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eldave1 |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 11:21am |
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LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.86 |
I have seen a few scripts with bold scene headings lately - I kind of like it because it makes the script pop a little more - at least to my eye - any thoughts on bold vs. not bold? |
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Max |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 11:23am |
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Been Around Ain't nobody write like that, bruh.
LocationUK Posts577 Posts Per Day 0.10 |
Bold is nice, but some people might think you're being inconsistent if you don't bold things like mini slugs and transitions.
It just helps break things up on the page. |
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Grandma Bear |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 11:27am |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts8047 Posts Per Day 1.33 |
It's a personal choice. I bold scene headings and mini slugs. Makes it easier to identify each scene. I don't like underlined though, but that too is a personal preference. |
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Max |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 11:31am |
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Been Around Ain't nobody write like that, bruh.
LocationUK Posts577 Posts Per Day 0.10 |
It's a personal choice. I bold scene headings and mini slugs. Makes it easier to identify each scene. I don't like underlined though, but that too is a personal preference. |
Francis Ford Coppola gets away with underlining slugs! What a clueless ruffian! |
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Toby_E |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 11:34am |
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Been Around
LocationLondon, UK Posts872 Posts Per Day 0.15 |
It's a personal choice. I bold scene headings and mini slugs. Makes it easier to identify each scene. I don't like underlined though, but that too is a personal preference. |
Snap. I bold slugs, mini slugs, supers and text that the character reads (ie, newspaper headlines, etc.). Anything to grab the attention of skim-readers is a no-brainer, IMO. |
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Max |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 11:37am |
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Been Around Ain't nobody write like that, bruh.
LocationUK Posts577 Posts Per Day 0.10 |
Pretty much what Toby_E said |
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DustinBowcot |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 12:05pm |
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If they're going to skim read then I'd rather they read something else. Each to their own. I do bold camera directions and scene transitions. It's a personal choice. No right and wrong. |
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Toby_E |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 12:27pm |
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Been Around
LocationLondon, UK Posts872 Posts Per Day 0.15 |
Haha, I knew someone would say that But script readers are human. Their attention wanders, like it does for us all. So it's our job to grab and keep their attention. I personally find bold slugs do this, when I'm reading other's work. As a result, I too bold mine. |
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DustinBowcot |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 12:30pm |
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I triple space my slugs. I think bold works best with the double space. If using a triple, as I do, then I believe it is overkill. |
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Toby_E |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 12:35pm |
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Been Around
LocationLondon, UK Posts872 Posts Per Day 0.15 |
^^ That I agree with. It's an either/or thing, IMO. If you triple space slugs, the reader would have to be an idiot to miss the scene change, regardless. But I agree, bolding triple spaced slugs is definitely leaning towards the overkill side of things. |
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Reef Dreamer |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 2:09pm |
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LocationThe Island of Jersey Posts2609 Posts Per Day 0.54 |
Anybody know how to do this automatically on Final draft? |
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Toby_E |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 3:01pm |
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Been Around
LocationLondon, UK Posts872 Posts Per Day 0.15 |
If you start bolding your slugs, FD will begin to automatically bold them for you, in subsequent slugs... No idea if you can go back and automatically bold previously unbolded slugs though? |
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eldave1 |
Posted: August 6th, 2015, 5:17pm |
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January Project Group
LocationSouthern California Posts6874 Posts Per Day 1.86 |
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Max |
Posted: August 7th, 2015, 2:57pm |
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Been Around Ain't nobody write like that, bruh.
LocationUK Posts577 Posts Per Day 0.10 |
What software do you use Dave? |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: August 7th, 2015, 3:03pm |
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LocationUK Posts4367 Posts Per Day 1.10 |
I've been bolding my slugs for last year or so, think it helps break up the script a little and helps me navigate as I re-read it.
Definitely a personal choice thing and I'm sticking to it, but I have had a short marked down for it in a screenwriting comp - so clearly not to the taste of all readers!
Anthony |
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