![]() This will center the text and give you a width of 3″.Ĭentered looks better for online reading but the 4.2″ system is better for MS Word formatting. Set the right indentation at -4.44 cm (1.75″). Then set the left indentation at -3.81 cm (1.5″). If you have opted for the centered system, set the alignment to ‘Centered’.Set the right indentation at 2.54 cm (1″). If you have opted for the 4.2″ system, set the left indentation at 3.84 cm (1.5″).Because the position of the dialogue is relative to the character name, you have two choices: Repeat the steps above to get to the Paragraph popup. ![]() Then set the left indentation at -1.27 cm (0.5″). If you have opted for the 4.2″ system, set the left indentation at 5.59 cm (2.2″).Because the paranthetical action position is related to the character name, you have two choices: Place the cursor on Parenthetical action. Use this if you’re just centering the character name. Use this if you’re using the 4.2″ formatting. Change the left indentation to 6.86 cm (2.7″).Place the curser at the beginning of ‘Character name’. Make sure the Alignment is ‘Left’ and Indentation is ‘0 cm or inches’. Word has a crazy system of adding spacing to the margin, so you need to get rid of that first. Now let’s create the elements of a screenplay. Next let’s look at the elements that form a screenplay, and how you can ensure the smoothest writing experience with Microsoft Word. Save this as a title template and you’re done. If your script is good, then the reader will want to meet you. Nobody’s going to study your title page and gush at your layout skills. On the bottom right (align to the right), write down your address, phone number and/or email address (Many competitions forbid you to include this information). The page number shouldn’t be visible on the title page. No jazzy stuff, bold fonts or styles or colors. On the next line write your full name (only first letter is capitalized). On the next line (or you could leave a couple of lines) you write ‘by’. The title is centered somewhere just above the middle (doesn’t matter). Open a new Word document and select the same paper size as your preferred screenplay format. Otherwise you might spend months with just the name of your movie! ![]() How to create the title page for your screenplayĬreate your title page only after you’ve finished writing your script. We’ll come back to it after the next section. Save it on your hard drive before proceeding. Start the numbering from 2 (1 is reserved for the title page). Note: Some people shift the page numbers a bit to the right but it doesn’t matter. Page numbers should be displayed from the first page. Go to Insert > Page Numbers and select Top and Right. Go to Margins and select Custom Margins…:Ĭlick OK. Go to Layout and choose the paper size – stick to US Letter or A4. I’m going to be using Microsoft Word, but you can do the same with any word processor. How to format MS Word for the page layout When in doubt, use the default Courier font on your word processor. Some fonts are not usable for any purpose, commercial or personal. Then you’ll have it available for Microsoft Word or another word processing application.īefore you use fonts for any commercial activity, make sure there are no licensing fees involved. Then copy the font to your font directory before the trial version expires. ![]() The easiest way is to download a demo version of Final Draft. Where do you find Courier 12 pt 10-pitch? Stick to the margins, and keep your font fixed at Courier 12-point 10-pitch. To recap, don’t worry about the paper size. This by itself is a 10% difference per page! Also, don’t forget to take note that you are allowed to use double or even triple spaces between lines, or break up your page breaks for better readability. For a 100 page script, it would approximate 100 minutes in US Letter, and 102 minutes in A4. If one page equals one minute (60 seconds) in US Letter, it would mean 61 seconds on A4. That’s an approximate difference of 2% between the two.
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