This document provides instructions for converting a standard script into a shooting script format with specific conventions including abbreviations for shots like MCU and 2S, noting camera angles and movements. It also gives an example of a standard scene description in correct formatting with character names in uppercase during dialogue. The instructions aim to outline how to represent scene and character details for the purposes of filming.

1. YOUR TITLE IN UPPER CAPS
BY
YOUR FULL NAME HERE

2. 1. INT. LOCATION NAME – TIME OF DAY 1
This is your scene description it is written in a standard format
using upper and lower caps as appropriate. It should be written
in present tense and you should set up the scene.
NAME OF CHARACTER
(angry)
As soon as dialogue appears the name of the
character needs to be written in upper caps.
Continue.

3. 1. INT. LOCATION NAME – TIME OF DAY (CONTINUES) 1
NOTES FOR SHOOTING SCRIPT
To turn your script into a shooting script you need to use these conventions as
appropriate:
 abbreviations for shots, eg Medium close up is written as “MCU”. If two people
are in the shot it’s “2S”
 camera angles, low/high/bird’s eye etc.
 camera movement, is it still, shaking, handheld or panning (left to right or right
to left) or tilting (down to up or up to down)?