Screenplay Conventions

Where is the "Fade In" found?

• At the end of a screenplay.

• At the beginning of the screenplay.

• Any place that night occurs in the screenplay.

• At the beginning of each page of the screenplay.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5

The type style traditionally used in screenplays is:

• Arial 12

• Courier 12

• Times New Roman 12

• Comic Sans 12

A scene ___________ is a one-line desription of location and time.

When a new character is introduced, their name should be __________?

• Highlighted

• Underlined

• Capitalised

• Italicised

The narrative desription of the events of the scene should be written in the ________ ________.

In a screenplay, the dialogue is:

• Two characters talking.

• Lines of speech for each character.

• A specific format.

• Written inside speech marks.

Transitions are film editing instructions that appear in a shooting script. They are indicated by:

• CUT TO

• DISSOLVE TO

• FADE TO

• ALL OF THESE

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.6.3C

Two of the following are examples of types of shots:

• EXTREME CLOSE UP

• ANGLE OFF

• PAN TO

• SLIDE RIGHT

A characters name always appears _________ their dialogue.

What is used to indicate an action or direction for a character.