Re: Pre-lap?
I'm going to make my semi-annual pitch for screenwriting sanity.
It's okay to do some directing on the page.
You're trying to paint a vivid movie in your reader's mind. If you need to prelap or call a camera shot of say "we see" or call out a song or a hundred other things that make the reader see your movie, then do it.
Whoever continually told you not to say "we see" is a quack. You should stop listening to those people completely. They're wannabes who are trying to come up with a list of rules to make themselves sound authoritative, when really they're actually harming you.
There are no rules. Tell a great story visually. Stop worrying. A clinical, boring read is a sure way to push a career farther away.
Originally posted by Conz
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It's okay to do some directing on the page.
You're trying to paint a vivid movie in your reader's mind. If you need to prelap or call a camera shot of say "we see" or call out a song or a hundred other things that make the reader see your movie, then do it.
Whoever continually told you not to say "we see" is a quack. You should stop listening to those people completely. They're wannabes who are trying to come up with a list of rules to make themselves sound authoritative, when really they're actually harming you.
There are no rules. Tell a great story visually. Stop worrying. A clinical, boring read is a sure way to push a career farther away.
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