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Scenes, beats & screenplay formatting · Specialist

CONT'D

Also called: continued

ELI5

Screenplay notation showing that the same character continues speaking after an interruption or page break.

Used in conversation

“The CONT'D needs to land without a long explanation.”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Caution

This usage is established in practice but is not fully standardised. A domain specialist should review it before release as canon.

Connected terms

  • MOREComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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