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What is a pre-lap?

Tagged: formatting, prelap, screenplay, screenwriting, script, scriptwriting, structure, terms

A pre-lap is when the dialogue (or any sound) from the next scene starts before we cut away from the previous scene. They are a common and useful transition. Pre-laps are often inserted in editing, but they can also be written into scripts. Dialogue pre-laps are indicated with the parenthetical “(PRE-LAP)” next to the character’s […]

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