Unscripted: Scene Essentials

I'm starting daily discussions on ScriptMag's Facebook page with "Question of the Day".

Let's kick today off with one about scenes:

QUESTION of the day: Let's talk scenes. What are the essential elements in each scene, and how do you determine if it should be cut or not during the rewrite?

For me, a scene has to accomplish the following:

• Advance the story
• Add conflict
• Add exposition
• Start late, leave early

Head over to our FB page and share your thoughts!