A pause in dialogue or action (and, usually, an unnecessary parenthetical). Use sparingly, if at all

Short for CONTINUED. Used in a screenplay beside a character’s dialogue label when an action block b

This abbreviation for off-camera is used in television screenwriting. Feature writers typically use

Off-screen. Not the same as V.O., which means Voiceover. O.S. is an extension, to the right of a cha

Used in parentheticals below the character’s name when the dialogue is in another language. No need

Voice Over. An extension inserted to the right of a character’s name to indicate the speaker is unse

Usually refers to top-tier, highly bankable acting and directing talent. See Talent.

The screenplay’s primary tale.

African American Vernacular English (for dialogue veracity).

The cost of those individuals (including screenwriter, producer, director, actors, stunt people) inv

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which determines

Feature films typically follow a three-Act structure (Beginning,

The end of an act, usually at a major turning point for the hero.

Rising action begins with your opening scene and builds to the st

One of the three components in a screenplay, used to describe vis

Any paid or unpaid person, including voice actors, who perform in