How to use notecards to structure a screenplay

[@XiongTao-j1j]

xks for sharing

[@luziddr33m]

Cool! Good explanation!!!! Thank you.

[@seanhazen7110]

Really good video. Can you do a video on editing down a piece thats too long or pulled in too many directions? Thanks!

[@tylergriffsmith]

Awesome, thanks for making this!

[@dpclarke24]

sweet thanks

[@findingt_ri]

this is a great system to have! just one question, do the colors of the note cards have any meaning, or do you use them at random?

[@dpclarke24]

Thank you. I like to color code according to mood/tone of the scene (Ie blue = dramatic, green = comedic, yellow = action)

[@godcomplex3942]

Really nice.

[@dpclarke24]

thanks

[@bilkocuervo8238]

Hey Joe, I have a question. You mentioned that we should have 37 to 45 note cards for a script between 100 to 120 pages. However, I have 98 scenes in an 85-page script. Is this a normal amount of scenes for my script?

[@dpclarke24]

thanks for the question. that seems like a lot of scenes. How long is each scene? that means there’s less than 1 scene for every 60 seconds. it would seem challenging to tell a story in 60 seconds without letting things build. that’s my initial impression

[@bilkocuervo8238]

@@dpclarke24 Hey brother, thank you for your response. What's happening is that I have a rustic single structure with an open space as a central location. I add a scene each time I change from the bed to the kitchen to the dining table inside that open space...etc. That's why I have so many scenes...again thank you for your words