What are brads?
Brads are metal fasteners commonly used within the U.S. motion picture industry to bind scripts. “Acco” brand No. 6 round-head fasteners, which measure 1.5 inches, work perfectly on any script of more than 110 pages. For scripts with fewer pages, you might use 1.25-inch brads (Acco No. 5). Brads longer than 2 inches will too often stab anyone handling the script. Do not cut long brads to an acceptable length, as that makes the prongs even sharper and more dangerous. When brads snag a reader’s sweater or draw blood, that reader might not be in a good mood when considering that script. Many professionals bind their scripts with two brads, leaving the center hole empty, but some companies and writers use three brads.
