How to Format Your Screenplay Like a Pro
by Robert Gregory-Browne
Introduction
Proper screenplay format is one of those things that seems to stymie novice
screenwriters.
Little do they know that it never was and never will be an exact science.
Over the...
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How to Format Your Screenplay Like a Pro
by Robert Gregory-Browne
Introduction
Proper screenplay format is one of those things that seems to stymie novice
screenwriters.
Little do they know that it never was and never will be an exact science.
Over the past several years, I ve spent a lot of time on the web, in newsgroups, and on chat lines talking
to screenwriting hopefuls.
I ve been on AOL and other services and have joined or formed a number of
screenwriting related forums.
In that time, the most common questions I ve encountered (second only to
"How do you get an agent?") are related to one thing: screenplay format.
"What are the proper margins for a feature screenplay?"
"Should I use CUT TO or leave it out?"
"What s the standard format for a flashback?"
When I first started writing screenplays, I, too, was full of the same kinds of questions.
I diligently
studied all of the screenplays and screenwriting books I could find and checked a dozen different
sources to get the answ
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