AboutBarry Pearson Expertise I`m a credited writer on nine feature films. My latest movie, IRON ROAD, which stars Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill,is being offered to festivals. Sun Li, the Chinese star, won the best actress award at the Roma Fiction Fest recently. www.ironroadthemovie.com)
I`m also the writer of over 40 hours of television drama for major networks in North America, and I`m a producer of three feature films and over 50 hours of television prime time drama.
I've received Best Screenplay, Best Picture awards at international film festivals around the world.
I've been coaching screen and television writers in person, and on the internet, for over ten years, and I've answered over 1000 All Experts questions!
Experience I've been in the business of writing and producing feature
films, television series, and MOW's for over 20 years. You
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http://www.createyourscreenplay.com/aboutbp.htm
Question Post the description under MONTAGE or after MUSIC OVER SCENE. NO DIALOGUE
do you just leave white space to account for the action. For example, if the MONTAGE lasts 30 seconds, do you leave half a blank page?
Never leave extra white space on a page. It's just assumed in the industry that standard formatting averages out to 1 minute per page (approximately) all on its own. The writer does not have to compensate as long as the formatting is standard industry accepted format.
If you have Final Draft, or another commercial program, you don't have to worry much about formatting, but they won't do the whole job for you. If you want a professional guide to formatting, order my book HOLLYWOOD SCREENPLAY FORMATTING MADE EASY, at
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