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whats 1? NO PASSIVE VERBS NO “ING” “IS” and “ARE”
whats 2? INTERNAL EMOTIONS IN ACTION/DIRECTION
whats 3? HISTORY OR BACKSTORY IN ACTION DIRECTION
whats 4? CAMERA DIRECTION IN YOUR SCRIPT
whats 5? UNNECESSARY TRANSITIONS
whats 6? UNNECESSARY DIRECTION (STAGING)
whats 7? FADE IN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE FADE IN: SHOULD BE <-
whats 8? FADE OUT ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE FADE OUT: SHOULD BE ->
whats 9? ANY CHARACTER BEING “TYPICAL”
whats 10? OVERLOADING PARENTHETICALS
whats 11? PUTTING PARENTHETICAL ON SAME LINE AS DIALOGUE
whats 12? OVERWRITING SCENE HEADER
whats 13? PUTTING LOWER CASE IN SCENE HEADER
whats 14? NOT CAPITALIZING SFX, FX, IMPORTANT PROPS OR FIRST APPEARANCE OF A CHARACTER IN ACTION LINE.SUMMARIZING EVENTS…THEY EAT SUPPER, TALK FOR A WHILE, SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER, THEN Ex: WWII HAPPENS AND THEN…
whats 15? PAST TENSE IN ACTION/DIRECTION EVER
whats 16? BEGINS OR STARTS (UNLESS THE ACTION WILL BE INTERRUPTED)
whats 17? REVEALS/REVEALING, AMATEURISH–LIMIT!
whats 18? ACTING WITH EYES! “THEIR EYES LOCK. SHE STARES, HE GLANCES, HE LOOKS AT HER ANGRILY….
whats 19? LONG CHUNKS OF TEXT/LONG CHUNKS OF DIALOGUE (COROLLARY TOO MANY LINES OF TEXT OR DIALOGUE IN A ROW WITHOUT A BREAK) (PLEASE FOLLOW THE FOUR/FIVE LINE RULE!)
whats 20? WAKE UP SCENES / EATING SCENES THAT DON’T DO ANYTHING…(ANY SCENE THAT DOESN’T DO ANYTHING REMEMBER THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE!
whats 21? ENTRANCES AND EXITS (AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF SCENES) THIS ISN’T A PLAY (COME IN LATE, LEAVE EARLY!)
whats 22? SAYING IN THE DIRECTION WHAT THE CHARACTER IS ABOUT TO SAY.
whats 23? ON THE COVER SHEET GET RID OF THE BITS YOU ARE NOT USING! IT’S DISRESPECTFUL TO LEAVE THEM THERE!
whats 24? NUMBERING SCENES (THAT’S SOMEONE ELSE’S JOB!)
whats 25? WE OR YOU IN ACTION/DIRECTION.
whats 26? SUMMARIZING EVENTS…THEY EAT SUPPER, TALK FOR A WHILE, SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER, THEN WWII HAPPENS AND THEN…
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