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WHAT IS SCRIPT WRITING A script is a document that outlines every aural, visual, behavioral, and

lingual element required to tell a story. writers may be brought in or you may be asked to re-write the entire thing. That's life, in the world of screenwriting. But because so many people are involved in the making of a film, a script must conform to standards that all involved parties understand and thus has a specific format or layout, margins, notation, and other conventions. This document is intended to overview the typical elements used screenplay writing.

SCRIPT WRITING ELEMENTS Scene Heading, also known as a Slugline. Scene Headings mark any

change in location or time in your screenplay. Every scene begins with one. Action is the catchall element of screenwriting. It's where you tell the

reader what happens on the screen. Character elements are in UPPERCASE and are followed immediately by

Dialogue. Parenthetical elements are wrapped in parentheses, and follow a

Character or Dialogue element. Transitions are used to indicate special information about how one scene

transitions to another. They are not as common as they once were, but they are still useful.

SCRIPT WRITING EXAMPLE

•Scene Heading.•Action.•Character Name.•Dialogue.•Parenthetical.•Extensions.•Transition.•Shot.