WorksheetsExploration of Scriptwriting
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is placed in parenthesis beside the Character's Name?
Parenthetical
Extension
Stage Directions
Slug Line
What is placed in parenthesis beside the Character's Name?
Parenthetical
Extension
Stage Directions
Slug Line
What should, usually, be placed at the beginning of each scene in a script?
When the character is introduced for the first time, their name should be
bolded
capitalized
italicized
put in parenthesis
Select the correct slug line format.
EXT. DAY - PLAYGROUND
EXT - PLAYGROUND - DAY
EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY
ext. playground - day
Generally, in a script, the parenthetical should be placed
within the action line
in a separate page
in the beginning of the script
under the character's name
What should be placed in parenthesis in the action line of a script?
Age and/or short description
Production directions
Note to editors
Special Comments
_____________ is is writing down the movement, actions, expression, and dialogue of the characters in screenplay, in screenplay format.
In script writing, the abbreviation V.O. means
In script writing, the abbreviation O.S. stands for
In script writing, the abbreviation EXT. stands for
In script writing, the abbreviation b.g. stands for
big-gap
backup guest
Speech that is occurring off-screen is called
Narration
If an actor should deliver his or her lines in a particular way, a screenplay will contain a description in parentheses to illustrate the point. This is called a
parenthetical
The scene description, character movement, and sounds as described in a screenplay is called an
setting header
action line
The character in the story that's usually trying to accomplish something is called the
The character that is usually stopping or preventing the main character from their goal is called the
The formatting of a script is not important.
The writer of a script is usually called the
It is okay to put camera movements into a script.
True
False
What font should a script be written in?
Courier or Courier New
What font size should a script be written in?
How many pages should a script be?
there is no minimum amount of pages for a script.
Which of the following exemplifies a parenthetical
(O.S.)
(re: the window)
(19, blonde hair)
The TYPING sound of his keyboard.
Transitions are usually found on the left side of the page.
