This document provides formatting guidelines for screenplay elements including scene headings, character introductions, transitions, parentheticals, dialogue, and more. Key elements are scene location and time, character names in capital letters, editing instructions, character actions in parentheses, and quoted dialogue for each character.

1. Fade In
The very first item on the
first page should be these
words.
Scene Heading
A one-line description of the
location and time of day of a
scene
Characters First Appearance
A description of the characters
name should be CAPPED.
Transition
Film editing
instructions
Parenthetical
Action or attitude
direction for a
character
Dialogue
Lines or speech for
each character