How to Format a Screenplay: Screenplay Formatting 101

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[sulatlalaki]

I really like when you showed the words as they would/should appear in the screenplay, but during an actual scene. VERY helpful.

[ThisOscar]

0:37 - Scene Heading
1:30 - Action Lines
1:59 - Capitalize
2:05 - Dialogue
2:33 - How it's heard
3:06 - How it's said
3:22 - Transitions
4:12 - Subheaders
5:23 - Lyrics

[wavebye]

Being relatively new to this, I have to say, this is one of the most informative, succinct and concise screenwriting videos I've seen. The last few videos I watched on the basics of screenwriting made me feel like a caveman in a calculus class. It's definitely going in my "favorites" library.

[haubs-shots]

I have a script due in a few days for school. Only 5-7 pages, however no matter how much I have read I couldn’t grasp even the concept of writing. Brain kind of sucks that way, but your video here has helped TREMENDOUSLY. Thank you so much for such a well put together, forward, and informative video.
My script was finished in an hour after polishing (I did have a “vomit draft” prepared)
Thank you for taking a weight off my shoulders, thank you for having the ability to teach someone like myself. Happily subscribed

[MilutinMujovic]

Thank you! This is really helpful with all the examples you included.

[rockraven]

This is a very well done video, however, I would add that as screenwriters you should never include camera shots/angles in the screenplay unless you are also directing the project. Leave camera descriptions up to the vision of the director, as he/she will figure out what goes in the shooting script.

[evolvedtosomeoneelse]

Dude this is one of the best tutorial videos on any subject on YouTube. Straightforward with plenty of visual examples. THANK YOU!!!

[quotedearjangmi]

I tried to write my first screenplay when I was a teenager but it didn't go over too well but this has inspired me to get back into the groove of things. Mind you, I've been writing a lot lately but I really want to go down the screenplay route.

[itsJordaan]

I'm currently in college as a film student and I've been super eager to write and direct my own screenplay. I just haven't known where to start with writing the script. Thanks for this insight! I'm gonna save it for future reference.

[samarayancey]

I am absolutely floored at how simple you made script formatting, this video is extremely well done. Thank you so much for breaking it down so well!

[OakViewFilms]

For reals, this video has helped me more with certain elements of writing a script, than the 4+ years and numerous screenwriting classes I took in Film School.

[mckinleymorvan]

Dude are are my hero. Thank you for this!

[erniereyes]

This is perhaps the most informative six minute video I have ever seen

[reelscreenwriting]

You explained this really well, thank you.

[sammie]

Everything in the video is so detailed and thorough, it's much easier to understand than a lot of others I've watched, the use of examples and the text for them also adds another layer of understanding!

[AnyDayNow]

I've been writing for some years now, and this video is a great reminder (giving notes) as teaching me new ways to elevate my stories. I'll be able to read older screenplays or current ones (through revisions) to add these touches. Thank you so much!!!

[consciousmistakes]

Precise and excellent. Thank you very much

[dakshsogani]

I am in my first year of Ba journalism and mass communication and just want you to know this video was incredibly useful

[sagnikmitra]

Very helpful video, y'all are creating new filmmakers every day with your wonderfully informative tutorials. Keep up the good work lads!

[nikhilbharali]

5:28 – "One Page = One Minute of Screentime" is just a theoretical rule, and is mostly not true practically. It helps you to gauge how long your movie would be, based on the number of your pages, but the final movie always turns out more or less than that, very rarely is it accurate.

Sometimes, even a minute of screentime can be so descriptive with both dialogue and action that it can take up the space of more than one page. And, sometimes that minute could even be really brief on paper, e.g. you just write how a fight will start, how they will struggle, and how it will end, which might just take three paragraphs on paper, while it can extend to even two minutes on screen.