Re: Questions about car scenes
Honestly, I found that to be a bit confusing, especially, the I.E. PERSON C's CAR (PARKED).
That doesn't tell me where we are. Person C's car could be parked anywhere from Indonesia to the surface of the moon.
The location, if you feel the need to create a separate location is E/I BOB'S CAR ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARKING LOT
You don't have to tell us in the slug line that it's parked -- it's pretty obvious that a car that's across the street from somewhere isn't in motion.
And while a lot of people feel the need to do that INT/EXT thing, I wouldn't normally do that with someone who's in a parked car.
But then again, since he proceeds to drive away, and since I would do it when you're dealing with a scene with someone who's driving a car, I won't press the point.
But again, it's the same deal. I wouldn't say EXT. BOB'S CAR (MOVING)
I'd say where the car is. EXT/INT. BOB'S CAR ON THE HIGHWAY
And the reason that I do the EXT/INT in a case like that is because one would usually establish the presence of the car through some ext shot, showing the car on the highway and then move in for a shot of Bob in the car, shots that might be done at the same time or place or might be done in totally different times and places.
Also, I don't know how we're supposed to know that Persons A and B are heading back to their house.
Also, I wouldn't say that Person A's car exits the parking lot and enters traffic. I would say that Person A drives out of the parking lot and enters traffic, unless he's in one of those self-driving cars.
And since you've described Person A as driving out of the parking lot, you don't have to go on to say that Person A is clearly visible in the car, since the reader is going to imagine him visible in the car because he will imagine seeing him driving out of the parking lot and into traffic.
That's the difference between saying that one sees a car driving out of a parking lot and a person driving out of a parking lot. With the former you then need to waste additional words specifying that you see the person who's doing the driving.
NMS
Originally posted by JasonRaven
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That doesn't tell me where we are. Person C's car could be parked anywhere from Indonesia to the surface of the moon.
The location, if you feel the need to create a separate location is E/I BOB'S CAR ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARKING LOT
You don't have to tell us in the slug line that it's parked -- it's pretty obvious that a car that's across the street from somewhere isn't in motion.
And while a lot of people feel the need to do that INT/EXT thing, I wouldn't normally do that with someone who's in a parked car.
But then again, since he proceeds to drive away, and since I would do it when you're dealing with a scene with someone who's driving a car, I won't press the point.
But again, it's the same deal. I wouldn't say EXT. BOB'S CAR (MOVING)
I'd say where the car is. EXT/INT. BOB'S CAR ON THE HIGHWAY
And the reason that I do the EXT/INT in a case like that is because one would usually establish the presence of the car through some ext shot, showing the car on the highway and then move in for a shot of Bob in the car, shots that might be done at the same time or place or might be done in totally different times and places.
Also, I don't know how we're supposed to know that Persons A and B are heading back to their house.
Also, I wouldn't say that Person A's car exits the parking lot and enters traffic. I would say that Person A drives out of the parking lot and enters traffic, unless he's in one of those self-driving cars.
And since you've described Person A as driving out of the parking lot, you don't have to go on to say that Person A is clearly visible in the car, since the reader is going to imagine him visible in the car because he will imagine seeing him driving out of the parking lot and into traffic.
That's the difference between saying that one sees a car driving out of a parking lot and a person driving out of a parking lot. With the former you then need to waste additional words specifying that you see the person who's doing the driving.
NMS
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