Question: How long does a usual page of screenplay take up on screen? I've heard one page equals one minute? For each format, half - hour etc, what are the page=time ratio for the different screenplay formats?

Answer: Some pages cover only a few seconds of dialogue, other may take a few minutes. Some of it has to do with story or dialogue content and some with how the director chooses to work the scene. There is no set answer.
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