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"THE FOREST OF NO RETURN"
by
luci Varden
RANDOM DRAFT
March 12, 2018
Your street Address
City, State Zip
Your phone number
Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 1.
FADE IN:
INT. FOREST NIGHT
Group of three friends sit round the tent with hot
drinks
CHARACTER 1 ELISHA
I really need the toilet im
going to have to go
CHARACTER TWO TAMI
Okay then
CUT TO:
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
Character 1 stands up and exits walking away into
the forest
ANOTHER ANGLE
Friends watch as she leaves
CHARACTER 3 GRACE
I hope its not too cold
tonight in the tent else I
wont be able to sleep
CHARACTER TWO TAMI
No it shouldn’t be, our
sleeping bags are quite thick
CHARACTER 3 GRACE
True (pause) shes been gone
a long time hasn’t she
CUT TO:
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
Noise comes from behind the friends in the distant
forest
Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 2.
CHARACTER 3 GRACE
What was that
CHARACTER TWO TAMI
Its nothing stop worrying,
ill go and check
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
Character 2 goes into the forest, sudden scream
comes
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
Character 3 runs towards the scream
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
(Heavy breathing)character 3 looks around for
friends
EXT. FOREST –NIGHT
Friends are tied to tree (mumbling
sounds and pointing behind character 3)
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
Shadow runs past
EXT. FOREST -NIGHT
shadow runs past again
EXT. forest -night
(screen blacks out)
EXT. forest -night
character 3 drops to the floor
Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 3.
Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 4.
Miscellaneous Screenplay Format Notes
** Uses for all caps
(MORE): when a character's dialogue carries onto next page
CHARACTER NAME (CONT'D): when dialogue resumes from prior
page
AD LIB: when the actors fill in the dialogue with
incidental lines
VOICE OVER (V.O.): when we hear narration over the action
OFFSCREEN (O.S.): when we hear the character speak but he
is offscreen, such as calling out from the other room
BEGIN TITLES: when the main credits start
END TITLES: when the main credits finish
FREEZE FRAME: which is at the left margin and punctuated
with a period.
TITLES OF SONGS AND BOOKS
Sounds in Action are capitalized, this alerts foley that a
sound effect is called for.
The first time a character or a group of characters appears
in the script their name is capitalized.
** Standard Scene Headings
INT
EXT
I/E
DAY
NIGHT
SUNRISE
MAGIC
CONT
INTER
** Standard Transitions
CUT TO
FADE IN
FADE OUT
FADE TO
DISSLOVE TO
BACK TO
MATCH CUT
JUMP CUT
FADE TO BLACK
Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 5.
** Standard Shot Headings
ANGLE ON
BACK TO SCENE
CLOSE SHOT
CLOSEUP (C.U.)
EXTREME CLOSEUP
EXTREME LONG SHOT
FREEZE FRAME
LONG SHOT
MEDIUM SHOT
MONTAGE
MOVING or MOVING SHOT
P.O.V.
REVERSE P.O.V.
TWO SHOT
WIDE SHOT
ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT

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Script2

  • 1. "THE FOREST OF NO RETURN" by luci Varden RANDOM DRAFT March 12, 2018 Your street Address City, State Zip Your phone number
  • 2. Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 1. FADE IN: INT. FOREST NIGHT Group of three friends sit round the tent with hot drinks CHARACTER 1 ELISHA I really need the toilet im going to have to go CHARACTER TWO TAMI Okay then CUT TO: EXT. FOREST -NIGHT Character 1 stands up and exits walking away into the forest ANOTHER ANGLE Friends watch as she leaves CHARACTER 3 GRACE I hope its not too cold tonight in the tent else I wont be able to sleep CHARACTER TWO TAMI No it shouldn’t be, our sleeping bags are quite thick CHARACTER 3 GRACE True (pause) shes been gone a long time hasn’t she CUT TO: EXT. FOREST -NIGHT Noise comes from behind the friends in the distant forest
  • 3. Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 2. CHARACTER 3 GRACE What was that CHARACTER TWO TAMI Its nothing stop worrying, ill go and check EXT. FOREST -NIGHT Character 2 goes into the forest, sudden scream comes EXT. FOREST -NIGHT Character 3 runs towards the scream EXT. FOREST -NIGHT (Heavy breathing)character 3 looks around for friends EXT. FOREST –NIGHT Friends are tied to tree (mumbling sounds and pointing behind character 3) EXT. FOREST -NIGHT Shadow runs past EXT. FOREST -NIGHT shadow runs past again EXT. forest -night (screen blacks out) EXT. forest -night character 3 drops to the floor
  • 4. Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 3.
  • 5. Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 4. Miscellaneous Screenplay Format Notes ** Uses for all caps (MORE): when a character's dialogue carries onto next page CHARACTER NAME (CONT'D): when dialogue resumes from prior page AD LIB: when the actors fill in the dialogue with incidental lines VOICE OVER (V.O.): when we hear narration over the action OFFSCREEN (O.S.): when we hear the character speak but he is offscreen, such as calling out from the other room BEGIN TITLES: when the main credits start END TITLES: when the main credits finish FREEZE FRAME: which is at the left margin and punctuated with a period. TITLES OF SONGS AND BOOKS Sounds in Action are capitalized, this alerts foley that a sound effect is called for. The first time a character or a group of characters appears in the script their name is capitalized. ** Standard Scene Headings INT EXT I/E DAY NIGHT SUNRISE MAGIC CONT INTER ** Standard Transitions CUT TO FADE IN FADE OUT FADE TO DISSLOVE TO BACK TO MATCH CUT JUMP CUT FADE TO BLACK
  • 6. Your Movie Title (Revised 12-Mar-18) 5. ** Standard Shot Headings ANGLE ON BACK TO SCENE CLOSE SHOT CLOSEUP (C.U.) EXTREME CLOSEUP EXTREME LONG SHOT FREEZE FRAME LONG SHOT MEDIUM SHOT MONTAGE MOVING or MOVING SHOT P.O.V. REVERSE P.O.V. TWO SHOT WIDE SHOT ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT