SCRIPT GUIDE 2 
The Script:- Format & Layout.
The script is a blueprint, a design used in the manufacture of a film / TV programme. It is not in itself a work of literature, though a well-written script will engage the reader every bit as effectively as a good novel or short story.
Various kinds of scripts may be produced for different reasons, but screenwriters usually use the “MASTERSCENE” format. This is a form of script that contains descriptions of visuals, sound, action and dialogue, but RARELY INCLUDES ANY CAMERA DIRECTION.
Scripts (screenplays) are always written in 12pt courier.
All scripts are divided into SCENES. A scene is best described as a single chunk of continuous action within a single location. One scene ends and another begins when there is either an interruption to continuous time, or a change of location, OR BOTH.
Each scene within a script begins with a heading, which must contain the following information:
A) Screenplays often don’t have scene numbers, but for our purposes it is useful, beginning at 1. for the first scene and ascending sequentially for each subsequent scene.
B) An indication of whether the scene takes place inside or outside, abbreviated to
INT. (interior) or EXT. (exterior). For this think about the audiences viewing position (i.e. where the camera is placed – If we are in the classroom with the action it will be INT. but if we are looking in through the classroom window at the action it will be EXT.
C) The location. i.e. PETER’S CLASSROOM. This should always describe a precise physical space, never an emotional state or action.
D) The time of day, this may be DAY or NIGHT, or a more specific reference such as DAWN or DUSK.
This information should be arranged to look something like this:
1. INT. PETER’S CLASSROOM. DAY.
The heading will be followed by a block of text describing the visual appearance of the location and character(s), action, and any sound (other than dialogue). It is worth noting at this point that a
The script is a blueprint, a design used in the manufacture of a film / TV programme. It is not in itself a work of literature, though a well-written script will engage the reader every bit as effectively as a good novel or short story.
Various kinds of scripts may be produced for different reasons, but screenwriters usually use the “MASTERSCENE” format. This is a form of script that contains descriptions of visuals, sound, action and dialogue, but RARELY INCLUDES ANY CAMERA DIRECTION.
Scripts (screenplays) are always written in 12pt courier.
All scripts are divided into SCENES. A scene is best described as a single chunk of continuous action within a single location. One scene ends and another begins when there is either an interruption to continuous time, or a change of location, OR BOTH.
Each scene within a script begins with a heading, which must contain the following information:
A) Screenplays often don’t have scene numbers, but for our purposes it is useful, beginning at 1. for the first scene and ascending sequentially for each subsequent scene.
B) An indication of whether the scene takes place inside or outside, abbreviated to
INT. (interior) or EXT. (exterior). For this think about the audiences viewing position (i.e. where the camera is placed – If we are in the classroom with the action it will be INT. but if we are looking in through the classroom window at the action it will be EXT.
C) The location. i.e. PETER’S CLASSROOM. This should always describe a precise physical space, never an emotional state or action.
D) The time of day, this may be DAY or NIGHT, or a more specific reference such as DAWN or DUSK.
This information should be arranged to look something like this:
1. INT. PETER’S CLASSROOM. DAY.
The heading will be followed by a block of text describing the visual appearance of the location and character(s), action, and any sound (other than dialogue). It is worth noting at this point that a