Board Thread:Site Problems and Appearance/@comment-25094659-20141202185202/@comment-4854965-20141202200704

Can I propose a few suggestions for standardization:

1) Stage directions should be italics and in parentheses. Also, they do not need their own row (can be within a character's line)

2) If a character just makes a sound (like gasping) but the lines before and after are from another character(s), the former does not need a row for the single noise. Also applying to stage directions.

3) Any dialogue other than conversation (i.e. narration, mimicking voices, etc) should be noted in  parentheses after the character's name.

4) Scene transitions should be in their own row in italics (no  parentheses needed). The phrase "cut to" should not be necessary. For the part of the episode where a commercial is placed, use the format: --commercial break-- [in italics].

5) Links: Any and all links should be on the first time the name/object/place/etc is written. However, for characters with a speaking role, the first link should be on the first time they speak (I suggest this because it is easier to see links when it's on the left column, rather than small, italic text on the right).

I apologize if this comes off a bit aggressive or obnoxious. I guess I'm kinda nit-picky at times about standardizing and simplifying things like this (ie transcripts)