formatting – Freshmen Screen Play

How to Write Jump Cuts in a Screenplay

By D.K.WilsonPosted on April 28, 2021Posted in Formating HelpTagged formatting, how to write a jump cut, jump cut, jump cuts1 Comment

Jump cuts are something we usually see only in a film. They are sometimes referred to as quick cuts or montages. They’re a way of sending information to the audience at a rapid pace, cutting from one action to another, jumping forward in time. One second the character is packing his bangs the next, he’s on […]

How to Write Names in Screenplays (Characters and Locations)

By D.K.WilsonPosted on April 25, 2021Posted in Formating HelpTagged formatting, how to write character names, how to write names, how to write names in a script

When a character’s name first appears, it’s the first sight of what the reader knows about the character. So it should pop out. How to write names in a screenplay? You write names in a script in all caps in the script description the first time they appear; then, you always write names in all […]