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I think you want an INSERT. From https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/ An insert is a shot — often a close-up — that focuses on a specific detail. If necessary, these shots can be writte...
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I think you want an INSERT.
From [https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/](https://screenwriting.io/what-is-an-insert/)
> An insert is a shot — often a close-up — that focuses on a specific detail. If necessary, these shots can be written into a screenplay, but most inserts will be called for by the director.
Patton smiles as he flips slowly through the stack.
He stops on one in particular.
INSERT – PHOTO
of a 12-year-old Patton and his father in upper deck seats at the 1997 World Series, hot dogs in hand.
PATTON
Go Marlins.
I think if it's a newsroom or other "live" scene, you write it just as it is, with a clear location indicating it, whether "living room/podcast studio" or "generic evening news desk"
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2019-03-27T14:15:31Z (about 5 years ago)
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