Talk:Spec script

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I've removed "for easier reading, often avoiding camera angles, editing directions, and technical intrusions" as being one of the reasons for writing a spec script. It implies these are a necessary element of a commissioned script, which they aren't.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.21.40.253 (talk) 03:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For the same reason, I've also removed "...(a shooting script)" at the end of the first sentence, after, "...as opposed to one commissioned by a studio or production company." There is a difference between the two. My understanding is that a commissioned script, when submitted, does not have shot numbers or technical directions. These are added after the project has been greenlit for production, and it is then referred to as a shooting script.

Spec scripts being written "for easier reading, often avoiding camera angles, editing directions, and technical intrusions" isn't meant to imply anything other than what it says. This is one of the main reasons that spec scripts are written -- for easier reading -- which is cited in many screenwriting books. Thus, I restored that bit of information. It not being a necessary element of a commissioned script is something that can be mentioned without removing one of the main reasons spect scripts are written. Flyer22 (talk) 10:19, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]