What is standard screenplay format

 

What is standard screenplay format

Screenplay format is relatively simple, but it’s one of those things that can seem a bit daunting until you’ve actually learned how to do it.

The basics of script formatting are as follows:

• 12-point Courier font size
• 1.5 inch margin on the left of the page
• 1 inch margin on the right of the page
•  1 inch on the of the top and bottom of the page
• Each page should have approximately 55 lines
• The dialogue block starts 2.5 inches from the left side of the page
• Character names must have uppercase letters and be positioned starting 3.7 inches from the left side of the page
• Page numbers are positioned in the top right corner with a 0.5 inch margin from the top of the page. The first page shall not be numbered, and each number is followed by a period.