Myriads of things happened to earth in the 2000 years before the story begins. Many more will happen during the story…set far into the future.
How else can you quickly inform the audience in your spec script about some of these crucial events (non-character related back story) but using derivations of George Lucasâ€TM STAR WARS approach?
Slugline
â€Blah blah blah†serves as the backdrop for the MAIN TITLE, which is followed by a ROLL-UP:
(this is a half-a-page or so summary of the historical events leading to the present situation)
Back to my point.
I donâ€TMt think you want to spread these cold historical facts in your already-events-congested present story via dialogue exposition or narrative reminders.
I know this approach ("followed by a ROLL-UP") is not visual, but the script does have plenty of visual and aural stuff to entertain. So, a little sacrifice here and there should be OK, right?
How else can you quickly inform the audience in your spec script about some of these crucial events (non-character related back story) but using derivations of George Lucasâ€TM STAR WARS approach?
Slugline
â€Blah blah blah†serves as the backdrop for the MAIN TITLE, which is followed by a ROLL-UP:
(this is a half-a-page or so summary of the historical events leading to the present situation)
Back to my point.
I donâ€TMt think you want to spread these cold historical facts in your already-events-congested present story via dialogue exposition or narrative reminders.
I know this approach ("followed by a ROLL-UP") is not visual, but the script does have plenty of visual and aural stuff to entertain. So, a little sacrifice here and there should be OK, right?
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