Well, I guess it doesn't get any more anal than this, but just humor me for a second or two. Recently, someone made a comment about one of my scripts being "overwritten" or "having too much description" but I looked it over and it seems fairly standard in terms of adhering to various do's and don'ts.
I checked my last five scripts (all varying between 115-120 pages) and a total word count of around 20,000 (give or take). And words-per-page around 180.
So I was just curious if anyone had stumbled across some Johnny-come-lately screenwriting guru or new industry mantra regarding total word count or acceptable words-per-page. Ridiciulous, I know, but the comment has made me paranoid and self-conscious.
By the way, the script in question was a Disney Fellowship finalist and ScreamFest winner, not that there's anything wrong with that -- or that it necessarily means anything. Oh, bother.
I checked my last five scripts (all varying between 115-120 pages) and a total word count of around 20,000 (give or take). And words-per-page around 180.
So I was just curious if anyone had stumbled across some Johnny-come-lately screenwriting guru or new industry mantra regarding total word count or acceptable words-per-page. Ridiciulous, I know, but the comment has made me paranoid and self-conscious.
By the way, the script in question was a Disney Fellowship finalist and ScreamFest winner, not that there's anything wrong with that -- or that it necessarily means anything. Oh, bother.
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