How to Format a Screenplay: Screenplay Formatting 101 

I really like when you showed the words as they would/should appear in the screenplay, but during an actual scene. VERY helpful.

0:37 - Scene Heading 1:30 - Action Lines 1:59 - Capitalize 2:05 - Dialogue 2:33 - How it's heard 3:06 - How it's said 3:22 - Transitions 4:12 - Subheaders 5:23 - Lyrics

Being relatively new to this, I have to say, this is one of the most informative, succinct and concise screenwriting videos I've seen. The last few videos I watched on the basics of screenwriting made me feel like a caveman in a calculus class. It's definitely going in my "favorites" library.

I have a script due in a few days for school. Only 5-7 pages, however no matter how much I have read I couldn’t grasp even the concept of writing. Brain kind of sucks that way, but your video here has helped TREMENDOUSLY. Thank you so much for such a well put together, forward, and informative video. My script was finished in an hour after polishing (I did have a “vomit draft” prepared) Thank you for taking a weight off my shoulders, thank you for having the ability to teach someone like myself. Happily subscribed

Thank you! This is really helpful with all the examples you included.

I tried to write my first screenplay when I was a teenager but it didn't go over too well but this has inspired me to get back into the groove of things. Mind you, I've been writing a lot lately but I really want to go down the screenplay route.

Dude this is one of the best tutorial videos on any subject on RU-vid. Straightforward with plenty of visual examples. THANK YOU!!!

I'm currently in college as a film student and I've been super eager to write and direct my own screenplay. I just haven't known where to start with writing the script. Thanks for this insight! I'm gonna save it for future reference.

This is perhaps the most informative six minute video I have ever seen

I am absolutely floored at how simple you made script formatting, this video is extremely well done. Thank you so much for breaking it down so well!

Everything in the video is so detailed and thorough, it's much easier to understand than a lot of others I've watched, the use of examples and the text for them also adds another layer of understanding!

This is a very well done video, however, I would add that as screenwriters you should never include camera shots/angles in the screenplay unless you are also directing the project. Leave camera descriptions up to the vision of the director, as he/she will figure out what goes in the shooting script.

For reals, this video has helped me more with certain elements of writing a script, than the 4+ years and numerous screenwriting classes I took in Film School.

I love the fact that the examples correlates with the visual scene.

You explained this really well, thank you.

i thought this would be a basic format video, yall literally went over every technique and showed visuals. i love studiobinder. the only corporate like entity on YT that teaches me as much as individuals/smaller channels like thomas flight, filmento , hi top films. microbudget indie film podcast etc

Very helpful video, y'all are creating new filmmakers every day with your wonderfully informative tutorials. Keep up the good work lads!

Dude are are my hero. Thank you for this!

Precise and excellent. Thank you very much

I am in my first year of Ba journalism and mass communication and just want you to know this video was incredibly useful

Best video on screen writing I've seen. The most useful real world explanation. and most of all it's not 30 minutes long with a bunch of back story that I didn't come here for. Thank you for being informative and to the point. A lot of videos on this topic miss the point of actually explaining the format and get to caught up in film theory.

I've been writing for some years now, and this video is a great reminder (giving notes) as teaching me new ways to elevate my stories. I'll be able to read older screenplays or current ones (through revisions) to add these touches. Thank you so much!!!

This was fantastic. Thank you. I’m reading the Terminator script and am halfway through Event Horizon trying to get into the headspace and absorb everything and this helped so much. Cheers to everyone writing. I stopped drinking recently and things are coming easier than before.

I come back to this constantly... it is my guide book

Very well done. Thanks for sharing this info.

If you are finding an easiest way to learn to format a screenplay? This video is a must watch, 10000% recommended!

5:28 - "One Page = One Minute of Screentime" is just a theoretical rule, and is mostly not true practically. It helps you to gauge how long your movie would be, based on the number of your pages, but the final movie always turns out more or less than that, very rarely is it accurate. Sometimes, even a minute of screentime can be so descriptive with both dialogue and action that it can take up the space of more than one page. And, sometimes that minute could even be really brief on paper, e.g. you just write how a fight will start, how they will struggle, and how it will end, which might just take three paragraphs on paper, while it can extend to even two minutes on screen.

This channel is very good & helpful for me and many people who loves cinematography. I haven't found a better channel than this on RU-vid.

Maaann,thats the better and most informative video of script that i ever see on youtube, Thanks a lot

Thank you so much, you have given me the courage to begin❤

Thank you very much for this outstanding video. Detailed study on screenplay format. most helpful video ever.

Loved it, Saw it just before my script exam. Excellent!

Most helpful for a political and theatre writer, writing his first screenplay.Can't thank you enough for this video

Excellent video. It was concise and the examples used really helped get the point across. Thanks!

This video is very helpful! I'm glad you made this!

Great, Concise lesson. Thank you.

This is extremely helpful! You are amazing! Thank you :)

This is so helpful! I’m rewriting a script for my interpretation on the Star Wars sequel trilogy. No point in doing it besides just a passion project.

You make formatting a screenplay so easy...salamat guid!

found this video will i was writing a short script cause i was bored then showed it to my teacher and now she uses it in classes to teach other people how to format, very helpful video

Thank you so much for the video. Informative and helpful with clear examples. I learned more in this 7 minute video about formatting a screenplay than I did in my university course this semester. This is really gonna help me with my final.

This was such concentrated information thank you

Good explanation, this is what I'm looking.

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Thanks for the informative explanation

This is really helpful. Thank you.

amazing ! thank you so much this will for sure help me write my script now!!!

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Incredibly useful, perfect pacing.

Like what everyone else has said, INCREDIBLE video here - thank you so much! This is my very first introduction to screenwriting, so I have a question. For the Spider-Man example, where it is mentioned to "capitalize character names the first time they appear," how come Peter is referenced by first name but Harry Osborn is referenced by last name? In journalism, I've always followed first names for people you know and last names for people you don't, but this is a screenplay. Appreciate the help here!!

You guys are going to put film schools out of business! Thanks for this! So helpful!

Perfectly explained sir!🤝

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This is great! Exactly the video I was searching for.

Totally agree with others that this is succinct and well done!

This was extremely helpful!

Thank you! Very helpful visuals Kudos!!!!

Best Video on RU-vid onthis Topic, thanks mate

Thanks for the details I need to know everything

We are appreciating your work my brother

Very well explained. Thank you so much

Amazing video! So well explained.

Short and sweet video!

Thank you for this video, really useful. :)

Very nicely presented. Thank you very much!

Great video, remind me to thank you after I win the Oscar for best original screenplay in 20 years

Thank you so much man this helps a lot

You just saved my life. Thank you

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This is excellent. Thank you.

Very useful notes and pointers👌

This has been a great deal of help.

Thanks, I really needed this!

o.m.g. I really loved the video. Especially your quirky comments!

Back to writing! Thank you!

So helpful and to the point❤

Wow This is very helpful. Thanks a lot

this was very helpful! Can you do more like this???

I really like the explanation

Great vid. Best I've found yet!

Very helpful! But does formatting apply to documentary films?

great video! very helpful

You deserve an award

Thank you!

Dude, I don't usually comment, but let's just say I had to like and comment this video!

Thank u for the efforts ! Video was helpful can u please tell me where cam write my screenplay, any apps or websites?

Awsome.....understood everything. good way of explaining:)

Amazing binder.

Nicely done thanks.

Very good video!! Thank u so much. But I didn't really get what a Chyron is

Awesome introduction

This is i've been looking for ,thnks ,and can you put up subtitles for your videos or open the subtitle suggestion ,appreciate it

LIFE saver 😢😢😢. Thank you

Better than my entire scriptwriting class.

Thank you so much for making such a great video 🥳🥳🥳🥺🥺😊😊

remember during the pandemic, I wanted to learn how to write movies and tv shows. I mastered the script, but not the first page. H=No I have, and I wanna thank you all for helping a kid out!

THANK YOU. THIS IS BRILLIANT!

Bro you rock!!! Hope you write screenplay too

Awesome! That helps a lot.

Great video I will be recording a film this is helpful!!!!