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Screenplay Format
The importance of Screenplay format
Industry standard script format has many functions and benefits through the filmmaking process. A draft in proper screenwriting format denotes professionalism, otherwise it appears amateurish and would likely get tossed before the end of page 1.
Proper film script format also plays a large part in the script breakdown process, one of the most important steps in turning a screenplay into an actual film. Film budget planning and crafting a shooting schedule are both informed by screenwriting format.
Rather than replicate these movie script format rules manually, most writers choose a dedicated script writing software like final draft, celtx, writer’s duet.. This removes all the guesswork and lets the writer focus on what's most important — the story you're trying to tell.

Specific elements found in screenwriting format.

1. Scene headings.

Scene headings tell the reader where the action is happening. It’s a location, followed by a time.

INT. BEDROOM - DAY

When a scene directly continues from the previous scene, we write “continuous” in the time slot.
INT. HALL - CONTINUOUS
Sometimes you’ll have a scene that takes place in both an interior and an exterior. Most of the time, this will be in a moving vehicle of some kind. In those cases, start your Scene Headings with “INT./EXT.”
INT/EXT. HALL/GARDEN - DAY
If you’re using screenwriting software, it will format it correctly for you, but if you’re doing it yourself, be sure to put the entire Scene Headings in ALL CAPS.
Scene Headings are important because they are how your assistant directors and line producers will plan out how things get shot.
The difference between one scene being night and the next being day is important to continuity for hair, makeup, and wardrobe departments.
That's why this is one of the most essential elements in movie script format — it tells you when and where a scene is taking place in the grand scheme of the script. Knowing the time of day and where the scene takes place affects nearly every department in a major way.
2. Action lines
Action lines go right beneath the Scene Headings. Proper screenplay format dictates that they always be written in the present tense and as visually descriptive as possible.
Specifically, action lines tell the reader what they will see and hear in the finished film other than dialogue. Action lines need to be as precise as possible because it helps the readers build an image of the action happening in the screenplay.

3. Character
After the action/description, when a character speaks, we start with their name. character is written in capitals and it not need be the full name of the character. It could be a first name, a last name, or an alias. Whatever best identifies the character as that character.
4. Dialogue
Dialogue is what the character speaks. It is written beneath the character that is supposed to speak the lines of this dialogue. Dialogue writing in itself is a craft so it should be taken seriously as it can make or break a scene.
The margins on either side of the dialogue keep it restricted to the middle of the page. This allows for extra white space on the page for notes.
When writing dialogue, the idea is to let the characters speak for themselves. Always front and centre, of course, is the reality that you, the writer, are shaping those characters.

5. Transitions

Screenplay transitions indicate how an editor should switch between two scenes. However you should keep in mind that finally it is a director’s call as to how he wants to end the scene and start the following scene. Transitions are on the far right of the page and placed between two scenes. Proper screenplay formatting usually indicates these as being capitalized.

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