Screenwriting : Scene heading by Roberto Dragonne

This is excellent Dan, thank you very much!

Thanks again, Dan.

What Dan said.

INT. HOUSE

blah, blah, blah

BEDROOM

blah, blah, blah

KITCHEN

blah, blah, blah

BASEMENT

blah, blah, All the dead bodies are stacked neatly against the wall, blah, blah

I would also avoid using CUT TO: in between every scene heading anyways.

What everyone else said, unless you are actually transitioning to a different scene and time within the house. I wrote a script that takes place entirely in one location, my house. When I transition to the next day or a time later in the same day that signifies a new scene I will use a new scene heading. But as my character moves around the house in the same scene and time I use HEADINGS as the others stated above.

Very helpful. Thanks Chad, thanks J G.

All great comments. Avoid CUT TO whenever possible. It takes up precious page space. When the shooting script is created you will change all of those headers like KITCHEN to actual locating headers, but let's hope it get to that point, right?

Well, a well-placed CUT TO can be very effective. Sure, in most situations, you don’t need to use CUT TO or any other transition between scenes—as others have already said Scene Headings (slug lines) or Secondary Headings are enough and clearly signify that one scene is over and we have moved on or have cut to another. Or we are now in a different scene location, etc.

However, CUT TO may certainly be used. If say... you’re ending a scene abruptly for dramatic or comedic or horrific effect. Or maybe the story is moving between parallel action, and you need a more abrupt, dramatic cut. Anyway, CUT TO is yet another tool in the writer's tool box, and certainly may be used. Just know how to use it effectively, judiciously, specifically. For a spec, its use is rather like a powerful spice, too much may ruin the pot. ;) Happy writing!

Thank you Beth, great comments, as usual. Thank you Matt, very helpful.

Aside: Beth Fox Heisinger , I also use the spice (stew ingredient) metaphor!

Yeah, I love that one too, Regina. Lol! Actually... I think I first heard it from Julie Gray. Too funny. ;)