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Posted by: JohnI, March 23rd, 2021, 10:49am
Group in a house during the day
Time passes - its night
So is the sub heading just
NIGHT
Or LATER - NIGHT
As usual thanks ahead of time.
John
Posted by: Matthew Taylor, March 23rd, 2021, 11:26am; Reply: 1
Whatever is the clearest.
Personally, I would go with LATER - NIGHT
Posted by: eldave1, March 23rd, 2021, 5:44pm; Reply: 2
Clarity is king. So whatever is clearest.
For me - if you start during the day and the next scene is at night - you don't need later - because - well, it's night.
INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
I only use later when I am the same local, and now it is later in the day or night. e.g.,
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
LATER
Posted by: Warren, March 23rd, 2021, 5:46pm; Reply: 3
Clarity is king. So whatever is clearest.
For me - if you start during the day and the next scene is at night - you don't need later - because - well, it's night.
INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
I only use later when I am the same local, and now it is later in the day or night. e.g.,
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
LATER |
X 2
Can't go wrong with this method.
Posted by: Lon, March 24th, 2021, 11:28am; Reply: 4
I only use later when I am the same local, and now it is later in the day or night. e.g.,
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
LATER
|
This. You establish the location in the slug-line; after, you're not changing location, you're just changing time within that location.
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
Bob and Mary have dinner.
LATER
Bob and Mary wash dishes.As eldave said, clarity is king. Formatting may feel daunting at first, with all the rules, dos and don'ts, etc. So when in doubt, just keep it simple.
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