Why does my screenplay have to be formatted?
So it’s easy to read. It may be OK to have a scruffy
looking script if you are the only one who will use it, but to allow your cast
and crew to make sense of it applying a few rules of formatting makes it easier
to read.
There are two main types of fictional screenplay –
the spec script and the shooting script. The spec script is what gets sent out
to producers and actors, but we can probably forget about that as we are going
to pick up a camera ourselves, so we can write a shooting script.
Layout
Scripts are best typed on only one side of the paper
in 12 point courier.
Double spacing between lines allows you to read the
script easier.
Leave good borders around the script.
Keep to the above tips and you will have a well laid
out script. This can help you time your script as now one page of screenplay
will equal one minute of screen time.
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