How Do You Format A Script For Submission?
It doesn’t matter if you are sending a movie or television script to an agent, a film company, or a competition, all readers look for one thing first– professionalism. A perfectly formatted script won’t win you any awards, but a poorly formatted script won’t be taken seriously. Since script readers have 400 other scripts to get to, a messy script will be tossed on top of the reject stack faster than you can say “Gigli 2.” Find the script of your favorite movie or television show and read it. This is what your screenplay or teleplay should look like. Sites like Drew’s Script-O-Rama offer free scripts online. (See link below.) Get a book. There are eight trillion screenwriting and television writing books, but for the purposes of formatting, stick with a book that explains the basics of the craft. Make sure the book includes a list of tab settings for character, action, etc. (Below is a link to The Screenwriter’s Bible. It’s cheap, and it comes recommended.) If you’re serious about the
