a.  Use a cell-5 heading when a heading is included.

b.  Use 1-3 margins for the cast of characters, with each name followed on the same line by the character identification.

c.  Retain font attributes on speaker names; omit font attributes on speaker identifications.

d.  Follow print punctuation used to separate names from any following identifications. Note: Do not insert punctuation that does not appear in print.

Example 14-1: Simple Cast of Characters

Example 14-2: Cast of Characters with Fonts

a.  Repeat the cast of characters in each volume of the continued play.

b.  Include the repeated cast of characters in print page number order in the front matter pages.

c.  Include the print page number on the front matter page.

d.  Include the transposed print page numbers for the repeated cast of characters on the title page. For example, if page 60 is the print page number for the cast of characters:

Title page: Print pages 5, 60, 80-95

a.  Titles and scene numbers are centered headings.

b.  Follow print for blocked or indented paragraphs.

c.  Follow print for use of enclosure symbols, e.g., brackets or parentheses. Do not add enclosure symbols if none are used in print.

d.  Omit font attributes unless needed for distinction.

e.  Insert a blank line to separate scene settings from dialogue.

a.  Follow print for  enclosure symbols used for internal stage directions. Do not add enclosure symbols if none are used in print

b.  Follow print placement and punctuation when stage directions or cues follow  the speaker's name.

Example 14-3: Stage Directions After a Speaker's Name

c.  Ignore font attributes  used for stage directions, unless needed for distinction, e.g., when stage directions after a speaker's name are not enclosed in punctuation. If text within stage directions requires emphasis for distinction, use the typeform indicator that best represents print emphasis of surrounding text.

Example 14-4: Italics Retained for Unenclosed Stage Directions

Example 14-5: Stage Directions within Dialogue

a.  Use 1-3 margins for each speaker's name and accompanying dialogue.

b.  Follow print for capitalization and emphasis. If print uses both full capitalization and emphasis to show speaker names, retain the capitalization and omit the emphasis. (See Sample 14-3: Dialogue on page 14-14.)

c.  Follow print for punctuation shown after the name of each speaker.

d.  Insert two blank spaces between speaker names and dialogue if print shows no distinction between the names and the dialogue, e.g., emphasis on the names; punctuation between the names and related dialogue.

e.  Use 5-3 margins for additional paragraphs by the same speaker in the same dialogue. (See Sample 14-4: Speaker with Multiple Paragraphs of Dialogue on page 14-15.)

a.  Ignore enclosure symbols when they are used to indicate that two or more characters are speaking at the same time with different dialogue. Precede the simultaneous speeches with a transcriber's note. Sample:

Martha and Peter together

b.  Indicate the resumption of normal dialogue by the following transcriber's note. Do not insert a blank line before or after the transcriber's note. Sample:

Solo

(See Sample 14-5: Simultaneous Speakers on page 14-16.)

c.  Do not attempt to duplicate print when dialogue of simultaneous speakers is printed in columns. Use the dialogue format as directed above. (See Sample 14-6: Columned Dialogue Ignored on page 14-17.)

a.  Use 7-7 margins for stage directions or cues.

b.  Use 9-7 margins for additional paragraphs of stage directions.

c.  Ignore font attributes used for stage directions.

d.  Do not insert blank lines before or after stage directions or cues printed outside or between the lines of dialogue.

Example 14-6: Unenclosed Stage Directions

a.  Use 1-5 margins for the first line of dialogue.

b.  Use 3-5 margins for additional lines by the same speaker.

c.  Follow print for capitalization and emphasis. If print uses both full capitalization and emphasis to show speaker names, retain the capitalization and omit the emphasis.

d.  Follow print for punctuation shown after the name of each speaker.

e.  Insert two blank spaces between speaker names and dialogue if print shows no distinction between the names and the dialogue, e.g. emphasis on the names; punctuation between the names and related dialogue.

a.  Insert three blank cells between the speaker's name and the beginning of the dialogue.

b.  Explain this usage on the Transcriber's Notes page, or in a transcriber's note before the beginning of the play. Sample:

Three blank cells have been inserted when print shows a wide space following a speaker's name.

Example 14-7: Verse Play with Extended Blank Space

a.  Use 7-7 margins for stage directions or cues.

b.  Use 9-7 margins for additional paragraphs of stage directions.

Example 14-8: Two Paragraphs of Verse Stage Directions

Example 14-9: Interview

a.  It is often useful to insert a brief scene setting describing the cartoon and the characters before beginning the cartoon. Include this in a transcriber's note, starting on the line after the cartoon and title information.

b.  Use 1-3 margins for dialogue.

c.  Insert two blank spaces between speaker names and dialogue if print shows no distinction between the names and the dialogue, e.g. emphasis on the names; punctuation between the names and related dialogue. Do not enclose names or character identifiers in transcriber's note indicators. A transcriber's note is required (either at the site or on the Transcriber's Notes page).

a.  Describe the scene setting in a transcriber's note using
7-5 margins.

b.  Use 7-5 margins for the caption to the cartoon.

Example 14-10: Elements of Single-Frame Cartoon

a.  Using 1-3 margins, begin dialogue with the character's name followed by two spaces.

b.  Use initial capitalization when dialogue is printed in all capital letters.

c.  When the dialogue is continued in another frame, repeat the character's name, followed by two spaces.

d.  When a character is not identified, an identifying trait is used as the character name, e.g., Boy 1, Boy 2, Man with Hat, etc.

e.  Give dialogue from an unknown character an identifier, such as "Narrator" or "Unseen Character."

f.  If necessary, a brief description of the action in the frame is enclosed in the transcriber's note with the frame number. If the action relates only to a specific character, insert a transcriber's note following the character's name. This description need not be limited to seven words.

g.  Look at the entire cartoon, graphic novel, etc., before writing the description.

(See Sample 14-11: Cartoon on page 14-22.)

a.  Narrative boxes use 1-3 margins.

b.  If the narrative box appears within a frame, insert the text from the narrative into that frame. If the narrative box is outside one of the frames, treat it as a separate frame and follow the guidelines for formatting frames.

(See Sample 14-12: Graphic Novel on page 14-24.)

Sample 14-1: Cast of Characters

Sample 14-2: Scene Setting

Sample 14-3: Dialogue

Sample 14-4: Speaker with Multiple Paragraphs of Dialogue

Sample 14-5: Simultaneous Speakers

Sample 14-6: Columned Dialogue Ignored

Sample 14-7: Two Paragraphs of Prose Stage Directions

Sample 14-8: Verse Play

Sample 14-9: Mixed Prose and Verse Stage Directions

Sample 14-10: Conclusion of Play

Sample 14-11: Cartoon

Sample 14-12: Graphic Novel