Script-of-the-Week: Caroline in the City - Pilot

by Fred Barron, Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland (57 pages)

Writing Awards: None that I could find.

Points of Interest:

• Pacing: Good speed with introduction of many of the characters.  Act One ends with Caroline needing to come up with a date to introduce to her ex-boyfriend.
• Screen Visibility: A description of the main sets is found at the beginning of the script and repeated in the body of the script.  Significant detail in explaining some of the characters.
• Formatting: Standard formatting.  Double-spaced dialogue and Capitalized single spaced action.
• Dialogue: Witty comments.  Believable dialogue. 
• Action: Somewhat minimal. A few scene that require more action have more detail.
• Act Structure: Cold Opening. Act One, Scene A, B, C, D, E, H, (no I) Act Two, Scene J, K, L, M, (No N or O), P, (No Q or R), S, T. Short “Caroline” animation at the beginning of each act and at the end of the script. Just under 1.5 jokes per page.