As a screenwriter, you need to submit scripts according to accepted standards. Formatting your screenplay correctly makes it easy to read and easier to sell. The following tips tell you how to set up your page in the proper screenwriting format.
The five components of your page are
The description: Any description of the location, characters, and action indicated throughout the scene. Also referred to as the business of the scene.
The character name: Who’s doing the talking
The character dialogue: What that person says
Parenthetical directions: How a person says a line or what she’s doing when she says it
Transitional directions: Any camera indications of how the scene should be visualized
The page number
The following list covers where to set margins and how to format the page:
Left margin: 1.5 inches
Right margin: 1 inch
Top margin: 1 inch
Bottom margin: 1 inch
Description: Runs the length of the page (after you’ve set margins)
Character name: 4 inches from the left-hand side of the page. (2 ½ inches from the left margin)
Dialogue: Begins 2.5 inches from the left-hand side of the page (1 inch from the left margin). Ends at 6.5 inches from the left-hand side of the page (5 inches from the left margin)
Parentheticals: 3.5 inches from the left-hand side of the page. (2 inches from the left margin)
Page numbers: Top-right corner
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