: Re: Should I use a series of shots for this scene? Should I use a series of shots for this? (context- Joe previously raged in his room - knocking things over) INT. JOE’S ROOM Joe stands

@Sarah872

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You are writing a screenplay, not a "shooting script". You are selling your ability to tell a story, not trying to direct the film. It's a rookie mistake to micromanage the direction in a screenplay.

Your screenplay should be formatted like a script, and read like a script, but leave out any of the fine technical details that aren't absolutely essential to your vision. (You'll also want to avoid micromanaging the actors by being too specific about their actions.) Your version of these instructions will just annoy the people whose actual job is to figure that kind of detail out.

There are cases where the shots themselves might be a key piece of the storytelling, but this isn't one of them. If it was, you wouldn't be on the fence about it.

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