![]() After re-writing the last hundred pages four times I know that this is a story that simply can't be told in two hours, this is a story that needs atleast two and a half hours. I know these charecters like they're my best friends, I could give anyone an in depth look at everything that happened throughout each of these charecters lives and everything that's going to happen when the music's over. I've written over six hundred pages of back story which may sound insane to most people but all that writing was needed to fully develop these charecters into who they are on page. When I started writing this script I thought it would be a one hundred page spec script which I could use to help get my name out there. ![]() Also, using a script formatting program: Movie Magic, Final Draft, Celtx can often shorten scripts with proper formatting. I've read scripts where the writer used Fade Out and Fade In with every scene change. Maybe calling matched shots is important, but I leave out all dissolves and cuts (and of course camera directions). If someone gets knocked cold CUT TO BLACK might work. By the way, a spec script does not need to have transitions unless relevant to the story. Otherwise, some of your favorite parts may be deleted. I'd suggest getting down to not more than 120 pages before you turn it over to a pro. I found this book very useful for finding repetition. ![]() If you need to cut a script down "Your Screenplay Sucks" is a great book for keying on redundancies in narrative and dialogue. But an ideal spec script, depending upon genre, should be 110 pages or less. Folks like Aaron Sorkin can write whatever length they want. Scripts over 120 pages tend to be ignored.
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