Hi guys,
Finished a screenplay recently and I'm writing two stage plays now.
In one of them, time is an issue. Say, I start the play with a classroom full of students. The professor enters and introduces himself then they start a discussion.
Two pages later, I need the class to be finished to have the students exit.
How is that done? Obviously two pages don't equal a one-hour class, but obviously in a film you can cut, here - not so much, or can you?
I have read many many plays, but I can't seem to figure out what would be the best way to do this.
Thanks.
Finished a screenplay recently and I'm writing two stage plays now.
In one of them, time is an issue. Say, I start the play with a classroom full of students. The professor enters and introduces himself then they start a discussion.
Two pages later, I need the class to be finished to have the students exit.
How is that done? Obviously two pages don't equal a one-hour class, but obviously in a film you can cut, here - not so much, or can you?
I have read many many plays, but I can't seem to figure out what would be the best way to do this.
Thanks.