Comments on: FORMATTING TIP: Superimposed Text + Over Black https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/ Story. Screenplay. Sale. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 01:57:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Al Williams https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-381324 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 01:57:17 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-381324 Thank you for elucidating the subtle points of this issue ~ this was exactly the article I needed!

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]]> By: Peter Simon https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-368391 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:19:08 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-368391 Hi Karel, question: I’ve reached the end of a screenplay and faded to black. Before the credits roll, I’d like to let the audience know what happened to the real-life characters in the film (i. e. Karl Linderfelt continued his long, military career, ultimately serving in the Mexican Army and reaching the rank of colonel.). I don’t know how to format this. I assume I’d start with “OVER BLACK” as the slug line. Would I immediately go to “SUPER”? How would I lay out the text? Would I use quotation marks? Please let me know when you have a moment.

Thanks,

Peter

]]> By: G https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-366735 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:18:17 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-366735 In reply to Karel Segers.

Is OVER BLACK a scene heading or action line?

]]> By: Geo https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-366707 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 21:59:27 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-366707 Hello Karel
I want to ask you if you can suggest me the best way to write some headlines from newspapers. My thinking is that a newspaper fall over one other pointing headlines relate to the story.

Best Regards,
Geo

]]> By: Karel Segers https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-363188 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:08:17 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-363188 In reply to Les.

Good question. I would have to check Dr Trottier’s THE SCREENWRITER’S BIBLE on this one. But it doesn’t really matter as long as it is in ALL CAPS, which you can achieve by using the Scene Heading format, or just by manually writing it in Description or General.
If the script opens with OVER BLACK, it will automatically prompt you to use Scene Heading. So the short answer: Yes, probably slugline.
Your other question is more complex. Would you have a movie clip as reference? I would recommend you just use Description to tell what is happening on the screen during the pauses. You want to make sure that this is interesting. We need at least some tension, and you can use description to establish this. No need for (CONT’D) any longer, as this is going out of fashion rapidly.
I’m not sure what you mean by “I want the scenes to come in at specific points in the dialogue.” If these are new scenes, they may need a slugline each, or else you’ll need a combined scene heading that covers all the locations.
I hope this helps!

]]> By: Les https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-362876 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:50:57 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-362876 Hello Karel
Is OVER BLACK considered a slugline ? I have an (O.S.) character in my opening engulfed in a one sided telephone conversation. She is never seen but carries on the conversation with pauses for responses as scenes are seen from an adjoining room. I want the scenes to come in at specific points in the dialogue. How do I format the pauses, (V.O.), and (CONT’D) and describe what is happening at specific points with different scenes overlapping dialogue?
Thanks
Les

]]> By: Karel Segers https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-351959 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:34:23 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-351959 Hey Josh – looking at these few lines, I would recommend you study a few good screenplays. They will give you the answers to most of your formatting questions, and help you avoid some of the issues in your short script sample.

I can recommend the Immersion Screenwriting course (https://screenwriting.courses – I designed it exactly for people like you), which will help you with this without having to go scour the web for the right scripts.
Avoid camera direction in your action/description. This is really the director’s business.

But to – finally – answer your question:

Yes, the SUPER needs its own line.

If “Above the horizon” is to give us the positioning of the super on the screen, you leave this out as well. Again, this is not a concern for the writer.

Finally, CUT TO can also be omitted.

I hope this helps!

Cheers,

Karel

]]> By: Joshua Parkhill https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-351929 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:39:51 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-351929 Hi Mister Steve. Question. What do you think of the formatting as follows in regards to how i detailed my super. Should detailing the location of the Super Imposed Text require it’s own line. Or should the text being super imposed start on a new line.

EXT. BROOKLYN STREET – DAY

WIDE establishing shot of a Brooklyn BedStuy street.

ABOVE THE STREET HORIZON – SUPER: Speaker Kids

CUT TO.

ECU on Richard’s face as he pedals a bike.

]]> By: Karel Segers https://www.thestorydepartment.com/formatting-tip-audio-over-black-and-text-over-image/#comment-349600 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:26:40 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=234615#comment-349600 Hi Jermaine – Good question. In fact, it only looks to be a scene heading, but in fact, it is an action line.

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