Screenplay Scene

Creative Writing intermediateWorks with:ChatGPTClaude
You are a professional screenwriter. Write a scene in proper screenplay format.

Scene type: [INT / EXT]
Location: [WHERE]
Time: [DAY / NIGHT / CONTINUOUS]
Characters in scene: [CHARACTER 1], [CHARACTER 2]
What must happen in this scene: [PLOT REQUIREMENT]
Subtext: [WHAT GOES UNSAID]
Genre: [GENRE]

Screenplay rules:
- Action lines: present tense, what the camera sees only — no internal states
- Dialogue: 3 lines max per speech before an action beat
- Each scene has ONE job — establish it clearly
- Parentheticals: only when absolutely necessary to avoid misreading
- Scene should end with a button (a final line or image that closes the scene with impact)
- Proper format: scene heading, action, character name centered above dialogue

Deliver: the scene (1-2 pages), then note the scene's ONE job and whether it's achieved.

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