Manuscript Font - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T12:03:58Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/manuscript-font?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A204017&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI still use the same ScriptTh…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-24:537324:Comment:2044782009-06-24T01:06:59.609ZD.R. MacMasterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DuncanRMacMaster
I still use the same ScriptThing (which I believe is the predecessor of Movie Magic) and you can access all the fonts. Of course it's over 10 years old, so it probably doesn't have all the features of the modern ones.<br />
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In fact, it's so old, when I print a script a little bird chips it out of rock like in an episode of the Flintstones.
I still use the same ScriptThing (which I believe is the predecessor of Movie Magic) and you can access all the fonts. Of course it's over 10 years old, so it probably doesn't have all the features of the modern ones.<br />
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In fact, it's so old, when I print a script a little bird chips it out of rock like in an episode of the Flintstones. When I started working on thi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-23:537324:Comment:2043692009-06-23T18:53:35.559ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
When I started working on this TV show they gave us all Movie Magic Screenwriter. It never occurred to me there might be other fonts, but I just checked and there is a "Word Processor" mode so maybe that one has other fonts.<br />
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Me, I never touch the defaults....
When I started working on this TV show they gave us all Movie Magic Screenwriter. It never occurred to me there might be other fonts, but I just checked and there is a "Word Processor" mode so maybe that one has other fonts.<br />
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Me, I never touch the defaults.... Courier 12 is the default for…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-23:537324:Comment:2043662009-06-23T18:44:51.522ZD.R. MacMasterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DuncanRMacMaster
Courier 12 is the default for screenplays. Because it reads out to about 45 seconds to 1 minute per page, and allows them to calculate run-time fairly accurately. 120 pg script= 2 hour movie, more or less.<br />
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In fact I wonder why screenwriting programs offer alternate fonts. Are they trying to sabotage to unwary?<br />
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<i>*Cue suspenseful conspiracy music*</i><br />
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Courier 12 is the default for screenplays. Because it reads out to about 45 seconds to 1 minute per page, and allows them to calculate run-time fairly accurately. 120 pg script= 2 hour movie, more or less.<br />
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In fact I wonder why screenwriting programs offer alternate fonts. Are they trying to sabotage to unwary?<br />
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<i>*Cue suspenseful conspiracy music*</i><br />
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;) I used to use Courier, but TN…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-23:537324:Comment:2042792009-06-23T13:47:57.585ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
I used to use Courier, but TNR makes the page numbers come out closer to what they would be in print, so I use that now for fiction. All 12pt of course. I understand screenplays are automatic roundfile if they show up in anything other than Courier.
I used to use Courier, but TNR makes the page numbers come out closer to what they would be in print, so I use that now for fiction. All 12pt of course. I understand screenplays are automatic roundfile if they show up in anything other than Courier. I think that's all anyone ask…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-21:537324:Comment:2040172009-06-21T18:06:01.313ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
I think that's all anyone asks. Most guidelines I've seen ask fro an "approximate" word count. There's a difference in how a 75,000 word book is marketed, as opposed to a 125,000 word book, but I don't think anyone cares about a few hundred words one way or the other when you're talking about novel.
I think that's all anyone asks. Most guidelines I've seen ask fro an "approximate" word count. There's a difference in how a 75,000 word book is marketed, as opposed to a 125,000 word book, but I don't think anyone cares about a few hundred words one way or the other when you're talking about novel. Yes, but beware of "designers…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-21:537324:Comment:2040152009-06-21T17:34:49.890ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Yes, but beware of "designers" who cram so many words on every page (to save paper) that the font becomes tiny and all those middle-aged ladies, who are the largest portion of book buyers, can't read the published book without serious eye strain.
Yes, but beware of "designers" who cram so many words on every page (to save paper) that the font becomes tiny and all those middle-aged ladies, who are the largest portion of book buyers, can't read the published book without serious eye strain. If there are no specific guid…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-21:537324:Comment:2040102009-06-21T17:21:24.816ZNeil Nyrenhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NeilNyren
If there are no specific guidelines, the bottom line for your manuscript font is simply this: make sure it's clear and readable. That's all we ask. The font a ms is in has no bearing on what will appear in the published book -- our designers will determine that.
If there are no specific guidelines, the bottom line for your manuscript font is simply this: make sure it's clear and readable. That's all we ask. The font a ms is in has no bearing on what will appear in the published book -- our designers will determine that. Well to be honest, I use the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-21:537324:Comment:2040072009-06-21T17:17:22.238ZAdam Bourgoinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AdamBourgoin
Well to be honest, I use the word count right in MS word. It's completely accurate. I took a MS word count of just my first page and then manually counted it. It was dead on. I have heard the "250 to a page" rule is a little arbitrary sometimes depending on the font. So if my MS word count gives me a final count of say 75,219, I will indicate that it is around 75,000.
Well to be honest, I use the word count right in MS word. It's completely accurate. I took a MS word count of just my first page and then manually counted it. It was dead on. I have heard the "250 to a page" rule is a little arbitrary sometimes depending on the font. So if my MS word count gives me a final count of say 75,219, I will indicate that it is around 75,000. John's point is well taken. I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-21:537324:Comment:2039992009-06-21T15:31:48.057ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
John's point is well taken. It depends on the font, page size, and spacing used in the final product. Robert B. Parker's publisher (I forget who it is right now) can milk 350 pages out the short stories he writes for Spenser nowadays.<br />
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The rule of thumb I was taught is to divide the word count by 250, which brings a 100,000 word book in at about 400 pages. That seems close enough for estimation purposes.
John's point is well taken. It depends on the font, page size, and spacing used in the final product. Robert B. Parker's publisher (I forget who it is right now) can milk 350 pages out the short stories he writes for Spenser nowadays.<br />
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The rule of thumb I was taught is to divide the word count by 250, which brings a 100,000 word book in at about 400 pages. That seems close enough for estimation purposes. Times New Roman. I suspect yo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-21:537324:Comment:2039882009-06-21T15:06:53.251ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Times New Roman. I suspect you get more words on a page with TNR than with Courier.
Times New Roman. I suspect you get more words on a page with TNR than with Courier.