View Full Version : How many scenes???
David W. Richardson
07-24-2008, 10:55 PM
Okay, we all know that changing scenes in a script eats up line count. So in a competition like this where there is a strict limit on page numbers, you have to decide whether to use the line count for multiple scenes, or stick with a 1-scene story.
My script 'Alien Abduction' is just one scene.
How many scenes are in YOUR ScriptFest II script???
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Hans Moleman
07-24-2008, 10:55 PM
three
David W. Richardson
07-24-2008, 10:58 PM
three
Wow! Wonder if anyone has more?
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pmark23
07-25-2008, 12:49 AM
One has three, another has about eight (but there's little dialogue), another has four.
Judgement
07-25-2008, 09:41 AM
i have two scenes
ConspiracyPenguin
07-25-2008, 12:52 PM
The one that I have slated for this fest as of right now has two scenes, one of which makes up the bulk of the vignette, the other is simply to draw the story to a close.
arroway
07-25-2008, 02:30 PM
five.
Erik Olson
07-25-2008, 05:24 PM
Five scenes, all continuous or moments later around a common location. I hardly count these as truly separate scenes, because there is a back-and-forth nature to them and no appreciable change location-wise.
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David W. Richardson
07-25-2008, 08:57 PM
Five scenes, all continuous or moments later around a common location. I hardly count these as truly separate scenes, because there is a back-and-forth nature to them and no appreciable change location-wise.
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But you DO still have to write "EXT. BOB'S GRILL - CONTINUOUS", a blank line or two, and a brief scene description for each. That takes up line count, which is why I was trying to avoid it. "Alien Abduction" barely makes it under the 6-page wire as it is.
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alex whitmer
07-25-2008, 11:53 PM
17 scenes.
David W. Richardson
07-26-2008, 01:01 AM
17 scenes.
WOW! In six pages??? I'm impressed!
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alex whitmer
07-26-2008, 02:21 AM
WOW! In six pages??? I'm impressed!
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So was I. Not quite sure how I did it.
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seansshack
07-26-2008, 11:18 AM
17 Wow!!
I hit 13 (damn that might be unlucky!!!)
ConspiracyPenguin
07-26-2008, 12:49 PM
So was I. Not quite sure how I did it.
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It must go something like this...
EXT. ZOO - DAY
BOB does jumping jacks in the parking lot.
INT. HUMMER - DAY
CAROL drives at BOB.
EXT. ZOO - DAY
Hummer hits BOB.
And so on...:grin:
alex whitmer
07-26-2008, 09:01 PM
Roughly 2.833 scenes per page, give or take one of those 3s.
Zoom, zoom!
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conlanforever
08-01-2008, 12:18 PM
Ended up with 15.
Noel Evans
08-08-2008, 01:52 AM
Finished mine on 14.
Speaking of which - I hope there is some regulation on the max pages this time. I really had to work to cut mine down.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
08-08-2008, 07:07 AM
One scene.