Screenplay / Script Format
About this template
A screenplay in standard script style set in Courier, with scene headings, character names and dialogue for an office drama.
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What is in this template
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- Document class
article[12pt]- Compiles with
- pdfLaTeX
- Pages in the compiled PDF
- 8
- Bibliography
- None
- Files
- 2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image
- Packages
geometrycourierinputencfontencxcolortcolorboxtikzfancyhdrfontawesome5booktabs
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[paper=letterpaper, top=1.0in, bottom=1.0in, left=1.5in, right=1.0in]{geometry}
\usepackage{courier}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning, calc, shapes.geometric, decorations.pathmorphing, backgrounds, patterns}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\ttdefault}
\definecolor{navynight}{RGB}{15,23,42}
\definecolor{goldleaf}{RGB}{212,175,55}
\definecolor{slate}{RGB}{100,116,139}
\definecolor{cream}{RGB}{248,248,240}
\fancypagestyle{scriptpage}{
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[R]{\footnotesize\textcolor{slate}{\thepage.}}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
}
\newcommand{\sceneheading}[1]{%
\vspace{12pt}%
\noindent\textbf{\MakeUppercase{#1}}%
\vspace{12pt}\par%
}
\newcommand{\actiontext}[1]{%
\noindent{\raggedright#1\par}\vspace{12pt}%
}
\newcommand{\charactername}[1]{%
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What does the Screenplay / Script Format template load?
It uses the article class (options: 12pt), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 10 packages, including geometry, courier, inputenc, fontenc, xcolor, tcolorbox, tikz and fancyhdr.
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The compiled sample is 8 pages, from 2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.
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