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Screenplay Formatting

If you do not have the proper screenplay format, your script will be judged as amateurish, putting it in the pile of rejected scripts. Learn how to use proper screenplay format to give off the first impression of being a professional screenwriter.


ASK DR. FORMAT: Formatting 5 Common Flashback SituationsDave Trottier
Every Screenwriter Has Their Own FormatHilary Van Hoose
ASK DR. FORMAT: Morphing Tips and TricksDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Perplexed About ParentheticalsDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Directing the Camera Without Using Camera DirectionsDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: The Camera as a CharacterDave Trottier
Speed-the-Read: Using White Space and Typography to Make Your Script a Map for the EyePeter Hanrahan
Punctuation & Grammar Guidance for ScreenwritersDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: How to Format a Zoom ConversationDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: A Crash Course in Scene Headings, Part 2Dave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: A Crash Course in Scene HeadingsDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Off Screen and Voice Over, Everything You Want to KnowDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Screenplay Formatting Tips – Texts, IMs, E-Mails, Skype and MoreDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Slugging Out Slug LinesDave Trottier
Writer Challenge: Read a Script a Day for 21 DaysPaula Landry
Be a Writer, Be a Misfit: Interview with Screenwriting Misfit David FlanaganCheryl Laughlin

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