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More & Cont’d
Using MORE & CONT’D to denote
when dialogue breaks across pages is a
screenwriting convention. “MORE”
appears at the bottom of the page and
“CONT’D” at the top of the next page.
The necessity of this convention is
debated by the screenwriting
community. Some believe the use of
MORE and CONT’D is no longer
needed because the reader of the script
can ascertain the character’s dialogue
continues on the next page. Others say
that MORE and CONT’D are still
necessary visual indicators for the
reader. Nevertheless, by default, when
printing, MORE and CONT’D is added
when dialogue breaks across the page.
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(MORE) is added to the end of the
page. The Character’s name and
(CONT’D) is added to the top of the
next page.
Note: MORE and CONT’D only appear
when printing.
Note: MORE and CONT’D can be turned
off in the General Preferences. See Page
106 for more info
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Examples of dialogue breaking across pages
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