AN EXAMPLE OF MONTAGE IN A SCREENPLAY

 

 

At the end of the previous scene/location, write the following - left justified - just like all your action/description lines:

 

                        MONTAGE SEQUENCE:

 

EXT    A TYPICAL RUNNING TRACK AROUND A FOOTBALL FIELD                   MORNING

 

Jack, in tee shirt and running shorts,  is slowly jogging along the track, breathing very heavily.

 

EXT    SAME TRACK          MORNING

 

Jack, dressed differently, is jogging more easily and confidently.

 

EXT    SAME TRACK          DAY

 

Jack, again dressed differently, is running at a very brisk pace, arms and legs in sync with his unlabored breathing.

 

EXT    CITY STREET           EARLY MORNING

 

Jack, in shorts with a large # tag pinned on his chest, is among several other similarly clad runners stretching, jogging in place, etc.

 

EXT    DIFFERENT CITY STREET             LATER

 

Jack is among the leaders, only 2 people ahead of him as he looks determined and makes a quick move passing them both.

 

EXT    FINISH LINE ON A STREET          LATER

 

Jack bursts through the stretched out tape, a few feet ahead of his closest competitors.  He is mobbed as he nearly collapses.