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    Folks,
    I'm writing three scenes that feed into each other:
    the end of the first scene, a person glances at the tv, sees a press conference on the news. Then we are at the press conference. Then we are watching it on tv again, someone else's house.

    Of course, I'm trying to avoid "directing instead of writing" by not writing "tight on", "pull back", etc.

    Would appreciate your suggestions.
    Thanks

  • #2
    Re: Scene Transitions

    How about this:

    INT. DON'S HOUSE -- DAY

    Don, in shock, stares at the TV.

    ON THE SCREEN, Reporters gather around a podium as an Attorney exits the courthouse.

    EXT. COURTHOUSE -- SAME

    The Attorney collects himself at the podium and addresses the press

    BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

    A reporter turns to her cameraman to summerize.

    INT. DON'S HOUSE -- SAME

    ON THE SCREEN, The Report finishes her report.

    Don continues to stare at the screen, Tom walks up behind him with a plate of food.

    TOM
    You think they're talking about us?

    Hope that helps. You can use "continuous" instead of "same" (this seems to be a current trend)... or in my opinion not use either, because the scene flows on its own.

    Best of luck-

    Doug

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    • #3
      Re: Scene Transitions

      Doug,
      Thanks very much.

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      • #4
        Re: Scene Transitions

        Originally posted by seh
        Folks,
        I'm writing three scenes that feed into each other:
        the end of the first scene, a person glances at the tv, sees a press conference on the news. Then we are at the press conference. Then we are watching it on tv again, someone else's house.
        Didn't something similar happen in Fargo? Just read that and see how it was done there.

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        • #5
          Re: Scene Transitions

          Here's one from my SPLICERS script that goes from Newscaster on the scene to people watching the newscast.

          ***

          GRACE
          Are these rumors the work of oil company interests
          designed to keep commuters from using mass transit
          in Los Angeles? Though that may sound far fetched
          to some, a few decades ago a conspiracy of automotive
          manufacturers successfully dismantled the old Red
          Line trolleys in Los Angeles. Our city has been addicted
          to automobiles and fossil fuels ever since --

          Grace freezes mid-movement, the open mouth of the Metro-Rail tunnel behind her, about to swallow her...

          INT. PENTAGON BRIEFING ROOM -- DAY

          Grace is frozen mid-movement on the wall-sized monitor...

          FRANKLIN MURNAU sets the remote on the table in front of him and turns to address the room full of Generals and NSA Suits. An expert in gene-splicing, Murnau treats every situation as if it's an experiment and everyone as if they're a specimen.

          MURNAU
          I can assure you it's not an oil company conspiracy.

          Gets a laugh from the room.

          ***

          I did one script where everything just flowed from one scene to the next. We went from space ship being sucked into an outerspace Sargasso Sea as they eject the black box, to the video black box recording the spaceship disappearing, to insurance guys watching the black box footage and wondering if it's faked to one insurance guy leaving the room and entering an investigation ship....

          - Bill
          Free Script Tips:
          http://www.scriptsecrets.net

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          • #6
            Re: Scene Transitions

            Very smooth Bill, nice.

            KWV

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            • #7
              Re: Scene Transitions

              Folks,
              I'm writing three scenes that feed into each other:
              the end of the first scene, a person glances at the tv, sees a press conference on the news. Then we are at the press conference. Then we are watching it on tv again, someone else's house.
              John takes a sip of beer, burps.

              ON TELEVISION

              Senator Riley stands.

              INT. WHEREVER - DAY

              Senator Riley stands.

              He scratches his a$$, addresses the committee.

              SENATOR RILEY
              The latest nonpartisan...

              INT. JOHN'S HOUSE - DAY

              ON TELEVISION

              SENATOR
              (filtered)
              The latest nonpartisan...

              John does something.

              ON TELEVISION

              The senator takes a seat.

              INT. WHEREVER - DAY

              The senator takes a seat.

              This is just a quick example (there's many ways to do this, without a 'match cut:'. Bill's and Doug's examples are great. Anyway, it's funny that you ask this, since I wrote a short in the same vein:

              http://scriptsales.com/boards/showth...t=16917&page=1


              KWV

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              • #8
                Re: Scene Transitions

                Thanks to all for your very helpful advice.

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                • #9
                  Re: Scene Transitions

                  I don't know, here's a thought, go find the script to one of the thousands of movies that uses that exact device. And see what was done. I know in school, that would be cheating, but it's perfectly allowed here.
                  Last edited by Cyfress; 01-22-2006, 09:54 PM. Reason: spelling

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