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Page 01 of 02 (5 panels)
[Panel 1: Interior: Wide Shot – Inside a dusty old-western saloon, there is sparse attendance of card players at well-spaced tables and the odd lone cowboy getting tanked on Shwhiskey [REF] here and there. PERSON ONE, a tall, lanky man in dusty cowboy getup, walks nonchalantly into the bar. PERSON TWO, a non-binary astronaut in a space suit, is seated at the bar with their helmet on the bar next to them, and they are staring at PERSON ONE incredulously.]
01 SFX (PERSON ONE hitting bar): THWUMP!
02 PERSON ONE: Hey, watch it, bar!
03 PERSON TWO: What the hecky, fella?!
[Panel 2: Interior: Medium Shot – BARTENDER, quintessential old-timey saloon-keep man, leans over the bar toward PERSON ONE. PERSON TWO looks away, sipping their opulent cocktail minding their own business.]
04 BARTENDER: So, what’ll it be, buddy?
05 PERSON TWO: This is already turning out to be a great sample script…
[Panel 3: Interior: Close-Up – PERSON ONE rubs his guts where he hit the bar and looks wearily at the BARTENDER.]
06 PERSON ONE: A double shot of Shwhiskey…and a couple aspirins, please.
[Panel 4: Interior: Close-Up – BARTENDER, squinting his eyes, looking visibly annoyed.]
07 BARTENDER: No, I mean what’s the punch line?
[Panel 5: Interior: Medium Shot – PERSON TWO two looks deadpan into the camera. Over their shoulder we can see PERSON ONE and BARTENDER squaring off.]
08 PERSON ONE: Thankfully, this is just a sample script. We don’t need a punch line.
09 SFX (off-panel trombone, a music note before and after): Womp Womp
Page 02 of 02 (4 panels)
[Panel 1: Exterior: Wide Shot – Outside the saloon, LITTLE BIRD, a small blue finch with a yellow belly, sits on a fence post, looking at the saloon.]01 LITTLE BIRD: Well, this is just a sample script, so we’re not gonna do the whole thing. But here are some pointers…
[Panel 2: Exterior: Bird’s-Eye Shot - LITTLE BIRD, close to camera, is now starting to fly up above the saloon, which is still clearly visible in the background.]
02 LITTLE BIRD: Use a page break when the comic page changes and clearly label what page we’re on. That way, the editor, artist, and letterer won’t get confused.
[Panel 3: Exterior: Medium Shot - LITTLE BIRD is perched on edge of nest, where 3 little BABY BIRDS are peeping loudly with mouths wide open.]
03 LITTLE BIRD: Clear formatting distinctions between descriptive text and dialogue are vital for your artist and your letterer to understand your needs.
04 BABY BIRD 1: PEEP! Spacing between paragraphs makes it read easier.
05 BABY BIRD 2: PEEPER!! Write how many panels the page has in the page header.
06 BABY BIRD 3: PEEPEST!!! Number each item your letterer has to add!
[Panel 4: Exterior: Extreme Close-Up - Reveal a WORM inside LITTLE BIRD’s mouth. The foreground of the panel is framed by the peeping beaks of the 3 BABY BIRDS.]
07 WORM: Welp, this is the end, folks…
08 Text Box: END
