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Copyright ! 2018 by Michael Ray Brown. All rights reserved. Screenplay Format Guide Format-wise, anything that makes your script stand out is unwise. This may seem counterintuitive. Anything you do to make your screenplay distinctive is good, right? Depart from the traditional format, though, and you risk having your script prejudged as amateurish. A truly conscientious reader will overlook such superficial matters and focus on content. However, if your work looks unprofessional, it may not be taken seriously. To ensure your script gets a fair read, follow these formatting guidelines: It isnÕt necessary to file a copyright with the Library of Congress. Your script is automatically protected under common law. However, itÕs a good idea to register it, either with an online service, such as the National Creative Registry (protectrite.com), or with the Writers Guild. This being said, the Industry tends to view registration and copyright notices as the marks of a paranoid amateur. You would be wise to leave them off your script. Use a plain cover. White or pastel card stock, not leatherette. Avoid using screw posts or plastic-comb binding. Bind your script with sturdy, brass fasteners, such as those made by ACCO”. The ones Staples sells are too flimsy. Readers hate it when a script falls apart in their hands. You can order professional-quality script supplies online from WritersStore.com. Although scripts are printed on three-hole-punched paper, thereÕs an unwritten rule that speculative scripts are bound with two fasteners, not three. Why this tends to be common practice is unclear. Perhaps itÕs because submissions often get copied by the studioÕs story department, and itÕs easier (and cheaper) if there are only two brads. ItÕs an indication of how petty some readers can be that they judge your professionalism by the number of brads you use. However, to avoid this pitfall itÕs a good idea to use only two brass fasteners to bind your script. Kill the graphics. No pictures on the cover or within the script. This is a dead give-away that the writer is an amateur. Use a basic fly page with the scriptÕs title, the writerÕs name, and contact information. No more, no less. The title should appear on line 25, centered, in quotes, and in ALL CAPS. There should be four blank lines between it and ÒWritten byÓ (also centered), and one blank line above the writerÕs name, which should be centered on line 32. The contact information should appear at the left margin, its last line being an inch from the bottom of the page (i.e. line 60). The draft date is not needed on a speculative script (as opposed to a shooting script), and may be left off the fly page.
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