I know what it's like to write a screenplay and want to be finished. There are many times I sit and wonder how many pages I have left? The simple answer to that question is, "Enough to tell the story," but it's more complicated than that. How do we know when our story is a feature-length movie? Or a short? Or a pilot? Or a half hour? We're not answering all those questions today, but we're going to help you master writing for runtime, so you can safely anticipate where you are in the story based on how many pages you've written. Page count affects the kind of project (short, feature, tv show), sometimes can influence the genre, and it affects the read. Let's start counting pages! How Many Pages Per Minute of A Script? I'm sure you've heard the rule that in general, one page of a screenplay equals one minute of screentime in your screenplays. There are lots of exceptions to those rules, but generally, this is what gets passed around Hollywood. As a former assistant, I can tell you that I hated reading scripts over 110 pages. But wait, how many pages is a 2-hour movie script? Well, it COULD be 120... it could also be 160... more on that later. Long scripts took longer to cover, so there is bias when it comes to page counts in scripts. Is There a Way to Tell How Many Minutes Per Page My Screenplay Is? The answer to...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 12 August, 2024