Script Terminology

Slug Line

• A slug line is a scene _________________ comprised

of ______________________ parts.

heading

three

Type of Location– INT: _________________________ meaning

____________________

• Or – EXT:__________________________ meaning

____________________

Interior

Inside

Exterior

Outside

Specific LocationINT examples:____________________,

________________________

EXT examples:____________________, _______________________

Hotel lobby

kitchen

BackyardSoccer Field

Time• Examples:______________,

________________, ________________

dawn

3 P.M. noon

Examples

• INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM – SUNRISE

• EXT. HOGWARTS – STORMY – NIGHT

Who’s Harry Potter?

J. K. Rowling + Steve Kloves

Punctuation• Punctuation for a slug line is a

__________________  after type of location, and a

__________________________ after specific location. All letters in a slug line are ______________________.

Period

Dash-

capitalized

Mini Slug

• Slug lines are followed by mini slugs. A mini slug is a

______________ _________________ of your scene. A mini slug provides us with some extra information about the upcoming scene and setting.

Brief Description

Other Vocab

• O.S.: _______________________ ___________________

• – Someone who is talking ____________________

_______________• • V.O: ____________________

____________________– Narration in a film happening off by another character or

narrator.

OffScreen

Off Camera

VoiceOver