Screenwriting workshop

5. What does a screenplay look like?

The screenplay format stems from a time when the writers used a typewriter – hence:

Font: Times New Roman

(Size 12)

It is not the job (usually) to write the technical terms that a director will use, e.g. Close Up etc. but rather to indicate it by description:

INT. LIBRARY – NIGHT

(Wide Shot)

The library is crowded with industrious students.

Except for one: Sally Bonvive, dressed in sparkly party gear and high heels.

(Close up / Extreme Close Up)

Sally ’s eyes look around nervously.