![]() In the forest or cave scenario, it's a different situation, cause nature, unlike Hallways, is different everywhere you look. I guess the question comes down to, does it matter where they are if they're in a Hallway? Is the part of the Hallway they're in, any different from the Hallway a few feet away? 50 feet away, etc.? In the Hallway scenario, if you use something like you suggested (Outside Room 312), then your characters are obviously standing in place, cause if they move, run, etc., they're no longer outside Room 312. Most writers don’t realize how important sluglines are. But yeah, you’re right, the more full slugs, the better, and you can’t go wrong just having full slugs throughout. If the entire story takes place in one location, I would go ahead and use full slugs. ![]() If the main slug for the scene can be found on the same page, or within a few pages, I think it’s okay. I think partial slugs are okay (for interior shots) as long as they don’t go on too long. It may make the read quicker, and it may look more streamlined, but it doesn't take any extra lines to be exact and complete, and really doesn't add any difficulty to the read itself. Without them, when you pull up a scene report, you could easily have several "KITCHEN" or "HALLWAY" scenes that aren't actually the same place, meaning someone has to actually read the scene to make sure whch kitchen it is, and then make corrections to the printed scene report by hand. Maybe I'm a bit old fashioned in this regard, but, IMO, full slugs make for easier and clearer writing. Plus it's probably better not to sweat small stuff like this when writing features or generally more complex shorts.Ībbreviated slugs make sense, as Bert suggested. Probably not a big deal but it's always better to ask, I figure. HALLWAY WITH or simply WITH but I'm not sure if that's quite how it's done. Same goes for having two characters in separate stretches of hallway. Either way, it's somewhat disorienting to have some slugs have the building in them and others not to.įurther more, hallways in large buildings always seem to be an issue as there's always separate stretches of hallway but it seems awkward to have a slug like INT. HALLWAY? I ask because I'm not sure if it's an issue if your script actually gets produced and production schedules have to be drawn up. ![]() How do you approach having multiple locations with essentially the same slugline? For example, having hallways in different buildings? Do you have to name the building in each slugline or is it fine to just stick with INT. An example of this would be: Script Snippet - Secondary Location Slugline Example INT.I never realized how irritating this is until just recently. You'll often see subheadings used when characters move to another room in a house. When moving to a secondary location within a master location This secondary heading might note a change in location within a larger single location. Once the master heading is established, a writer might use a subheading or secondary scene heading to alert the reader to specific details with the master scene heading without creating a separate scene. As for the time of day, you can be as specific as is relevant to the story, so feel free to use day, night, dawn, dusk, morning, afternoon, etc. Be straightforward in your labeling of the location, don't offer up unnecessary details. This type of heading starts the scene and alerts the reader to whether it's indoors (INT.) or outdoors (EXT.), the primary location, and the time of day. Master Heading in a ScriptĪ master heading is the predominant job of the slug line. They usually operate in one of two ways, as a master heading or as a subheading. Slug lines are all uppercase letters and best when left brief.
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