: Re: News shot in screenwriting I'm writing a screenplay that incorporates various news shots. I plan to use various news shots as expositions. My story takes place in the future, and I want various

@Caterina108

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I think you want an INSERT.

From screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/

An insert is a shot — often a close-up — that focuses on a specific detail. If necessary, these shots can be written into a screenplay, but most inserts will be called for by the director.

Patton smiles as he flips slowly through the stack.

He stops on one in particular.

INSERT – PHOTO

of a 12-year-old Patton and his father in upper deck seats at the 1997 World Series, hot dogs in hand.

PATTON

Go Marlins.

I think if it's a newsroom or other "live" scene, you write it just as it is, with a clear location indicating it, whether "living room/podcast studio" or "generic evening news desk"

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