creative writing

2.  a short drama that consists of only one act; the
phrase is not used to describe a full-length play
that does not utilize act-divisions. Unlike other
plays which usually are published one play per
book, one-act plays are often published in
anthologies or collections.

4.  Scene Heading
 Action
 Character
Name
 Parentheticals
 Dialogue
 Transitions

6.  also known as a Slugline.
 Scene Headings mark any change in
location or time in your screenplay.
Every scene begins with one.
EXT. WAREHOUSE DISTRICT - DAY

7.  “EXT” stands for “Exterior.” while “INT”
stands for “Interior” To create a Scene Heading
in Slugline, just begin a new line with one of
the common Scene Heading prefixes:
INT.
EXT.
INT./EXT.
“INT/EXT” is often used for scenes in vehicles.

8.  the catchall element of
screenwriting. It’s where you tell the
reader what happens on the screen.
This should describe action that can
be seen or heard.

9.  in UPPERCASE and are followed
immediately by Dialogue.

10.  provide context or instruction for
the dialogue delivery. These should
be used sparingly so as not to reduce
the readability of the script.

11.  offset from everything else and
centered on the page. Parallel
dialogue (overlapping dialogue) is
written in side-by-side blocks.

12.  used to indicate special information
about how one scene transitions to
another.

13. CUT TO:
 Transitions are in UPPERCASE and
end in TO:. If you want a Transition
that doesn’t end in TO:, begin the
line with a greater-than symbol.
> FADE TO BLACK.