A screenplay scene contains dialogue spoken by characters, descriptions of actions and events, indications of location and time, transitions between shots, and can continue onto subsequent pages. Scenes establish settings, advance the plot through character interactions, and describe what is happening through words and visual descriptions to bring the story to life for those adapting it to film.

1. Character name and
dialogue; what the
character says in the
scene.
Action; what is
happening in the
scene
Scene header; indoors
or outdoors, the
location and the time
of day
(CONTINUED) the
scene carries on
to the next page
Scenes may also
include SHOTS which
are clearly identified in
CAPS
The scene may also
include transitions,
such as Cut to or
fade ins