Scripts

Features of a script:

-Action

-Scene Heading

-Character Name

-Transitions

-Extension

-Parentheticals

-Dialogue

-Dual-Dialogue

 

Scene heading-

The scene heading tells you where the scene takes place (takes place).

A scene heading will start with the weather the setting is inside or outside and it is shown through this.:
-EXT. - Exterior (outside)

-INT. - Interior (inside)
-INT. /EXT. - Movement from Interior to Exterior
then moves on to show the place that the scene is set, this is written from big area to small area. Lastly the scene heading is finished with the time of day which can be:
-DAY
-NIGHT
-CONTINUTING
For example, INT. BRENTWOOD SCHOOL, CLASSROOM, DAY

Transitions-

-Cut to:

-Pan to:

-Fade out:

-Wipe out:

-Dissolve to:

-Pull back to reveal:

 

Action-

This is also called "business" or "description". It is a visual description of the scene. E.g. The walker walked over the cliff top. This would only include a short brief description of the scene and should not include dialogue.
 

Parenthetical-

A direction given to the actor about how to read the dialogue. This is given in brackets within or before the speech, for example, (sotto) Don't make a sound, we don't want to wake him.

 

Extension-

Technical indication about the characters dialogue, placed on the right of the actors name.
- (O.S.) - off screen
- (O.C.) - off camera
- (V.O) - voice over
This shows when a voice over of this character is taking place.

 

Dual Dialogue-

Where characters are talking over each other at the same time. The script is desplayed side by side as they are read at the same time as each other.