Intermission
a creative coffee break from writing the play

Updated June 28, 2008:

For some reason, it occurred to me to update Final Draft, even though I’m not using it these days. The DG templates, are available there, too. I’m sure most of you already figured that out.

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In the process of updating my Screenwriter software today, I noticed some new templates on the Write-Brothers site. We now have “official Dramatists Guild” stage play templates available for download.

The templates are date stamped April 2008. They have both WinDoze and Mac versions, and the templates will work only with Screenwriter 6.

In reviewing the Screenwriter templates, there are three: traditional, modern, and musical formats. There are some minor differences between the traditional and modern formats. I’ve been using the Samuel French format, which appears to be close to the traditional format. Perhaps I’m overdue for a personal overhaul?

I did notice, yet didn’t pay attention to until today, that the DG site there is
now a section on Script Format. There’s some downloadable PDFs for
examples. I think you can only access that section if you are a member.

For those of you who are not DG members, well, if you have Screenwriter 6, you can access the recommended DG formats.

The script formats are now printed in the DG Resource Directory. For non-members, the DG Resource Directory is now available to purchase at places like Drama Book Shop in NYC. Jeez, you can even get it at Amazon.

Go figure. For non-DG recommendations…

The BBC Writer’s Room has some Word templates available for download to help automate some of your script formatting woes.

The Playwriting Seminars has some thoughts to share about formatting, as well.