1) naming a character before he's named in dialogue
If I have a character appear in the script before he is named through dialogue, do I refer to him in the script by his name, or do I call him "old man" until the dialogue reveals his name
2) do I all-caps a character's name if he first appears in dialogue
We're supposed to all-caps a character's name the first time he appears in the script, but what if he first appears mentioned in dialogue in a scene he is not physically in? Do I all-caps him then in the dialogue, or only later when he actually is physically present in the scene?
3) character description
Do I have to give the description of a character the first time they appear, or can I do it in a later scene.
I have one character who pops her head through the door to say one sentence, but then in the next scene she appears for much longer and in a much more substantive way.
Can I delay the character description and give it in that later scene?
If I have a character appear in the script before he is named through dialogue, do I refer to him in the script by his name, or do I call him "old man" until the dialogue reveals his name
2) do I all-caps a character's name if he first appears in dialogue
We're supposed to all-caps a character's name the first time he appears in the script, but what if he first appears mentioned in dialogue in a scene he is not physically in? Do I all-caps him then in the dialogue, or only later when he actually is physically present in the scene?
3) character description
Do I have to give the description of a character the first time they appear, or can I do it in a later scene.
I have one character who pops her head through the door to say one sentence, but then in the next scene she appears for much longer and in a much more substantive way.
Can I delay the character description and give it in that later scene?
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