: Re: How to write a time-lapsed style scene in a screenplay? This is a brief example, but it gets the point across ... deep in thought Bathsheba shakes off her zoned thoughts by dipping her brush

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The first part I can't see anything wrong with except that most scripts I have seen contain more detail. For example, where are the dogs being walked, what time of day is it, who is pushing the pram?

I don't understand why you want to capitalise the words (all capitals is usually very annoying), but there is nothing wrong with including the words themselves.

I can't see why you wouldn't include acting directions in the way you illustrate. However, if they are important and not really obvious from the rest of the script, I would not make them too brief.

I can't say I am an expert, but all of the film and television scripts I have read contain very little dialogue and a great deal of description of everything else. This is the opposite of stage scripts.

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