My sitcom scenes

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The way I have timed my scenes is looking at the length of each scene and working with the fact that 1 page = 1 minute

During my research, it is evident that scenes are max 2-2.30 minutes long. Although 2 or 3 scenes of mine exceed that to 3 minutes I feel that the story still flows and that it doesn't drag on.



Episode 2 Dionysus

Sc1 Kitchen - 1m 30s,
Sc 2 Hallway - 1m,
Sc3 Kitchen - 1m,
Sc4 yoga lesson - 1m,
Sc5 Uni lecture room - 40s,
Sc6 Yoga lesson - 40s,
Sc7 uni lecture room - 40s,
Sc8 Mr Conrad's Desk - 30s,
Sc9 Basement of house - 10s,
Sc10 Swingers party  - 1m 10s,
Sc11 Hara's room - 30s,
Sc12 Mr Conrad's house - 40s,
Sc13 Swingers party - 30s,
Sc14  Mr Conrad's house  - 40s,
Sc15 Swingers party - 1m 10s,
Sc16 Mr Conrad's house - 50s,
Sc17 Swingers Party- 30s,
Sc18 Mr Conrad's house- 30s,
Sc19 Mr Conrad's house- 1m 30s,
Sc20 Kitchen - 20s,
Sc21 Door  -20s,
Sc22 Kitchen - 2m,
Sc23 House - 30s,
Sc24  Mr Conrad's house - 10s

24 scenes in episode 2 (22 pages = 22 minutes)

Episode 3 Zeus 

Sc1 Kitchen - 1m,
Sc2 Hallway- 10s,
Sc3 Kitchen - 2m,
Sc4 Outside house- 30s,
Sc5 Brothers house - 1m 30s,
Sc6 Hara's bedroom - 20s,
Sc7 brother's house - 30s,
Sc8 Chantelle's room - 1m 10s,
Sc9 brothers house garden - 40s,
Sc10 Andy and Stav's room - 1m 30s,
Sc11 Uni entrance - 40s,
Sc12 Uni stage - 2m,
Sc13  uni entrance- 1m,
Sc14 Andy and Stav's room - 1m,
Sc15 Uni entrance - 40s,
Sc16 upstairs hallway - 20s,
Sc17 uni entrance - 1m,
Sc18kitchen  - 50s,
 Sc19living room - 30s

19 scenes in episode 3  (20 pages = 20 minutes)

Episode 4 Apollo 

Sc1 Kitchen- 2m 30s,
Sc2 Hara's bedroom- 40s,
Sc3 Kitchen - 30s,
Sc4 Hallway - 1m,
Sc5 Love Guru's house - 20s,
Sc6 lecture room- 30s,
Sc7 love guru's house- 1m,
Sc8 love guru house- 10s,
Sc9 - 40s,
Sc10 lecture room - 30s,
Sc11 Kotchy's school - 20s,
Sc12 Ann Summers- 1m 30s,
Sc13 lecture room - 30s,
Sc14 Love gurus house - 1m 40s,
Sc15 Lecture room - 30s,
Sc16 - Kotchy's headmistress office 1m 30s,
Sc17 Lecture room - 40s,
Sc18 Kitchen - 2m 30s,
Sc19 House- 40s,

19 scenes in episode 4 (21 pages = 21
 minutes)

Episode 5 Ira


Sc1 Kitchen - 2m 30s,
Sc2 Bathroom - 1m 20s,
Sc3 car- 1m 10s,
Sc4 outside car - 40s,
Sc5 car  - 30s,
Sc6 bathroom - 20s,
Sc7 Andy and Stav's room - 10s,
Sc8 kitchen - 1m,
Sc9 bathroom - 20s,
Sc10 Yiayia Maria's car - 40s,
Sc11  Stav's car- 40s,
Sc12 house - 10s,
Sc13 neighbours house - 20s,
Sc14 Hara's university - 40s,
Sc15 bathroom - 20s,
Sc16 Hara's university - 40s,
Sc17 Stav's car - 40s,
Sc18 car - 40s,
Sc19 Hara's university - 20s,
Sc20 bathroom - 10s,
Sc21 Hara's university - 1m 10s,
Sc22 kitchen - 2m

22 scenes in episode 5 (20 pages = 20 minutes)

Episode 6 Aphrodite 

Sc1 kitchen - 2m,
Sc2  hallway - 40s,
Sc3 Andy and Stav's room - 40s,
Sc4 Camden market - 10s,
Sc5 Goth store- 20s,
Sc6  kicthen- 1m,
Sc7 police station- 1m,
Sc8 changing room - 20s,
Sc9 till- 20s,
Sc10 Hara's university - 1m,
Sc11 McDonalds - 20s,
Sc 12 Palmers Green  - 20s,
Sc13 hallway - 1m,
Sc14 garden - 20s,
Sc15  Uncle Panny's room- 30s,
Sc16 living room  - 1m 30s,
Sc17 kicthen- 1m,
Sc18 living room - 40s,
Sc19 basement - 10s,
Sc20 kitchen - 1m 30s,
Sc21 living room  - 10s,
Sc22 kitchen - 20s,
Sc23  hallway- 30s,
Sc24 garden - 30s,
Sc25 Kotchy's room- 10s

25 scenes in episode 5 (21 pages = 21 pages)




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