New to Screenwriting! need some help/guidance!

[ScriptNurse]

Oh my ... perhaps you missed the main site ... go here for standard feature script format ... http://scriptnurse.com/wcms/index.php?formatrules

[4nyc]

Thx 4 the replies! Really appreciate it .. I thought a cartoon would be the same as a TV Sitcom but I just wanted to make sure so I can do everything right.  A problem I'm having tho is just knowing how to start or knowing what a script is suppose to look like.. I can open the template in Montage but it's still blank.. I was thinking about looking for a sitcom script like Family Guy if possible, but I have no way of knowing if what I'm looking at would be the correct format.  I feel like I'm asking a lot, but I learn from examples! So I am curious if anyone knows where I can find a television script in the correct format to see what mine is suppose to look like.  Is there a website with scripts I can look at or maybe a book with what I'm looking for?

And whats a standard feature format?

Thanks again!

can any1 help with this question I'm a little stuck! have been watching family guy and sitcoms and I'm starting to notice similar patterns but I just don't know exactly how it's suppose to look

[ScriptNurse]

Oh yes ... done all the time.

[StewBrain]

What about character #1 talking and responding to character #2 that isn't heard at all?

 LISA: Billy?  Did he leave?  Was he alone?  You're sure?  Thanks.

           

[ScriptNurse]

You have five choices:

1. Character #1 with character #2 in voice over
2. Character #2 with character #1 in voice over
3. Split-screen with both characters
4. Cut back and forth between them both
5. Show something else while you listen to Character #1 and #2 speak

Personally, I would stay with your primary character. Split-screen seems to work best in comedies for some reason.

[busyg]

Hello

I'm writing my first script, and I got stuck with a phone conversation scene. In my mind I see both characters on the phone but how do I put that on paper? Can you give me a brief example?

Thank You
Gil

[4nyc]

Thx 4 the replies! Really appreciate it .. I thought a cartoon would be the same as a TV Sitcom but I just wanted to make sure so I can do everything right.  A problem I'm having tho is just knowing how to start or knowing what a script is suppose to look like.. I can open the template in Montage but it's still blank.. I was thinking about looking for a sitcom script like Family Guy if possible, but I have no way of knowing if what I'm looking at would be the correct format.  I feel like I'm asking a lot, but I learn from examples! So I am curious if anyone knows where I can find a television script in the correct format to see what mine is suppose to look like.  Is there a website with scripts I can look at or maybe a book with what I'm looking for?

And whats a standard feature format?

Thanks again!

[rnbrewer]

If you're writing a cartoon then I would assume the format is generally the same as a feature screenplay, only shorter. That is, unless you're writing an animated feature. Either way, I can't imagine the format is any different. I've heard of comic writers using the same format as well, so I really don't think there's a problem. A cartoon is just a show that's drawn rather than filmed with live actors. There's really no difference.

Montage should work fine. Since cartoons are generally made for television I would try working with the television templates. If the internet is your primary distributor than...well...I still think the the television format will work fine.

Best of luck!

Ryan

[ScriptNurse]

Let me start by saying I do not have experience with this, but I am told that at the beginning, cartoons and comic books are usually written in a standard feature format, but everything changes when storyboarding is done. Maybe someone else on here can speak from experience.

[4nyc]

Im interested writing television cartoons but I know nothing about scripts at all..where should I start?  Is there anywhere I can find definitions to somethin like an "Act" or anything like that?  I'm starting from the very very beginning

I have a trial version of Montage for Mac, and it comes with a bunch of writing templates but I'm not sure which I want to use. Does anyone use this program?  Heres a link to show the screenshots of the program http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=111

I was suggested Montage or Final Draft and I like the way Montage looks a lot more, but I just don't know what I'm looking at!

I usually learn from examples or in this case I guess it would be looking at a script from Family Guy or something so I can see how it all looks and its presented.

This is all completely new to me but I have been looking around for forums and there doesnt seem to be much communities discussing info on scriptwriting.. but its nice around here!