You maybe asking yourself what the heck do I mean by TITLE, SUPER, or CHYRON... well, we all know what it is and if you've seen a spy movie, a movie with a flashback, or a title on a black screen before the next scene starts, then you've seen it! Truth be told, any movie can use this particular bit of formatting. They all mean the same thing. I learned SUPER and TITLE. TITLE, as I learned it, is usually "over black" and can convey the actual title of the film or some bit of information that the audience needs to know before the next sequence which could be the start of the film or in a transition from time to time or place to place. Now, I know what you're thinking... can't I just use SUPER? Absolutely! SUPER will be under the scene heading before for the first block of action and conveys the same info that the TITLE can. The next question you've got is what is CHYRON? I know you have that question because I had it too! I had never heard the term and that leads me to believe it's fallen into ill use. That's okay but being familiar with the term is still helpful. A CHYRON is the same thing as TITLE, text appearing over the scene. It's all personal preference. I can tell you I have yet to read a script that uses CHYRON. Hope you found this explanation helpful!
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