: Leaving out names/pronouns to speed up the flow of a script? Example: Jane digs in the flowerbed for her ring. Moves to the yard. Iâ€™ve seen this a bunch of times, but it still feels sort

Example: Jane digs in the flowerbed for her ring. Moves to the yard.

Iâ€™ve seen this a bunch of times, but it still feels sort of wrong when I do it. I just want to know if this is â€œnormalâ€.

Thanks!

Bonus question: are adverbs really so bad in screenplays?

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According to Write Right Now, using sentence fragments in scripts is standard.

But take a look at any half-competent screenplay and youâ€™ll find it full of clipped sentences, which still make sense. This is because screenwriting is about communicating a plan of action, a blueprint, not a full-bodied description or a fortress of flawless grammar.

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