2.7 Quiz: Script Formatting
Which of the following is correctly formatted and grammatically correct for a Sound Effect?
BLUEBIRD CHIRPS SOFTLY as it flies past. WHEEL CLICKS as he drives. GRANDFATHER CLOCK CHIMES SEVEN TIMES. All are correct. - Answer None are correct.
Which of the following is correctly formatted and grammatically correct for a SFX.
BULLETS hit a COP CAR.
Which of the following is the best choice for a correctly written action line that is in the present tense?
Barry closes the door, then strips down to his underpants. Barry closes the door as he tries to strip down to his underpants. Both of the above are correct. - Answer None of the above are correct.
Which of the following is the best choice for a correctly written action line that is in the present tense?
Barry is stripping down to his underpants as he closes the door. Barry closes the door when trying to strip down to his underpants. Both of the above are correct. None of the above are correct. - Answer
Which of the following is correct when an actor cuts another actor off while speaking?
Are you kidding me? I can't believe that --
Which of the following is correct when an actor cuts another actor off with an action?
Are you kidding me? I can't believe that --
INT. LIBRARY - DUSK is an example of a properly written scene heading. However, 99% of all scene headings in a spec film script should end with...
DAY or NIGHT
Which of the following is formatted correctly for the introduction of a new character.
DENNIS, 63, smile from ear-to-ear.
Which of the following editing cues can you use in a spec script?
DISSOLVE TO: SMASH CUT TO: POV: None of these. - Answer
Which of the following scene headings is correct?
EXT. SUBWAY STATION - PLATFORM - DAY
It's okay to use lots of parentheticals in a film script to make it more clear for the reader.
False
Action lines in a screenplay must be written in the present tense. Which of the following is correctly formatted and grammatically correct?
Fred stands on a bridge, watching a bird chirp. Fred stands on a rooftop, watching a cat meow. Fred floats in a boat, watching a dog bark. All of these are okay because "ing" is a dependent clause - Answer
Which of the following is not a Sound Effect that needs to be capped in the action lines of a film script?
HUMAN SOUNDS made by a human on the screen.
Limit your dialogue in a film script to a maximum of...
One or two complete sentences, no matter how many lines of the script they take up
A FEATURED EXTRA that speaks or interacts with a cast character will not be cast. This is why they should not be CAPPED and their age provided when first introduced.
This is a false statement.
Each time you move the crew or camera to a new set, you must have...
a new scene heading and start the scene with an action line.
Each time you start a new scene, you must...
have a new scene heading. start the scene with an action line after the new scene heading. Both. - Answer Neither.
Which of the following is a clue in an action line that you have not written it correctly in the active present tense?
is + ing (ex. is talking) are + ing (ex. are laughing) is + ed (ex. is pissed) All of these. - Answer
You must be consistent in the scene heading descriptions in a script for the master and sub-master scene headings for...
the shoot. the budget. Both. - Answer Neither.
You should avoid using parentheticals in a script, unless...
the subtext is unclear. you need to indicate who an actor is talking to in the scene. Both are correct uses. - Answer Neither are correct uses.
Parenthetical in a script is a big red flag that you are a novice scriptwriter. However, there are a few times when a parenthetical is useful, such as...
when when you want to tell the actor to speak in a foreign language when it's not clear who an actor is speaking to in a scene. when the tone would not be clear otherwise in the scene. All of the above. - Answer
Which of the following action lines is correct to indicate an INSERT.
She looks at a "picture of Sally holding a turtle."
How would you write the dialogue prompt for a line delivered by a character named Tom, if he leaves the living room and walks into the kitchen to say his line but the camera stays in the living room?
TOM (O.S)
Which of the following scene headings is correct?
INT. HOT AIR BALLOON - NIGHT (FLASHBACK) (1842)
Which of the following scene headings is correct?
INT. HOTEL - CONFERENCE ROOM - BATHROOM - DAY
Which of the following scene headings is correct?
INT. HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY
Which of the following is correctly formatted and grammatically correct for a Sound Effect?
RAIN pours on the GROUND. RAINDROPS DRIP. RAIN POUNDS on the WINDOW. All are correct. - Answer None are correct.
Unlike the writing of a book or novel, a script must include every detail that needs to be filmed. Which one of the following action lines needs to be written out as a complete scene with action and dialogue so that we can film it?
Sally plays a video game. Mary makes dinner. Both of the above - Answer
Which of the following is the BEST choice for a correctly written action line in the present tense, that is the MOST VISUAL for tension in the read?
She drives over a cliff, screaming all the way down to the bottom.
INT. BANK - TELLER WINDOW - SAME is an example of a correctly written scene heading. SAME is used when...
Two scenes are happening at the same exact time in the movie.
INT. VAN - SAME is an example of a correctly written scene heading. SAME is used when...
Two scenes are happening at the same exact time.
EXT. HIGHRISE - ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS is an example of a correctly written scene heading. CONTINUOUS is used when... (This is the biggest mistake new scriptwriter's make.)
Two scenes have no lapse in time between them in the movie.
