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A slug or slugline (or “slug line”) is an uppercase line of text with a blank line above and below it. While the term slugline can be used interchangeably with scene heading, it more often refers to an “intermediary slugline,” which is used to break up and re-focus a longer scene, or to point out […]
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In middle school English classes, we learn that “protagonist” is a fancy word for “main character” or “good guy.” In film terms, this isn’t always the case. The protagonist is the person who changes over the course of the story. Often, this is the main character. It is very common for this person to be […]
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V.O. (voice over) and O.S. (off-screen) are similar terms, but they have slightly different applications. Both are used to indicate that dialogue is spoken by someone not currently seen on the screen; the difference isn’t where the speaker is not, but where the speaker is. O.S. is used when the character is in the scene […]
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SUPER means that something is superimposed over the image, usually text. For example, you may see: SUPER: The Whitehouse. 7:14pm. Day of the Democratic Primary. That would mean that this text is displayed over the image when we enter the scene. This is not the only way to handle on-screen text, though. The links below […]
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MOS means “without sound.” For example, “Vic watches through the binoculars as the couple argues MOS.” Supposedly, the term traces back to German director Eric von Stroheim, who would pronounce “with” like “mit,” and would direct scenes to be shot “mit out sound.” More from johnaugust.com Can you include emotion in character description? Writing silent […]
