Transitioning between styles.

[ricther]

Hey guys. I'm outlining a script right now where I will be switching from a normal movie to found footage then back again. Basically the first act is a normal movie but then our second act switches to found footage until the final scene. My question is how can I make the reader aware of this in my writing? Do I put Camera POV in the slugline once I switch to found footage?

[Rhodi]

Re: Transitioning between styles.

In my opinion the simplest way would be simply to add a brief notation for the reader prior to the commencement of the "found footage" portion of your script - something like "From this point forward all subsequent scenes will be shot from a CAMCORDER POV".

[TwoBrad Bradley]

Re: Transitioning between styles.

In my opinion the simplest way would be simply to add a brief notation for the reader prior to the commencement of the "found footage" portion of your script - something like "From this point forward all subsequent scenes will be shot from a CAMCORDER POV".

What Rhodi said and you can even consider taking it a step further: "From this point forward all subsequent scenes are unedited found footage shot from a CAMCORDER POV."

Then (which is something you probably already are doing) throughout the pages keep giving the reader subtle reminders it's "amateurish" camcorder footage.

[ricther]

Re: Transitioning between styles.

Thanks for the tips.

[Brian Koppelman]

Re: Transitioning between styles.

check out the screenplay for Interview With The Assassin if you can find it. It reads like a transcript of the found footage. So maybe within your script, it switches to a transcript...