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cosmic_llinSo, I finished the first draft of my screenplay. 10,200 words in three days. Definitely a personal best.
Having said that, it's VERY first-drafty. I basically banged through it as quick as I could to get all the scenes in the right places and the plot all down. I want to go through it scene by scene now and tidy it all up. Oh, and maybe 10% of those words are things like "CUT TO:" and "INT. DRESSING ROOM. DAY", so it isn't quite as impressive as it sounds. Still not half bad though.
According to the screenwriting software, it'll run about an hour, but I'd say more like an hour and a half, because the bits with no dialogue mostly only take up a line or so on paper, whereas they could be worth several minutes onscreen.
I'm a bit cross with the people who make the software, because I can't send it to anyone until I buy the program, which I would do, but they can't take my card, and they haven't emailed me back yet about alternative methods of payment. So I'm stuck until they do, really. I can't even c/p scenes into word.
I can, however, c/p the various fun reports and stuff that you can get. So if anyone is interested...
Speaking Roles: 11 Scenes: 73 Words: 10.2k
Dialogue Words 6483 63%
Action Words 2731 27%
Other Words 1034 10%
DIALOGUE
Avg. speech length: 1.9 sentences / 12.0 words
Avg. sentence length: 6.2 words
Avg. parenthetical length: 4.0 words
0.04 parentheticals per speech.
90% of speeches are followed consecutively by another speech.
ACTION
Avg. paragraph length: 2.3 sentences / 22.4 words
Avg. sentence length: 9.9 words
13% of action paragraphs are followed consecutively by another action paragraph.
SCENES
Average length: 127 words Longest: 1181 words
Words Scenes % Words Scenes %
-------------------- --------------------
0- 49 35 47.9% 450-499 0 0.0%
50- 99 10 13.7% 500-549 2 2.7%
100-149 5 6.8% 550-599 0 0.0%
150-199 5 6.8% 600-649 0 0.0%
200-249 5 6.8% 650-699 0 0.0%
250-299 6 8.2% 700-749 0 0.0%
300-349 1 1.4% 750-799 0 0.0%
350-399 0 0.0% 800-849 0 0.0%
400-449 3 4.1% 850=> 1 1.4%
Interiors: 84% Exteriors: 16%
Night/Day Transitions: 14 (Average of one per 5 scenes.)
88% of scenes end with a transition out.
Average speakers per scene: 1.6 Most: 7
Scenes with...
0 speakers 40 54.8% |******************
1 speaker 3 4.1% |*
2 speakers 9 12.3% |****
3 speakers 5 6.8% |**
4 speakers 4 5.5% |*
5 speakers 6 8.2% |**
6 speakers 5 6.8% |**
>6 speakers 1 1.4% |
SPEAKING ROLES
Speaking roles introduced at the rate of one per 6.6 scenes.
Average speaking scenes per character: 6.2
Speakers appearing in...
1 scene 3 27.3% |*********
2 scenes 1 9.1% |***
3 scenes 0 0.0% |
4 scenes 1 9.1% |***
5 scenes 0 0.0% |
6 scenes 0 0.0% |
7 scenes 0 0.0% |
8 scenes 0 0.0% |
9 scenes 1 9.1% |***
>9 scenes 5 45.5% |***************
EVIE
Scenes: 22 Lines: 127 Words: 1908
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
SHANNON
ROSIE
NICHOLAS
OLIVER
Scenes: 27 Lines: 126 Words: 1110
Primary Interactions
EVIE
SHANNON
ROSIE
SHANNON
Scenes: 23 Lines: 112 Words: 1364
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
LAURA
ROSIE
EVIE
ROSIE
Scenes: 18 Lines: 77 Words: 924
Primary Interactions
SHANNON
OLIVER
EVIE
MITCH
MITCH
Scenes: 11 Lines: 32 Words: 400
Primary Interactions
EVIE
ROSIE
OLIVER
LAURA
Scenes: 4 Lines: 25 Words: 281
Primary Interactions
SHANNON
NICHOLAS
Scenes: 9 Lines: 24 Words: 237
Primary Interactions
EVIE
ADAM
Scenes: 2 Lines: 8 Words: 114
Primary Interactions
EVIE
JOE
Scenes: 1 Lines: 6 Words: 56
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
WOMAN
Scenes: 1 Lines: 3 Words: 78
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
CHOIR MASTER
Scenes: 1 Lines: 1 Words: 11
Primary Interactions
SHANNON
INT. OLIVER'S ROOM. DAY
5 reps
3.9 minutes (6.8%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, SHANNON, EVIE, NICHOLAS, ROSIE
INT. EVIE'S OFFICE. DAY
4 reps
6.8 minutes (11.9%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER, SHANNON, MITCH, NICHOLAS
INT. OLIVER'S ROOM. DAY
3 reps
1.9 minutes (3.4%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, ROSIE, NICHOLAS, OLIVER, MITCH
INT. DRESSING ROOM. NIGHT
3 reps
3.3 minutes (5.8%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER, MITCH, NICHOLAS
INT. OFFICE FLOOR. DAY
2 reps
0.4 minutes (0.8%)
No Dialogue
INT. NICHOLAS' ROOM. DAY
2 reps
0.4 minutes (0.7%)
No Dialogue
INT. CAFETERIA. DAY
2 reps
0.8 minutes (1.3%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER
INT. LOUNGE. DAY
2 reps
7.2 minutes (12.6%)
Dialogue:
ROSIE, OLIVER, SHANNON
INT. EVIE'S OFFICE. DAY
2 reps
3.5 minutes (6.1%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, NICHOLAS, ADAM, MITCH, OLIVER, SHANNON, ROSIE
EXT. STREET. DAY
2 reps
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. CONCERT HALL. NIGHT
2 reps
0.8 minutes (1.4%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER
EXT. OUTSIDE HALL. NIGHT
2 reps
1.9 minutes (3.4%)
Dialogue:
LAURA, SHANNON
INT. OFFICE BUILDING FOYER. DAY
2 reps
1.5 minutes (2.6%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, OLIVER, ROSIE, NICHOLAS, SHANNON, MITCH
Single Occurrences
INT. OLIVER'S BEDROOM. MORNING
0.3 minutes (0.5%)
No Dialogue
INT. OLIVER'S KITCHEN. MORNING
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. OLIVER'S BATHROOM. MORNING
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. BUS. MORNING
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. COFFEE ROOM. DAY
0.9 minutes (1.6%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, JOE
INT. OFFICE FLOOR. LATE AFTERNOON
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. STREET OUTSIDE OFFICE BUILDING. LATE AFTERNOON
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. OLIVER'S POV. OFFICE BUILDING FOYER. DAY
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. OFFICE BUILDING FOYER. DAY
2.8 minutes (5.0%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, OLIVER, ADAM
INT. CORRIDOR. DAY
1.0 minutes (1.7%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, OLIVER
INT. LONG CORRIDOR. DAY
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
Dialogue:
EVIE
INT. CAFETERIA. DAY
0.2 minutes (0.4%)
Dialogue:
EVIE
INT. GYM. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. LOUNGE. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. PRACTISE ROOM. DAY
3.1 minutes (5.5%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, SHANNON, ROSIE, EVIE, CHOIR MASTER
INT. GYM. DAY
3.0 minutes (5.3%)
Dialogue:
MITCH, ROSIE, OLIVER, EVIE, SHANNON
INT. PRACTISE ROOM. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. BACKSTAGE. DAY
0.6 minutes (1.1%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, SHANNON, OLIVER
INT. STAGE HALL. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. HOTEL ROOM. DAY
0.9 minutes (1.5%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER, MITCH
INT. BAR. EVENING
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. HOTEL ROOM. NIGHT
0.6 minutes (1.0%)
Dialogue:
ROSIE, OLIVER, NICHOLAS, MITCH, SHANNON, EVIE
INT. ANOTHER BAR. EVENING
0.4 minutes (0.6%)
No Dialogue
INT. ANOTHER HOTEL ROOM. NIGHT
1.6 minutes (2.9%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, SHANNON
EXT. STREET. DAY
2.3 minutes (4.0%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, EVIE, WOMAN, SHANNON, ROSIE, MITCH
INT. A DIFFERENT HOTEL ROOM. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. TRAIN. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. CLUB. NIGHT
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
EXT. TOP OF TOURIST BUS. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. CLUB. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. PARK. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. ANOTHER CLUB. NIGHT
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. ANOTHER TRAIN. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. FAIR. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. BUS. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. CLUB. NIGHT
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. OUTSIDE CLUB. NIGHT
1.8 minutes (3.2%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, LAURA, OLIVER
INT. DRESSING ROOM. DAY
0.7 minutes (1.2%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, SHANNON, NICHOLAS, ROSIE, OLIVER
EXT. OUTSIDE HALL. DAY
1.0 minutes (1.7%)
Dialogue:
LAURA, SHANNON
EXT. OUTSIDE HALL. NIGHT
0.6 minutes (1.0%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, LAURA
Other than that, haven't really done much all day. Oh, except I went to Iceland to buy juice. Feeling a bit melancholy and cross about various things. Haven't finished my homework. I'm cutting it rather fine if I expect to finish it, too.
Having said that, it's VERY first-drafty. I basically banged through it as quick as I could to get all the scenes in the right places and the plot all down. I want to go through it scene by scene now and tidy it all up. Oh, and maybe 10% of those words are things like "CUT TO:" and "INT. DRESSING ROOM. DAY", so it isn't quite as impressive as it sounds. Still not half bad though.
According to the screenwriting software, it'll run about an hour, but I'd say more like an hour and a half, because the bits with no dialogue mostly only take up a line or so on paper, whereas they could be worth several minutes onscreen.
I'm a bit cross with the people who make the software, because I can't send it to anyone until I buy the program, which I would do, but they can't take my card, and they haven't emailed me back yet about alternative methods of payment. So I'm stuck until they do, really. I can't even c/p scenes into word.
I can, however, c/p the various fun reports and stuff that you can get. So if anyone is interested...
Speaking Roles: 11 Scenes: 73 Words: 10.2k
Dialogue Words 6483 63%
Action Words 2731 27%
Other Words 1034 10%
DIALOGUE
Avg. speech length: 1.9 sentences / 12.0 words
Avg. sentence length: 6.2 words
Avg. parenthetical length: 4.0 words
0.04 parentheticals per speech.
90% of speeches are followed consecutively by another speech.
ACTION
Avg. paragraph length: 2.3 sentences / 22.4 words
Avg. sentence length: 9.9 words
13% of action paragraphs are followed consecutively by another action paragraph.
SCENES
Average length: 127 words Longest: 1181 words
Words Scenes % Words Scenes %
-------------------- --------------------
0- 49 35 47.9% 450-499 0 0.0%
50- 99 10 13.7% 500-549 2 2.7%
100-149 5 6.8% 550-599 0 0.0%
150-199 5 6.8% 600-649 0 0.0%
200-249 5 6.8% 650-699 0 0.0%
250-299 6 8.2% 700-749 0 0.0%
300-349 1 1.4% 750-799 0 0.0%
350-399 0 0.0% 800-849 0 0.0%
400-449 3 4.1% 850=> 1 1.4%
Interiors: 84% Exteriors: 16%
Night/Day Transitions: 14 (Average of one per 5 scenes.)
88% of scenes end with a transition out.
Average speakers per scene: 1.6 Most: 7
Scenes with...
0 speakers 40 54.8% |******************
1 speaker 3 4.1% |*
2 speakers 9 12.3% |****
3 speakers 5 6.8% |**
4 speakers 4 5.5% |*
5 speakers 6 8.2% |**
6 speakers 5 6.8% |**
>6 speakers 1 1.4% |
SPEAKING ROLES
Speaking roles introduced at the rate of one per 6.6 scenes.
Average speaking scenes per character: 6.2
Speakers appearing in...
1 scene 3 27.3% |*********
2 scenes 1 9.1% |***
3 scenes 0 0.0% |
4 scenes 1 9.1% |***
5 scenes 0 0.0% |
6 scenes 0 0.0% |
7 scenes 0 0.0% |
8 scenes 0 0.0% |
9 scenes 1 9.1% |***
>9 scenes 5 45.5% |***************
EVIE
Scenes: 22 Lines: 127 Words: 1908
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
SHANNON
ROSIE
NICHOLAS
OLIVER
Scenes: 27 Lines: 126 Words: 1110
Primary Interactions
EVIE
SHANNON
ROSIE
SHANNON
Scenes: 23 Lines: 112 Words: 1364
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
LAURA
ROSIE
EVIE
ROSIE
Scenes: 18 Lines: 77 Words: 924
Primary Interactions
SHANNON
OLIVER
EVIE
MITCH
MITCH
Scenes: 11 Lines: 32 Words: 400
Primary Interactions
EVIE
ROSIE
OLIVER
LAURA
Scenes: 4 Lines: 25 Words: 281
Primary Interactions
SHANNON
NICHOLAS
Scenes: 9 Lines: 24 Words: 237
Primary Interactions
EVIE
ADAM
Scenes: 2 Lines: 8 Words: 114
Primary Interactions
EVIE
JOE
Scenes: 1 Lines: 6 Words: 56
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
WOMAN
Scenes: 1 Lines: 3 Words: 78
Primary Interactions
OLIVER
CHOIR MASTER
Scenes: 1 Lines: 1 Words: 11
Primary Interactions
SHANNON
INT. OLIVER'S ROOM. DAY
5 reps
3.9 minutes (6.8%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, SHANNON, EVIE, NICHOLAS, ROSIE
INT. EVIE'S OFFICE. DAY
4 reps
6.8 minutes (11.9%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER, SHANNON, MITCH, NICHOLAS
INT. OLIVER'S ROOM. DAY
3 reps
1.9 minutes (3.4%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, ROSIE, NICHOLAS, OLIVER, MITCH
INT. DRESSING ROOM. NIGHT
3 reps
3.3 minutes (5.8%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER, MITCH, NICHOLAS
INT. OFFICE FLOOR. DAY
2 reps
0.4 minutes (0.8%)
No Dialogue
INT. NICHOLAS' ROOM. DAY
2 reps
0.4 minutes (0.7%)
No Dialogue
INT. CAFETERIA. DAY
2 reps
0.8 minutes (1.3%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER
INT. LOUNGE. DAY
2 reps
7.2 minutes (12.6%)
Dialogue:
ROSIE, OLIVER, SHANNON
INT. EVIE'S OFFICE. DAY
2 reps
3.5 minutes (6.1%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, NICHOLAS, ADAM, MITCH, OLIVER, SHANNON, ROSIE
EXT. STREET. DAY
2 reps
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. CONCERT HALL. NIGHT
2 reps
0.8 minutes (1.4%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER
EXT. OUTSIDE HALL. NIGHT
2 reps
1.9 minutes (3.4%)
Dialogue:
LAURA, SHANNON
INT. OFFICE BUILDING FOYER. DAY
2 reps
1.5 minutes (2.6%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, OLIVER, ROSIE, NICHOLAS, SHANNON, MITCH
Single Occurrences
INT. OLIVER'S BEDROOM. MORNING
0.3 minutes (0.5%)
No Dialogue
INT. OLIVER'S KITCHEN. MORNING
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. OLIVER'S BATHROOM. MORNING
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. BUS. MORNING
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. COFFEE ROOM. DAY
0.9 minutes (1.6%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, JOE
INT. OFFICE FLOOR. LATE AFTERNOON
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. STREET OUTSIDE OFFICE BUILDING. LATE AFTERNOON
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. OLIVER'S POV. OFFICE BUILDING FOYER. DAY
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. OFFICE BUILDING FOYER. DAY
2.8 minutes (5.0%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, OLIVER, ADAM
INT. CORRIDOR. DAY
1.0 minutes (1.7%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, OLIVER
INT. LONG CORRIDOR. DAY
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
Dialogue:
EVIE
INT. CAFETERIA. DAY
0.2 minutes (0.4%)
Dialogue:
EVIE
INT. GYM. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. LOUNGE. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. PRACTISE ROOM. DAY
3.1 minutes (5.5%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, SHANNON, ROSIE, EVIE, CHOIR MASTER
INT. GYM. DAY
3.0 minutes (5.3%)
Dialogue:
MITCH, ROSIE, OLIVER, EVIE, SHANNON
INT. PRACTISE ROOM. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. BACKSTAGE. DAY
0.6 minutes (1.1%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, SHANNON, OLIVER
INT. STAGE HALL. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. HOTEL ROOM. DAY
0.9 minutes (1.5%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, ROSIE, OLIVER, MITCH
INT. BAR. EVENING
0.2 minutes (0.3%)
No Dialogue
INT. HOTEL ROOM. NIGHT
0.6 minutes (1.0%)
Dialogue:
ROSIE, OLIVER, NICHOLAS, MITCH, SHANNON, EVIE
INT. ANOTHER BAR. EVENING
0.4 minutes (0.6%)
No Dialogue
INT. ANOTHER HOTEL ROOM. NIGHT
1.6 minutes (2.9%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, SHANNON
EXT. STREET. DAY
2.3 minutes (4.0%)
Dialogue:
OLIVER, EVIE, WOMAN, SHANNON, ROSIE, MITCH
INT. A DIFFERENT HOTEL ROOM. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. TRAIN. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. CLUB. NIGHT
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
EXT. TOP OF TOURIST BUS. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. CLUB. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. PARK. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. ANOTHER CLUB. NIGHT
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. ANOTHER TRAIN. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. FAIR. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.1%)
No Dialogue
INT. BUS. DAY
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
INT. CLUB. NIGHT
0.1 minutes (0.2%)
No Dialogue
EXT. OUTSIDE CLUB. NIGHT
1.8 minutes (3.2%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, LAURA, OLIVER
INT. DRESSING ROOM. DAY
0.7 minutes (1.2%)
Dialogue:
EVIE, SHANNON, NICHOLAS, ROSIE, OLIVER
EXT. OUTSIDE HALL. DAY
1.0 minutes (1.7%)
Dialogue:
LAURA, SHANNON
EXT. OUTSIDE HALL. NIGHT
0.6 minutes (1.0%)
Dialogue:
SHANNON, LAURA
Other than that, haven't really done much all day. Oh, except I went to Iceland to buy juice. Feeling a bit melancholy and cross about various things. Haven't finished my homework. I'm cutting it rather fine if I expect to finish it, too.
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Date: 2006-03-09 09:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-09 11:06 pm (UTC)BTW you've just given me another measure of how long I've been living in a strange foreign country with (mostly) different shops. I read Oh, except I went to Iceland to buy juice. and my very first thought was "WTF? She flew to smegging ICELAND just for some juice?!" :D
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Date: 2006-03-09 11:15 pm (UTC)LOL, yes. Plain old British juice isn't good enough for me. I have to have genuine Icelandic juice, made from apples grown in sight of the fjords, pressed by old men from Keflavik, and matured in a geyser for three months. It's expensive, but then, you have to pay a bit more for something special.
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Date: 2006-03-09 11:43 pm (UTC)When you sell your screenplay, you could afford the really special juice - pressed by Bjork herself :P
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Date: 2006-03-10 12:09 am (UTC)Well, that's the whole reason I'm doing it!
Thank you for that kind offer! If I come across anything I need help with I'll let you know!
BTW, the film includes scenes of an 18th century viol player learning the drums...
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Date: 2006-03-10 12:25 am (UTC)Now the drumming thing is really fascinating. Only yesterday I was composing one of my usually-stays-in-my-head-forever rants about club "music" - about how it's for the terminally rhythm-impaired, and about how syncopated percussion rhythms are the real deal, and started musing about how drumming in some form, whether military, orchestral or tribal-folk-music-y, has been around since long, long before keyboards and guitars and basses...
...and now I shall shut up and go back to doing another hour of Chrons transcriptions before I have to bath and change and go to rehearsal. Thank you for inspiring me!
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Date: 2006-03-10 12:38 am (UTC)And, hooray, I inspired someone!
Have fun with your transcriptions and bath and rehearsal!
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Date: 2006-03-10 02:20 am (UTC)