ContributorsShopFree ResourcesEventsClassesWebinars
ScreenplaysTelevisionFilmmakingMulti-MediaCareerInterviewsInspirationReviewsFree Resources

Screenplay formatting

Every Screenwriter Has Their Own Format

On social media, the drama du jour is very often over whether or not to bold slug lines, whether adding transitions is passé or even “offensive to directors,” and so on. Which rules should you follow, or ignore?

Hilary Van Hoose
ASK DR. FORMAT: Morphing Tips and TricksDave Trottier
Ask the Coach: Odds & Ends — God or god? Horror feedback? Script formatting? + more!Jenna Avery
ASK DR. FORMAT: A Crash Course in Scene Headings, Part 2Dave 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
ASK DR. FORMAT: Screenplay Formatting – The Skype HypeDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: How to Get More White on the PageDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Formatting Voiceover, Prelap and ChyronDave Trottier
ASK DR. FORMAT: Is Formatting the Cause of Insanity in Screenwriters?Dave Trottier
SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Screenplay Format – The Not So Sexy SciencePaul Peditto
SCREENPLAY FORMAT: Dr. Format Answers Your QuestionsDave Trottier
The Importance of Screenplay FormattingScript Magazine
All About FlashbacksDave Trottier
The Readability FactorDave Trottier

Get Free Newsletters

Newsletter

© 2025 Active Interest Media All rights reserved.

About UsTerms of ServicePrivacy PolicyWriter's DigestCuisine at HomeHorticulturePopular WoodworkingTimber Home LivingWoodsmithLog HomePeriod HomesTraditional BuildingOld House JournalArts & Crafts HomeSister Sites:Screenwriting TutorialsScreenwriting UniversityWriter's StoreWriting CompetitionAdvertiseContact UsSite Map
Antique TraderArts & Crafts HomesBank Note ReporterCabin LifeCuisine at HomeFine GardeningFine HomebuildingFine WoodworkingGreen Building AdvisorGarden GateKeep Craft AliveLog Home Living

Military Trader/VehiclesNumismatic News/VehiclesNumismasterOld Cars WeeklyOld House JournalPeriod HomesPopular WoodworkingScriptShopNotesSports Collectors DigestThreadsTimber Home LivingTraditional Building

WoodsmithWoodshop NewsWorld Coin NewsWriter's Digest
;