How to Write a Flashback
Determine why you need a flashback.. Place the flashback at a point where it won't disrupt the flow of the story.. Choose a consistent tense for the flashback.
Steps
Determine why you need a flashback.
Determine why you need a flashback.
Place the flashback at a point where it won't disrupt the flow of the story.
Place the flashback at a point where it won't disrupt the flow of the story.
Choose a consistent tense for the flashback.
Choose a consistent tense for the flashback.
Select an event for your flashback to focus on.
Select an event for your flashback to focus on.
Define the timeframe of your flashback.
Define the timeframe of your flashback.
Use textual cues to clarify where the flashback begins and ends.
Use textual cues to clarify where the flashback begins and ends.
Set your flashback apart with different formatting if you wish.
Set your flashback apart with different formatting if you wish.
, what happens in the flashback.
, what happens in the flashback.
Avoid using too many flashbacks.
Avoid using too many flashbacks.
Choose a powerful, important moment as the focus of your flashback.
Choose a powerful, important moment as the focus of your flashback.
Pinpoint when the flashback takes place.
Pinpoint when the flashback takes place.
Label your flashback clearly in the script.
Label your flashback clearly in the script.
Use visual cues or other devices to set the flashback apart.
Use visual cues or other devices to set the flashback apart.
Establish a clear transition into the flashback.
Establish a clear transition into the flashback.
Make a smooth transition out of your flashback as well.
Make a smooth transition out of your flashback as well.
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