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How are multicamera TV scripts formatted?

2012-01-01 13:01:41 (читать в оригинале)

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Multicamera television scripts (think: anything with a laugh track) have the most unique formatting elements of the common script variations. Multicamera shows are shot on a stage in front of an audience, and their scripts appropriately look like a hybrid of screenplay format and play format. While each show has its unique variations, there are formatting elements that are standard.

In brief, some major differences:

Acts all begin on a new page, and start with the all-caps, centered act number written about 1/3 of the way down the page. For example, act two will start on a new page, with “ACT TWO” centered before the first scene header, and the top 1/3 of the page will be blank save the header. This also applies to the cold open and the tag.

Acts end with a centered, all-caps “END OF ACT [NUMBER].” Again, this applies to the cold open and tag as well.

Often, each scene will be designated in a similar way, and sometimes new scenes will start on new pages.

The header will often include scene and act numbers below the page number.

Scene headings are often underlined. Sometimes, the names of each character featured in the scene are listed in parentheses directly below the scene heading.

All action an description is in all caps.

Character names are underlined the first time they are introduced.

Often, character entrances and exits are underlined. Sometimes, major physical transitions are as well, ie “JEFF CROSSES TO THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM.”

Major or important sounds, sound effects, and special are often underscored, and usually specifically pointed out with a colon, ie “SOUND: DOOR SLAMS.”

Dialogue is double spaced.

Parentheticals are more common than they are in feature screenplays. They do not have to be on separate lines, and can be in line with the dialogue.

The teleplays end with underlined, right justified “FADE OUT.”

The best way to understand the differences is to study a multicamera script. This TV writing resource has some for download under the US Comedy section. By looking at a few samples with the above rules in mind, it should be obvious which are multicamera. You will notice that not all examples follow all the rules outlined above. That is fine, and not uncommon.