This document provides formatting guidelines for screenplay pages, including required elements like scene headings describing the location and time, character names above dialogue, action descriptions of events, and page numbers in a specific location. It explains the standard structure for screenplay pages with sections for transitions, dialogue, characters, actions, parentheticals, and consistent formatting of elements like character names and page numbers.

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.
Transition
Film editing instructions.
Dialogue
Lines of speech foreach
character.
Character
A characters name
always appears above his
dialogue
Action
The narrative description
of the events of the scene.

2. Parenthetical
Action or attitude
direction for a character.
Page Number
Located 0.5” from the top
flush right.
Dialogue
Lines of speech foreach
character.
Character
A characters name
always appears above his
dialogue
Action
The narrative description
of the events of the scene.