thealtruismsociety Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I created my project file, didn't even take away the default text but. My name, script name etc doesn't go on every page like on a novel? Edit: Also 100 pages, NaNoWriMo had a goal of 50k but that was really kinda low end for a novel. Is it the same with a script? How many pages is a standard hour and a half movie script? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I created my project file, didn't even take away the default text but. My name, script name etc doesn't go on every page like on a novel? A "spec" script like the one your writing either has no header or a right-aligned page number followed by a period on every page but the first. Edit: Also 100 pages, NaNoWriMo had a goal of 50k but that was really kinda low end for a novel. Is it the same with a script? How many pages is a standard hour and a half movie script? 100 pages is a little light, but only by 10 or so. The rule of thumb is that a pages is about a minute of screen time, so 120 pages is about 120 minutes. -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealtruismsociety Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 A "spec" script like the one your writing either has no header or a right-aligned page number followed by a period on every page but the first. 100 pages is a little light, but only by 10 or so. The rule of thumb is that a pages is about a minute of screen time, so 120 pages is about 120 minutes. -Steve I guess I can ask about cover pages and all that after the script is done and fully edited to perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I created my project file, didn't even take away the default text but. My name, script name etc doesn't go on every page like on a novel? Technically no. This is a spec script. A reading script that gets bound (eventually). Edit: Also 100 pages, NaNoWriMo had a goal of 50k but that was really kinda low end for a novel. Is it the same with a script? How many pages is a standard hour and a half movie script? I actually collected a few movie scripts. (Weird, I know.) Gone With The Wind (1939, a 238 minute movie) had a 221-page script. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983, a 134 minute movie) had a 110-page script. Star Wars has a higher time/page ratio because the short Action descriptions describe a whole lot of action. So, while ~120 pages is normal enough for a movie, the number of pages can translate into very different movie lengths. I hope I cleared that all up for ya. - Thoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 So, while ~120 pages is normal enough for a movie, the number of pages can translate into very different movie lengths. Quite right. And then there is the issue of lines per page, which makes estimation even more tricky. -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve E Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Quite right. And then there is the issue of lines per page, which makes estimation even more tricky. Interesting article. Thanks Steve. But since lines per page vary, could a 100-page screenplay be rejected by Script Frenzy's robot alien page counters as too short? Concerned. - Thoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealtruismsociety Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I like how I only need 3.3 pages a day to make this, hehe. Alot more forgiving than NaNoWriMo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I like how I only need 3.3 pages a day to make this, hehe. Alot more forgiving than NaNoWriMo. It is. I like it because you can spend more time on story and dialog. -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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