“Unveiling the Truth: Is Your Script’s Page Count the Secret to Hollywood’s Heart—or Just a Myth?”
- Older scripts were written in different times and formats.
- Oscar-winning scripts are often written by established screenwriters who have some leeway or auteurs who have final cut written in their contract.
- Published or leaked scripts aren’t always the final shooting scripts (which are usually shorter).
Most story structures in feature-length screenwriting are evident because of the constraints in time and pages.
If you’re writing a novel, it’s a different platform. You can write as many pages as you’d like as an author (although there are just as many publishing industry page count guidelines to follow as well).
