Proper procedure for 2 convos at the same time

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Another question for my re-writes here..Just want to make sure i'm being technically and professional correct here.

What should the dialogue/action structure in screenplay format look like when a character is carrying on two conversations at once. ie. yelling at someone in the room while carrying on a phone conversation at the same time. As in instances when that character's sentences are disjointed

ex. on the phone with mom in the kitchen.

yes, i told you i could pick you up at-
no mom, i don't need any.
at the store when you're done. Ya i know, we'-
I said any, whats so hard to understand about any
not you, listen you better not -
Jesus mom, any as in none, i said don't need any, not any one.
etc etc


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First, you would make it clear that there is a person in the room with the speaking character and one on the phone. After that you can use parentheses to indicate which of the characters they are speaking to. Of course, if the person in the room have their lines included in the screenplay (which you haven't done here) it's easy to fit that discussion together. In that case, you can simply indicate only what part is spoken into the phone.
 

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CHARATCER
(filter)
yes, i told you i could pick you up at-

CHARACTER
(to mom)(contd.)
no mom, i don't need any.

CHARATCER
(filter)
at the store when you're done. Ya i know, we'-

CHARACTER
(to mom)(contd.)
I said any, whats so hard to understand about any

CHARATCER
(filter)
not you, listen you better not -

CHARACTER
(to mom)(contd.)
Jesus mom, any as in none, i said don't need any, not any one.
 

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Thanks aceinc1, I appreciate it.
Good call on phonebooth. And ya that was over simplified example of what i meant. Just wanted to illustrate where i was coming from. And no, the person on the other end of the phone isn't heard.
 

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Another question for my re-writes here..Just want to make sure i'm being technically and professional correct here.

What should the dialogue/action structure in screenplay format look like when a character is carrying on two conversations at once. ie. yelling at someone in the room while carrying on a phone conversation at the same time. As in instances when that character's sentences are disjointed

ex. on the phone with mom in the kitchen.

yes, i told you i could pick you up at-
no mom, i don't need any.
at the store when you're done. Ya i know, we'-
I said any, whats so hard to understand about any
not you, listen you better not -
Jesus mom, any as in none, i said don't need any, not any one.
etc etc


thanks.

Jimmy is on the phone. He's also trying to carry on a conversation with Larry, who's digging through the refrigerator across from him.

JIMMY
(on phone)
No, Mom. I said I'd be there. -- Right.
(to Jimmy)
Hey, will get the hell out of there? This isn't a frigging
Diner!
(on phone)
No, Mom. I was talking to -- No, Mom. I'm not in a
Diner. I'm at home. -- No. I'm eating fine.

Something like that.

NMS
 

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^eerie, my script and characters for this scene are Larry and Josh.

thanks