Penny Ray: Music composer, screenwriter and author in Murphy, North Carolina.

I know that generally speaking, we shouldn't write in camera directions. I have a scene where I'm introducing my main character and it starts with her sitting in a chair in room. We see the back of the character first, and then I want to rotate angles to the front. Can I write that in? Right now, I basically have (forgive the spacing/formatting as I am just copying text):

We see the back of a woman with long dark hair sitting in a chair in the center of the room. A sleeveless shirt reveals toned arms, one of which is covered in intricate tattoos.

The tattooed arm hangs limply at her side, and we see a thin trail of blood snake down her arm. We follow it down until it drips on the floor off her fingertips.

Now I want to rotate angles to go to the front view of this woman. Can I just write in something like "We move around to the front of woman and we see..." and then I finish my description, including her name at that point? Any suggestions would be great or if anyone knows of any examples that have a similar setup, I'd be grateful!

Good afternoon all-

Greetings from London!

Sorry if it's a previously answered question.

I've just finished writing my first screenplay, and begun work on my second, and I'm not sure what to do with the first one now that it's done?

Not looking for money necessarily but I'd like to see it get made...

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Brandon

I don’t know how I got to this place but, I’m suddenly working on three features and two shorts. That may seem overwhelming but, at least for me, It makes me never get bored, since if i get stumped with one thing or get bored with another I can work on which ever once I’m inspired to write for. I feel like it’s too many to work on at once but I’m already so invested in all of them, I don’t know how’d I pick, Haha.

How do you know if your script is a 3-act or 5-act screenplay?

I just uploaded my first website that shares my screenplays: patrickmarcus.org.

I was hoping to get some feedback both in terms of the site's layout, whether there is need for such a site, and maybe even the content.

In return, I have some free time to look at your projects - just send me a link.

Many thanks.

I am writing a character with a different ethnicity that I am unfamiliar with. Can someone point me in the right direction of who to consulte when developing dialogue, accents and behaviors of Hispanic and/or Latino characters?

Hello, everyone. My name is Penny. I'm a screenwriter with a Master's degree in Professional Screenwriting and a Bachelor's in Journalism. I'm currently the Senior Reporter for The Trentonian, a daily newspaper in Trenton, New Jersey. I'm also developing two screenplays that are crime-related, one of which is inspired by a true story. I'm excited to join Stage 32 and look forward to collaborating with others. I'm completely open to helping develop other people's projects as well. Drop me a line anytime.

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