These are some of the typical conventions of a script;
Font - Size Twelve Courier Typeface
Length - One page of this font is usually one minute of the film.
Dialogue - in the script, dialogue is as short and as economical as possible. many writers see dialogue as another form of action, putting the characters at odds and even driving the plot line.
Don't Use Camera Directions - When stage and camera directions get involved in a script, it makes it harder for the actors to read and may break the flow of any rehearsal.
Also, DO NOT add scene numbers to your script. These are only added when the scene is budgeted and planning on being shot. DO NOT hyphenate a word that is too long for the line and DO NOT break a sentence over two pages. When a paragraph needs to be continued over onto another page, clearly state [MORE] at the end of the line and before it starts on the next page. state [CONTINUED] as it give the actor chance to understand where to change the page and also not cause a break in the filming.
Scene Headings - these indicate whether the location is interior [INT.] or exterior [EXT.]. These abbreviations are usually shown before the scene starts, just to let the actor and also the cameraman the location of the scene incase any adjustments need to be made.
Character Cues - this are usually names written above the actors speaking part, notifying them that it is their turn to speak.
Capitalisation - when the characters are first introduced, their names need to be capitalised. In different parts of the script, you will notice that their names are sometime upper and sometimes lower case.
Cut To - Some writer use a CUT TO; meaning a transition has to be implied so there is a continuous flow between two changing scenes.
Don't Use Camera Directions - When stage and camera directions get involved in a script, it makes it harder for the actors to read and may break the flow of any rehearsal.
Also, DO NOT add scene numbers to your script. These are only added when the scene is budgeted and planning on being shot. DO NOT hyphenate a word that is too long for the line and DO NOT break a sentence over two pages. When a paragraph needs to be continued over onto another page, clearly state [MORE] at the end of the line and before it starts on the next page. state [CONTINUED] as it give the actor chance to understand where to change the page and also not cause a break in the filming.
Scene Headings - these indicate whether the location is interior [INT.] or exterior [EXT.]. These abbreviations are usually shown before the scene starts, just to let the actor and also the cameraman the location of the scene incase any adjustments need to be made.
Character Cues - this are usually names written above the actors speaking part, notifying them that it is their turn to speak.
Capitalisation - when the characters are first introduced, their names need to be capitalised. In different parts of the script, you will notice that their names are sometime upper and sometimes lower case.
Cut To - Some writer use a CUT TO; meaning a transition has to be implied so there is a continuous flow between two changing scenes.
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