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The format of the movie script
Screenplays are written following a specific format that allows the director, the actors and
any other person involved in the production of the film can interpret the text without
difficulty. There are two types of script: theliterary script, which is the one in which they are still not given.
technical instructions for the making of the film, and thetechnical script, in which they do occur. The first one is
write the screenwriter; the second, the director. Here we are going to talk about the first one. Basically, a script
literary consists of the description of a series of scenes. Each scene is detailed using the
next three elements:
Title Work:
Scene 1:
SCENE HEADING: The heading provides information about where and when the action takes place.
It consists of three parts:
1. The abbreviation 'INT.' or 'EXT.', which indicates whether the action takes place indoors (closed spaces) or
exteriors (open spaces).
2. The specific place where the scene takes place (for example, "POLICE STATION /
OFFICE)
3. The word 'DAY' or 'NIGHT' or any other that one wishes to use to indicate the time of day.
Example (the header appears highlighted in blue):
INT. SHARED APARTMENT / DINING ROOM - DAY
We are in an apartment. The front door opens and RUBÉN (22) enters with a
student folder under the arm.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION
It shows the action, expressed in images and sounds. It should be written concisely and
with the verbs in present tense. The first time a character's name appears in the script, I
WE WILL WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS, AND WE WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT HIS AGE RIGHT AFTER, BETWEEN
parentheses. We will also put in capital letters the descriptions of those sounds and/or objects that
be relevant in history.
Example (the description of the action is highlighted in blue):
INT. SHARED APARTMENT / DINING ROOM - DAY
We are in an apartment. The front door opens and RUBÉN (22) enters with a
student folder under his arm. In the dining room is GUILLERMO (23), sitting in front of
a table, engrossed in what appears to be chemistry experiments. On the table, there are tubes of
test tubes, etc.
RUBEN
Hey!
DIALOGUE
Show the words spoken by the characters. Each paragraph of dialogue should be headed by
THE NAME OF THE CHARACTER WHO SPEAKS (IN CAPITAL LETTERS). To report any actions that the character
realized while speaking, or the tone in which he/she speaks, a note will be used, which we will write between
underscore under the header.
Example (the dialogue appears highlighted in blue):
2
INT. SHARED APARTMENT / DINING ROOM - DAY
We are in an apartment. The front door opens and RUBÉN (22) enters with a...
student folder under his arm. In the dining room is GUILLERMO (23), sitting in front of
a table, engrossed in what appear to be chemistry experiments. On the table there are test tubes
tests, test tubes, etc.
RUBÉN
Hey!
GUILLERMO
(without turning around)
Look, don't miss this.
Rubén approaches to look. Guillermo pours a few drops into a test tube. A little bit comes out.
smoke.
Additionally:
The script must be written with single spacing and in 12-point Courier (or New Courier) font.
The pages will be numbered.
On the left and right of the scene headings and descriptions of the action, a
2.5 cm margin.
A margin of 5 cm will be left on the left and right of the dialogue blocks; this way, the text
the dialogue will have a maximum width of approximately 40 characters (these are all measurements
guidelines, since there is no universal standard).
A margin of 7.5 cm will be left to the left and right of the dialogue annotations.
A margin of 10 cm will be left on the left and right sides of the dialogue headers.
All texts will be aligned to the left.
A margin of 2.5 cm will be left at the top and bottom of each page.
Between elements (scene header, action description, and dialogue) a blank line will be left;
Two will be left between scenes.
It is estimated that in a properly formatted and written script, each page corresponds to,
approximately, about a minute of image on screen or in action.
On the class website, you have aWord template, so that you can see it clearly and hefull text of the script
of the example.
Information taken from: http://www.tallerdeescritores.com/el-formato-del-guion-literario.php