5/26/2023 0 Comments Trelby script writing![]() ![]() That’s how I wrote my first script and it was so stressful trying to make sure everything was formatted correctly. You can use Google docs or Microsoft Word to write your script following this format, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. Page numbers should be flush to the right margin, a half-inch from the top of the page, followed by a period.Dialogue 2.5 inches from the left side of the page or 1.5 from the margin.Actor parentheticals should be 3.1 inches from the left side of the page or 1.6 from the margin.Character names (in all caps) 3.7 inches from the left side of the page or 2.2 from the margin.Here is a quick 9 point screenplay formatting guide: ![]() ![]() There are a lot of things to keep track of when formatting your script. We will do a quick breakdown of a proper script format and then we can talk a little bit about scriptwriting software that formats perfectly every time, so you don’t have to stress. If your work doesn’t fall into the proper format, it is highly unlikely it will even be read by industry professionals- even if the script itself is amazing. Everybody can be on the same page, so to speak. If you are just getting into scriptwriting, you may be wondering what the proper format for scriptwriting is, and why is there an industry standard for script formatting (also known as a screenplay format)? Plain and simply, because it’s easy to read and understand when there is a standard. ![]()
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