(P1.3) Format & Layout

 

'Perfect' Version

• Change it to black and white
• Change font (courier)
• Title and 'by' centred and on different page
• Characters in caps and indented close to centre
• Drop dialogue below character and indent not as far
• Remove colons after characters' names.
• Use 'O.S' correctly as abbreviation for 'off screen'.
• Capitalise names when they first appear
• Add slug line (location)
• Remove camerawork instructions
  
  
  
  

Different Formatting Layouts:

Film: Location, character actions, emotions, dialogue, transitions

TV: Audio column, dialogue, character actions, emotions, locations

Radio: Dialogue, sound effects, emotions

Video game: cutscene dialogue, character action options, choices for dialogues