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Steex
Posted: March 2nd, 2013, 7:22am Report to Moderator
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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:

BILLBOARD
Yadda yadda yadda

But I have no idea...
Maybe like this?

Billboard/BILLBOARD: Yadda yadda yadda.


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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.

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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?

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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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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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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!

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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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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.


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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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