right now looks something like this: BILLBOARDYadda yadda yadda But I have no idea... Maybe like this? Billboard/BILLBOARD: Yadda yadda yadda.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2013, 8:00am
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In one of my recent scripts, one of my characters was looking at various different newspapers for clues. This is how I wrote that: Various headlines catch Jang’s eye: - “28 DOGS LATER: PLAGUE KILLS EVERY DOG IN NORTH KOREA” - “WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? THE STORY BEHIND NORTH KOREA’S MEAT SHORTAGE” - “HE KUMS WITH DOGS: RI KUM-SOK PROMISES TO RESOLVE MEAT SHORTAGE, DOGGYSTYLE.” I can't remember exactly where I got it from, but I had definitely seen it formatted in a similar way in studio scripts. For the billboard, I would either format it the first way you suggested, or write it like: "Alex looks up a half-naked woman displayed on a billboard. Below the woman reads: blah blah blah." That's what I've done when a character in a script reads a flier, or looks at a shop sign, etc. Once again, I've seen it formatted in a similar way in studio scripts, and I've never been pulled up for formatting it in that way. Hope that helps. Toby.
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Electric Dreamer
Posted: March 2nd, 2013, 10:53am
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A billboard that exists in your script? If you're writing a spec...EXT. FRONTAGE ROAD - DAY Joe drives his sedan. He stares at billboards touting tourist traps. A "row of magazine covers", like at a magazine stand?INT. AIRPORT - COFFEE SHOP - DAY Jane stands in line with her latte. She scans a row of magazine covers by the register. Does this cover what you're asking? E.D.
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Steex
Posted: March 3rd, 2013, 12:19am
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Thanks, Toby. That seems pretty good. Sort of, Brett, but not exactly... The billboard in my script doesn't have a picture, only text. The protag walks by it, and we get a chance to read it -- a little expostion. It's only one sentence. I didn't want to have an entire scene only for the purpose of giving the info, so I opted for the billboard. It looks something like this: EXT. FRONTAGE ROAD - DAY Joe drives down the road. He looks up, nearly crashes his car when he notices a BILLBOARD Joe Smith has the tiniest penis on earth! And with the magazine covers, the same thing happens. He then walks by an old school newspaper stand, and we see 3 cover stories. Something kinda like this. INT. AIRPORT - COFFEE SHOP - DAY Jane walks by a row of magazines. We get a closer view of a few: TIME Paul Walker named man of the year! TEEN VOGUE Paul Walker is the sexiest man alive! SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Paul Walker wins the Tour De France! EXT. AIRPORT - PARKING LOT - DAY Jane reaches her car... or whatever.
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AmbitionIsKey
Posted: March 3rd, 2013, 6:13am
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Okay, this is how I would write all that for the billboard and magazines: EXT. ROAD - DAY Joe drives down a road. He gazes out his window, just happens to catch sights of a BILLBOARD. It reads --"Joe Smith has the tiniest penis on earth! As for the magazines, this is how I would personally write it: INT. AIRPORT - COFFEE SHOP - DAY Jane walks past a row of magazines, we get a closer view of some of the titles and headlines -- TIMES -- "Paul Walker named man of the year!" TEEN VOGUE -- "Paul Walker named sexiest man alive!" SPORTS ILLUSTRATED -- "Paul Walker wins Tour De France!"
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Electric Dreamer
Posted: March 3rd, 2013, 10:09am
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Hey Steex!
Gotta say I prefer Ambition's take on this to yours.
Yours is pretty good, but I like making it more distinct.
Lotta stupid readers out there, gotta include them too.
Sounds like an interesting script, keep at it!
Regards,
E.D.
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Steex
Posted: March 4th, 2013, 2:59am
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I too, like Ambition's.
Thanks, guys.
I'm gonna go with that. Looks pretty legit to me!
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dogglebe
Posted: March 4th, 2013, 8:41pm
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I'd use INSERT: EXT. FRONTAGE ROAD - DAY Joe drives down the road. He looks up, nearly crashes his car when he notices a billboard INSERT - BILLBOARD "Joe Smith has the tiniest penis on earth!" BACK TO: JOE He stares at the billboard in horror INT. AIRPORT - COFFEE SHOP - DAY Jane walks by a row of magazines. She glances at the headlines. INSERT - MAGAZINE RACK TIME: Paul Walker named man of the year! TEEN VOGUE: Paul Walker is the sexiest man alive! SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Paul Walker wins the Tour De France! BACK TO: JANE She shrugs and continues on her way Hope this helps. Phil
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Steex
Posted: March 4th, 2013, 11:30pm
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Hmm, that's an interesting way to do it, dogglebe. I'll guess I'll try both and see what looks best within the script. Thanks for your take on it!
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