What does this mean in Movie Scripts?
by Peter Forret
Question by The Future of Wrestling.: What does this mean in Movie Scripts?
2.
EXT. ROOFTOP, BANK — CONTINUOUS
Dopey PRIES open an access panel-
HAPPY
Why do they call him the Joker?
DOPEY
I heard he wears make-up.
HAPPY
Make-up?
Dopey pulls out thick bundles of blue CAT 5 cables.
DOPEY
Yeah. To scare people. War paint.
EXT. BANK — CONTINUOUS
Grumpy, Chuckles and Bozo get out of the car and march into
the bank CARRYING ASSAULT RIFLES-
INT. BANK — DAY
The Security Guard looks up- Grumpy FIRES into the ceiling.
Customers SCREAM. Chuckles CRACKS the Security Guard.
As Grumpy and Bozo round up the hostages, one of the TELLERS
presses a button mounted beneath her window- a SILENT ALARM.
EXT. ROOFTOP — DAY
Dopey watches the alarm PING his handheld.
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What is the number 2? Theres a lot of numbers, from 1 to like 100. I’ma write a script, but needa know what that is.
If you know, please tell me. Please. And does it need to be there in the scripts, or only if you want to?
Best answer:
Answer by They Call Me Indie
If you see that it’s from a shooting script which is the final script that ready for when you’re going to shoot. I had a friend who was a screenwriter and I think he said once that the numbers indicate scenes or at least something to do with scenes. I’m probably wrong
try finding it here
http://www.screenwriting.info/
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