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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

Quoted from eldave1
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

Quoted from eldave1

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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