I’ve lived most of my life in the Los Angeles area, and although L.A. is a sprawling diverse megalopolis, it’s also an insular industry town, with the industry in question being what we Angelenos ...

If you're creating comedy for the TV, radio, stage or film you probably need to communicate your dialogue and instructions via a script. This tutorial walks you through how you should format your ...

Amazon wants your screenplay, and it’s trying to make it easier for you to create it. The company said today that it is broadening its script-submission policy and also introduced formatting software ...

WriterDuet is a free cloud screenwriting software. It comes with some advanced tools that help you write professional screenplays. You don’t have to focus on the formatting; just write your script and ...

Writing a screenplay can be really hard. I struggle with it all the time, and I'm a professional. That's because every story is different and presents its own unique blend of frustrations and ...

• Make sure the script has page numbers (top and bottom) with page one beginning with Scene 1 (not the title page) SFX: put any sound effects for your play like this. Example: Cogs whirring. CHARACTER ...

Setting out a script in a good format makes it easier for an actor - and anyone else - to read. However, what matters most is that what you do is laid out clearly and is easy to read. • Each new scene ...