Script Format Cheat Sheet

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SCRIPT FORMAT CHEAT SHEET

Transcript of Script Format Cheat Sheet

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SCRIPT FORMAT

CHEAT SHEET

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TITLE PAGE

SCRIPT TITLE

written by

Matthew Harris

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CONTACT & DATE

12345 Anystreet Rd.

City, ST/PROV POSTAL

(555) 555-5555

FIRST DRAFT

September 16, 2009

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SCENE HEADINGS

Interior or Exterior?

EXT. HOTEL – ENTRANCE – DAY

INT. HOTEL – LOBBY – DAY

Order from general to specific.

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CHARACTERS

Introducing a character

MATTHEW HARRIS walks into the hotel

lobby.

Afterwards

Matthew approaches the front desk.

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DIALOGUE

MATTHEW HARRIS

A character’s name should

always be capitalized when

speaking.

Margins• Not centered.• Character Name starts at 4.1”• Always begins at same point.

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PARENTHETICALS

MATTHEW HARRIS

(flips to next slide)

Words of direction contained in

parentheses within dialogue.

When to use?

• How a line is spoken• What the character is doing while speaking

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V.O. & O.S.

MATTHEW HARRIS (V.O.)

• O.S. or Offscreen– when a character is physically present in a scene, but outside the view of the camera

• V.O. or Voice Over– all other instances (i.e. Phone, TV, Speaker, Radio, Narrator, etc.)

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SOUND CUES

Capitalize the SOUND, and SOURCE

of sound.

MUSIC plays on the SOUND SYSTEM.

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TRANSITIONS

FADE IN:

INT. BAR – NIGHT

CUT TO:

EXT. STREET – NIGHT

FADE OUT.

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OTHER

• Single Camera Format– Other formats:

• Sitcom/Multi-Camera• Stage Play

• Spelling and Grammar• Page Numbers• Copyright• Registration

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SOFTWARE

• FINAL DRAFT ($249)www.finaldraft.com

• MOVIE MAGIC SCREENWRITER($249)www.screenplay.com

• CELTX(FREE!)www.celtx.com