Format issues when scene filmed by surveillance vi

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Posted by: Monte, June 18th, 2021, 7:09am

I have two scenes which I want to audience to see in a way that is clear they are watching the scene thru a surveillance video, and not the scene directly

For example: Person X exits the building and the audience sees the person being watched by surveillance video. In other words, the screen the audience is watching is one of a surveillance video camera, and not the scene directly.

How do I format the action/script so that this is clear to the reader of the script.

Posted by: Yuvraj, June 18th, 2021, 7:20am; Reply: 1

Considering your example I would write like this:

EXT. BUILDING - DAY [SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE]

Person Z exits, watches around carefully.

BACK TO SCENE
.
.
.

If you want write it within bracket or use a hyphen, it entirely up to you.

I hope it helps.

Posted by: Monte, June 18th, 2021, 7:32am; Reply: 2

Thx very much!

Posted by: LC, June 18th, 2021, 7:38am; Reply: 3

Monte, look here as well:

https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-screenwrite/m-1522254122/

And here:

https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-screenwrite/m-1302831117/

And another outside link suggestion:

https://www.screenplay.com/dr_Format

Posted by: BarryJohn, June 18th, 2021, 12:05pm; Reply: 4

Yuvraj is spot on!

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