The Hollywood standard: the complete and authoritative guide to script format and style

Introduction

Quick start guide

Avoiding a dozen deadly formatting mistakes

Spec scripts vs production drafts

Single-camera film format

Improvisations by the masters: How our most innovative screenwriters make magic on the page

Shot headings

Direction

Dialogue

Transitions

Punctuation

The evolution of a script from first draft to production draft

Special pages

Animation format

Multi-camera film format

Search and destroy: The scourge of typos and the power of proofreading

A final word

Appendices

Index.