Our Sample Standard Format for Transcripts

Hi there, and welcome to the Game Plans for New Cartoons Wiki! We're glad you joined! If you're wondering how to submit a transcript entry in standard format, here's how! The following is our example of what the standard formatting for upcoming motion pictures, both animated and live-action, color and B&W, and video games that you would like to plan and then create should look like.

The very first sentence of every transcript entry should state anything along the lines of "This is a transcript for the [YEAR] (color/B&W) (animated/live-action) (film/episode/video game) [Title of film in italics]." For animated movies, be sure to identify the animation technique that was utilized in the film as well.


 *  EXAMPLE #1A : This is a transcript for the 2007 color live-action film The Game Plan.


 *  EXAMPLE #1B : This is a transcript for the 1936 B&W live-action film Romeo & Juliet.
 *  EXAMPLE #1C : This is a transcript for the 2006 color digitally-colored colored-outlined hand-drawn film The Adventures of Brer Rabbit.
 *  EXAMPLE #1D : This is a transcript for the 1928 B&W hand-painted monochrome-outlined hand-drawn short Steamboat Willie.
 *  EXAMPLE #2 : This is a transcript for the first-season episode "Never the Dwayne Shall Meet" of Cory in the House.
 *  EXAMPLE #3A : This is a transcript for the 2004 3-D third-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Finest Hour for Xbox/PS2/GameCube/PC.
 *  EXAMPLE #3B : This is a transcript for the 2005 2-D adventure video game Pokemon: Emerald Edition for Game Boy Advance.

Scene #1: Opening Credits AND [title of the first scene]
In this area, be sure to list all of the company logos shown during the beginning of the movie/show/video game. In the event that the movie begins with its opening sequence, just jot it down here. Below is an example of the opening credits format.

(Shows the 2006-11 Walt Disney Pictures logo)

(Shows the post-2007 Walt Disney Animation Studios logo)

If possible, the actual opening credits, especially the film's/show's/video game's official title, should be displayed in the CENTER of the page. Below is a sample of what they should look like.

Walt Disney Pictures

presents

a

Walt Disney Animation Studios

production

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

Scene #(number): [title of scene] (in many movies and video games, there may be MULTIPLE scenes)
All scenes, which especially take place during AND after the opening and closing credits, should be described as specific AND elaborate as possible. These descriptions include the changing of settings, lines of dialogue from each character, each character's actions, and the identification of each place shown in the movie/show's episode/game. While each character's lines of dialogue should be shown in bullet points, everything else should be in paragraph form. Below is a sample of what each scene described should look like.

(We pan down to the center of the earth, where a group of soldiers attempt to freeze the sun.)


 *  Soldier Connie : (climbing onto a flagpole) "Perfect! The sun can't be far now."
 *  Soldier Sammy : (to Soldier Connie) "Look out! The sun is coming our way!")

(The sun emerges into the scene and burns each soldier alive.)

Scene #(final number): [title of the final scene] AND Closing Credits
During the end of every movie/episode of show/video game, a final scene and closing credits (along with an unidentifiable post-credit scene) are very common. In this case, the samples from both the "Opening Credits" and "Scene #" areas should be applied to this area as well. Please check out the following sample of what the closing credits should look like below.

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Digital Ink and Paint Animation Production by

Cuckoo's Nest Studios

(Shows the shortened version of the post-2007 Walt Disney Animation Studios logo)

(Shows the silent shortened version of the 2006-11 Walt Disney Pictures logo)

That's all! Good luck and be sure to read our rules before you have a great time inside of the Game Plans for New Cartoons community!