Screenplay template

Screenplay template

1. St. Andrew’s Catholic School – 64135 FM3: Creative Project – Screenplay
Full Name
Candidate Number
1

Name of the Film/Short Film
OR
Logo

HERE

(Design in Photoshop)

Screenplay

 Create a clear vision in the mind of the reader
 Adjectives – KEY!
 Narrative Structure – Keep it Linear and EITHER end
with some Closure, Resolution or ‘new equilibrium’
(Todorov) OR keep it Open – “Cliff-hanger”


Slugline
SCENE HEADING HERE

1. Where? (Int. ? Ext.?) Location Day? Night? 1.

Action HERE – MUST be descriptive and include Micro Feature
specific information such as:

 Shot Types or ‘Camera Direction’ – CU,MS, LS etc.
 Camera Movement or ‘In -shot changes’ – ZOOM IN
 Angle – EYE-LEVEL, LOW ANGLE, CANTED ANGLE
 Mise-en-scene – Props, Lighting, Setting, Character
appearance
 Performance – Character Movement, Character Behaviour
 Non-diegetic Soundtrack/Voiceover – Name the Artist – ‘Song’
and (where possible) specific lyrics that will play
 Diegetic Dialogue – in italics – for example:

Steve:

What’s going on?!

Dave:

Don’t know mate!


End with a Transition – CUT TO…, DISSOLVE, FADE OUT