Introduction To Screenwriting

Introduction To Screenwriting

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to Screenwriting

Chapter 1
What's in a Script?
The Right Elements for a Good Story

Chapter 2
Styles of Scripts
Submission Script
Shooting Script 

Chapter 3
Your Script Layout
Length and Format
Formatting
Font
Page Numbers
Margins
The Elements of the Script
Scene Headings
Action
The Introduction of Characters
Character's Names
Dialogue
Parenthetical
Extensions
Formatting the First and Last Pages of your Script
The First Page of your Script
The Last Page of your Script
Scene Numbering

Chapter 4
Shots
Page Breaks
Adding Finer Touches
Dual Dialogue
Adlibs
Montage
Intercuts
Series of Shots

Chapter 5
Abbreviations 

Chapter 6
Titles and Opening Credits
Superimposing a Title
Title Page
TV Movie Title Pages

Chapter 7
Production Drafts
Locking Script Pages
Locking Scenes
Headers
Other Script Formats

Chapter 8
Screenwriting Software
Final Do's and Don'ts
Conclusion