: Re: How Much Descriptive Information Is Enough For a Locale In A Screenplay? First out, my question pertains strictly to screenplays. Secondly, it deals with a spec script. Now, there seems to be

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The Director, Cameraman and Location Manager will all participate in finding what's available and works. Writers should describe in impression, like an Impressionist painter. Overly specific location descriptions are without much meaning and mark you as an amateur. Why tell them about the window frames when you can't know what city the show will shoot in?

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