MONTAGE

A series of short scenes , often used to show the passing of time, or the process by which something is done. In screenplays, the individual scenes within a montage sometimes don’t use scene headers , but rather list each action on a separate line.

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SEQUENCE

A collection of shorter scenes that tell a larger part of the movie (e.g. a car chase, a heist, a prom).

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EXT.

A scene header that tells the reader the following scene takes place outdoors (e.g. EXT. BOB’S DINER – NIGHT).

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VIDEO VILLAGE

On-set, the bank of monitors where a director watches what is being filmed. Generally, the script supervisor , director of photography and producers are also huddled around video village.

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A character’s entry into a scene. “The scene is really wonky up until Chandler’s entrance.»

MOTIVATED

When a character’s dialogue or action makes sense based on the information that preceded it. «Monica’s tirade about the dish drainer doesn’t seem properly motivated.»

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ONE-HOUR

A television term describing a dramatic series that lasts for one-hour (e.g. ER, The West Wing, The Sopranos).

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EIGHTH

A unit of a written page, used for production. Script pages are broken down into “eighths of a page,» approximately one vertical inch of text. A scene might be listed as 1 1/8th long, which means one page plus one-eighth of the next.

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DEVELOPMENT

The lengthy and often painful process in which a screenplay is re-written time and time again to satisfy all those involved with the project, namely studio executives, directors, and cast members. To quote Howard Rodman: “Development is the process of taking the screenplay only you could have written, and turning it into something anyone could have written.

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MANUSCRIPT

The typed (as opposed to type-set) version of a novel, as originally submitted to the publisher by an author. Much of the editing and revision of a book takes place at the manuscript stage.

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