I have set up the Scene Tag List, in
this way -
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Khaki Town – White Draft – 18 Nov 2019
1. SCENE TAGS
Book Screen
Page Play
Page
1 .1 [INT. THE OFFICE OF THE US PRESIDENT, LBJ, THE OVAL OFFICE 1 1
– AFTERNOON] – 1964
.1.1 [FLASHBACK – A COUPLE OF YEARS EARLIER] – 1961 – 63 2 2
.1.1 [FLASHBACK – END] – BACK TO 1964 2 2
.1.2 [FLASHBACK – A COUPLE OF YEARS EARLIER] – 1961 – 63 4 4
.1.2 [FLASHBACK – END] – BACK TO 1964 4 4
.1.3 [FLASHBACK - 22 YEARS EARLIER] – MAY/JUN 1942 6 6
[INT. THE OVAL OFFICE – DAY or NIGHT]
.1.3 .1 [REVERSE CUTAWAY – TO THE PRESENT] – 1964 6 6
[INT. THE OVAL OFFICE – AFTERNOON]
.1.3 .1 [REVERSE CUTAWAY – END] – BACK TO MAY/JUN 1942 6 6
.1.3 [FLASHBACK – END] – BACK TO 1964 8 8
etc.
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SCENE TAG
So, the general form here, is–
Sc .Section Number [SCENE TAG]
Within the Scene Tag, the main line,
which gives the instructions, takes this form –
[INT. &/or EXT. LOCATION OF SCENE –
TIME OF DAY]
I have also used another line, before
this one,
to indicate other contextual
information, in this way –
[TYPE OF SCENE – RELATIONSHIP IN TIME
TO THE PREVIOUS SCENE]
– DAY No MONTH YEAR of this scene
When not needing to include TYPE OF SCENE,
I have blended the two lines, such –
[INT. &/or EXT. LOCATION OF SCENE –
TIME OF DAY, RELATIONSHIP IN TIME
TO THE PREVIOUS SCENE] – DAY No MONTH YEAR
And, another line at the end of each of
these types of scenes -
FLASHBACK
CUTAWAY
REVERSE
CUTAWAY
Such –
.Section [TYPE OF
SCENE – END] – BACK TO TIME, DAY No MONTH YEAR
- STILL TIME, DAY No MONTH YEAR
- TO TIME, DAY No MONTH YEAR
Note - The Full Stops
SCENE TAG DETAILS
These details describe what type of
location it is –
INT. -
INTERIOR Interior locations, such as inside a room,
inside a car
EXT. - EXTERIOR Exterior locations, such as in a field, on a
road, etc.
LOCATION OF SCENE The particular location of the
scene,
eg.,
THE OVAL OFFICE
VAL’S
CAR
COMPANY
C OFFICERS’ TENT, KELSO FIELD CAMP
WITHIN
&/or WITHOUT KELSO FIELD CAMP
TIME OF DAY eg. DAY
&/or NIGHT
6.10
AM, BREAKFAST BREAK
7.15
AM, MORNING, A SHORT TIME LATER
AFTERNOON
SUNSET/DUSK
EARLY
EVENING
TYPE OF SCENE eg. FLASHBACK
CUT
TO
CUTAWAY
REVERSE
CUTAWAY
FLASHBACK
& JUMPCUT
RELATIONSHIP eg. A COUPLE OF YEARS EARLIER
3
DAYS LATER
15
MINUTES LATER
AT
THE SAME TIME
DATE eg. MID JAN 1940
MAY/JUN
MON
9 JUN 1942
using
either - BEG / EARLY / MID / LATE / END
Note -
Use only whichever details are applicable.
SCENE TAG CHRONOLOGY
I have used this form –
Sc .Section.Sub-Section .Sub-Sub-Section
eg.
1 .1
.1.1
.1.1 End
.1.2
.1.2 End
.1.3
.1.3 .1
.1.3 .1 End
.1.3 End
(Note - The Full Stops)
This will be a bit clearer in the SCENE
LIST blog entry.
BOOK AND SCREENPLAY PAGES
I also included the book and screenplay
page numbers for the beginning of each scene,
for handy reference.
These numbers, I have aligned across the page with the Scene etc. Number,
for easy visual tracking.
(c) Katherine Stuart 2022
Dochas Books Film
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