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Multiple Main Characters in a Screenplay
Hi, I've wrote two screenplays and I'm working on another and they all have multiple main charters that aren't together for a lot of the script. So what I'm wondering is how long can I focus on one character before going back to another- 5 mins or does it matter how many scenes as I don't want people to wonder what's happening to character B when character A is on screen. Any advice?
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However, how many characters do you mean by 'multiple'? If you have too many, you risk people getting confused and/or frustrated trying to keep tabs on each character.