Dialogue—A speech by a character.
Formatting
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Left margin is roughly 2.5" from the left edge of the page. |
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About 3.5" wide. |
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Left justified. |
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Sentence case. |
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Double-spaced above and within the paragraph. |
EXAMPLE:
ACT ONE
A
FADE IN:
INT. MANHATTAN HIGHRISE - DAY
TINA SITS ON THE EDGE OF THE COUCH PLAYING SOLITAIRE JENGA. A SHAKY TOWER OF PIECES WOBBLES ON THE COFFEE TABLE.
AMIR BURSTS THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. HE IS ALL SMILES.
TINA
Don't move! I've been working on
this all day...
