Well?

EXT I would've said. Unless your car is in a studio in which case it's INT.

Depends whether they are inside or outside the car.

Quote: Perry Nium @ October 7 2008, 3:58 PM BST

EXT I would've said. Unless your car is in a studio in which case it's INT.

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Are you saying the EXT is only used for real outside scenes? And thanks.

Quote: Afinkawan @ October 7 2008, 4:02 PM BST

Depends whether they are inside or outside the car.

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Inside. It's a taxi cab and the customer being err taxied?

I had the same dilemma recently. It was further complicated as one character exited the car, and spoke to the other still inside.

I'd say it's probably INT - CAR <sitting in a traffic jam/parked outside Dave's house etc.>

I'm sure the direction of CHARACTER 1 GETS OUT OF THE CAR would be pretty much self explanatory even though he continued talking to the one in the car.

Maybe it depends on the camera shot. If your camera is set outside in the street looking at the car with people in it then it's probably EXT. If your camera is in the car a la Marion & Geoff then it's probably INT.

I write those kind of scenes like this:

INT/EXT. JOE'S CAR/STREET. DAY. (INTERCUT)

Quote: Leevil @ October 7 2008, 4:03 PM BST

Are you saying the EXT is only used for real outside scenes? And thanks.

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Yes. Or you can do as Mikey suggested and put INT/EXT

If it's inside the car, then it's INT.

Can't he just walk, Leevil?

Innit.

But surely INT and EXT is for the director so he knows whether he's going to be shooting in a studio or outside. So why would you put INT if the scene is going to shot outdoors?

I think most directors could probably work it out....

Quote: Perry Nium @ October 7 2008, 4:32 PM BST

But surely INT and EXT is for the director so he knows whether he's going to be shooting in a studio or outside. So why would you put INT if the scene is going to shot outdoors?

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But wouldn't it be INT if the characters were inside the car?

I'd go for Ext