: Re: How Do I Write a News Broadcast Montage in Different Locations in a Screenplay? I want to write a sequence in my screenplay where the same news broadcast continues on different screens in different

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Something like this:

INT. BAR - NIGHT

The USUAL CROWD watches NEWS on TV.

TV NEWS WOMAN
Breaking News: Mayor Doyle arrested
for drunk driving after crashing into…

CUT TO:

INT. SMITH FAMILY ROOM - NIGHT

The broadcast continues as the 3 Smiths and Fido all watch the same broadcast.

TV NEWS WOMAN( CON’TD )
…into Grant’s Tomb, knocking over the
150 yr old statue of the General. The Mayor’s
car burst into flames shortly after the Mayor
was pulled from the wreckage by…

CUT TO:

INT. LAST TV STORE IN AMERICA - NIGHT

Metropolis CITIZENS watch the broadcast through the store window.

TV NEWS WOMAN( CONT’D. )
Superman! The Caped Crusader was unavailable
for further comment. The Mayor, however, called
a four hour news conference to blame the car maker,
the bartender, the liquor company and the statue.

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