What This Service Is
Screenplay format is a strict, specific convention covering margins, scene heading structure, character name placement, dialogue blocks, action line style, and page count pacing, that professional readers use to evaluate a script before they've read a single word of story. A script that's out of format, even a well-written one, signals inexperience and creates friction for the reader. This service brings an existing script into full compliance with that standard.
It also covers shooting-script conventions for scripts moving into production: scene numbering, revision marks (colored pages), and other production-specific formatting.
Who This Service Is For
- Self-taught writers whose scripts weren't written in standard screenplay format
- Writers who drafted in a word processor rather than screenwriting software
- Productions preparing a locked script for a shoot (shooting script conventions)
- Anyone submitting a script to competitions, coverage services, or industry contacts where format matters
What I Can Help With
- "I need my screenplay formatted professionally."
- "I wrote my script in Word/Google Docs and it's not in proper format."
- "My margins, scene headings, or dialogue blocks are inconsistent."
- "I need a shooting script prepared with scene numbers and revision marks."
What's Included
- Full format correction: margins, scene headings, character cues, dialogue, action lines
- Title page formatting to industry standard
- Consistency check across the full script (fonts, spacing, page breaks)
- Shooting script preparation where required: scene numbering and revision (colored page) conventions
- Conversion between formats where needed (e.g., manuscript to screenplay layout)
Deliverables
- A fully reformatted script in standard industry layout
- A properly formatted title page
- A shooting script version, if requested
Why Work With Me
Formatting is unglamorous but it's also unforgiving. A misformatted script gets judged before the story does. This work is precise and mechanical by design: every element brought into strict compliance with the convention professional readers expect, without changing your words.
This is a content-neutral service. Formatting doesn't touch story, character, or dialogue. See Screenplay Editing or Script Editing if you also want the writing itself reviewed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. This service corrects layout and format only. If you also want editorial changes, that's Screenplay Editing or Script Editing, and the two are often bundled.
A shooting script is a production-ready version of a locked screenplay with numbered scenes and color-coded revision pages, used on set to track changes during production.
Scripts are prepared to standard Final Draft-compatible formatting conventions; specific software needs are confirmed at the start of the project.