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  • Script Warnings

    I'd like some input from those that have been readers...

    Been revising one of my scripts (a vehicular splatter film) and about halfway through all the violence, I've got a brief sexual encounter that's described in a fairly coarse way. Now, I know we're all adults, but some adults don't like surprises like that. We Americans seem to have a more iffy reaction to sexual content than outright mayhem.

    Now if the tone of the script suggests from the start something like that might pop up, it's to be expected. But if it's a seeming non sequitur* in a horror script, does it feel assaultive?

    Is it advisable to include a sexual content warning?

    *FWIW, it's part of a motif that pays off in the end.
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    Re: Script Warnings

    Originally posted by Signal30 View Post
    Is it advisable to include a sexual content warning?
    No.

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      Re: Script Warnings

      if the sexual encounter description is written in the same tone as the violent encounter descriptions then you'll be okay. it's all about tone.

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        Re: Script Warnings

        When I'm reading a screenplay and there's a hint that some sex is about to happen, I jump ahead one page. If I know for sure it's written by a white guy I'll only jump ahead a quarter of a page.

        Seriously, just write what the story needs without any warnings.
        "I am the story itself; its source, its voice, its music."
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        • #5
          Re: Script Warnings

          No.

          No.

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          • #6
            Re: Script Warnings

            Will there be pictures?

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