Comic Book Script Format
I wasn't sure if we were still going to try to do a comic book style format for the in-character thread, but if so, I thought I would post the actual format Marvel uses for its production scripts.
TITLE
ISSUE #
BY JOHN Q. WRITER
PAGE 1-
1- First panel description (location description,
action description; characters involved)
CHARACTER #1
Dialogue
2- Second panel description
3- Third panel description
CHARACTER #2
Dialogue
Etc. …
PAGE 2-
Etc….
Here's a sample from the Ultimates script for issue #9:
Page Four
1- Cap pushes a terrified Pym up against this wooden-board fence and screams into his face. Pym looks on the brink of tears, fumbling for excuses. This should all look very dramatic out here in the rain.
CAPT AMERICA
You think you're a TOUGH GUY, huh? You like slapping people AROUND? Well, let's see you take a shot at ME, mister! Let's see you pick on someone your OWN size!
HANK PYM
Cap, please. There's no-one more ashamed of what I did than --
2- Cap gives Pym a satisfying punch in the guts.
NO DIALOGUE
3- Still bent over from the punch, Pym winces and hits Cap with more excuses. He's doing what he can to TALK his way out of this situation.
HANK PYM
Cap, for God's sake. I've been on ANTI-DEPRESSANTS --
4- Rotate camera as Cap swings his fist around and knocks out a couple of Pym's teeth. Cap's really steely-eyed here and grim with determination.
NO DIALOGUE
5- Again, Cap slams him up against the wall and screams into his face with frustration. Despite all the drama, Cap is still holding back from murdering this man because it wouldn't be a fair fight. Blood streaming from his nose, Pym
CAPT AMERICA
CHANGE SIZE, MAN! GIVE ME SOMETHING I CAN HIT!
HANK PYM
Are you out of your MIND? You're not JOHN WAYNE! You're going to get us both ARRESTED, you lunatic!
Page Five
1- Another brutal punch from Cap as he dispenses a little 1940s justice towards Pym in the hope of provoking him into retaliating.
CAPT AMERICA
Good.
2- Another punch from Cap as he smacks Pym all over this alley. I'll leave the beats up to you, Bryan, but this is basically a plan to get him to turn into Giant Man.
NO DIALOGUE
3- A final, brutal smack as Cap hammers Pym into some trash-cans or something and looks increasingly angry. Pym looks utterly helpless.
NO DIALOGUE
4- Cap grabs Pym by the shirt and screams into his face. Pym looks like he's turned the corner here. He's bloodied and dirty looking, but his eyes are narrowed and it looks like his temper is about to kick in here.
CAPT AMERICA
NOW CHANGE SIZE BEFORE I KNOCK YOUR TEETH DOWN YOUR THROAT, YOU LITTLE WEASEL!
5- Cut to an interior shot of the bar again as a huge hand pushes Steve Rogers back through the fire-doors and hammers him through some tables and chairs.
NO DIALOGUE
I hope that helps. We could of course add stuff like the game rule text in red, ooc stuff in gray, etc, in addition to the format laid out above.
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