Scriptwriting Essentials 5

Question 1

What is the standard font used for professional screenplays?

Accepted Answer

12-point Courier

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11-point Arial

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10-point Times New Roman

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14-point Helvetica

Question 2

What is a 'treatment' in the screenwriting process?

Accepted Answer

A prose summary of the story before the full script is written

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The final shooting script

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A casting call document

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A budget breakdown

Question 3

What does 'MATCH CUT' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A cut linking two shots that share a visual or thematic similarity

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A cut to a matching color grade

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A cut at the exact center of the film

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A cut to a flashback only

Question 4

What is the role of 'white space' on a screenplay page?

Accepted Answer

It keeps the page readable and signals brisk pacing

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It is wasted space to be avoided

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It marks where music plays

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It indicates a missing scene

Question 5

What is a 'montage' in a screenplay?

Accepted Answer

A series of short shots condensing time or showing a process

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A single long unbroken take

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A list of character names

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A type of dialogue exchange

Question 6

What does 'FADE IN:' traditionally mark in a screenplay?

Accepted Answer

The opening of the script

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The end of the script

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A character's death

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A flashback boundary

Question 7

What is 'dual dialogue' (side-by-side) used for?

Accepted Answer

Showing two characters speaking simultaneously

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Translating dialogue into another language

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Marking a voice over

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Indicating an argument's winner