With all this home time on my hands, I've been watching a lot of Netflix crime dramas (Babylon Berlin, Narcos, Ozark, etc.), and I have noticed things. One of these things is the "establishing shot" for a scene. For example, the main scene is a family talking over breakfast. But preceding it is a quick shot of the outside of their house.
Do we screenwriters need to write all such establishing shots?
And if so, how do we write it? For example,
EXT. MARTY'S HOUSE -- DAY (this would seem adequate if nothing is happening outside the house)
Sunshine and birdsong on this bright spring morning. (This seems a bit superfluous and meaningless.)
Thanks in advance.
Will
Do we screenwriters need to write all such establishing shots?
And if so, how do we write it? For example,
EXT. MARTY'S HOUSE -- DAY (this would seem adequate if nothing is happening outside the house)
Sunshine and birdsong on this bright spring morning. (This seems a bit superfluous and meaningless.)
Thanks in advance.
Will
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