How to Use Dashes and Ellipses in a Screenplay
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4 min readMay 23, 2022
Examples from movie scripts demonstrate these two tiny forms of punctuation can be a valuable asset for a screenwriter.
In my work as an assistant professor at the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts, I get asked a lot of screenwriting questions by my students. The other day, this subject came up:
Are there any rules about using dashes and ellipses?
