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Take a look at how I handled flashbacks in my most recent script. This is consistent with David Trottier's book, The Screenwriter's Bible as Anthony mentioned, but there are numerous ways to do it. As long as it is clear you can't go wrong.
Posted by:AnthonyCawood Date Posted: Yesterday, 7:26pm
Hey Gary
You'll always find contradictory formatting info online as there are no rules as such, so you'll see various answers... key is to make sure it is clear to the reader.
David Trottier's book The Screenwriter's Bible is super useful for these type of questions... check out this article and scroll down the page a little - https://www.keepwriting.com/drformat/2012april.htm
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If it's a dream sequence or a flashback, include it in that scene's header. Then, once the dream or flashback is completed, you need to make it clear. Example...
EXT. LAKESIDE - DAY - FLASH BACK
John watches as Lisa walks into the water.
She smiles, motions for him to join her.
END FLASHBACK
The key thing is that you make it clear for the reader what is happening.
Posted by:Gary Parr Date Posted: Yesterday, 9:57am
Hi folks,
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me the best way to incorporate montages, dream sequences, and flashbacks into a script. I'm trying to write some at the moment and I think I'm doing it completely wrong, and the advice I've seen online is really contradictory.
You've got quite the imagination, Gary. Very creative. I really like this.
You're writing is much better here than the last script of yours that I read. Still some grammar and punctuation issues, but nothing major. A missing period on page 3 stood out to me.
Short, sweet, and surprisingly dark. My kind of script. Good stuff, Dude.
Thanks Zack,
glad you liked it. And thanks for the feedback. I'll give another edit to fix the issues you mentioned.
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Appreciate it, Dude.
