Screenwriting: Page Numbering A Screenplay

There are alone a few elementary rules to recall when numbering a screenplay page:

Rule #1: The Title page has no page number.

Rule #2: The commencement page of your screenplay has no page number. This is the "FADE IN:" page that begins the commencement scene.

Rule #3: The minute page as well as every page thereafter has a page number. Since you lot induce numbering on the minute page, you lot start amongst the numeral "2."


Rule #4: The page publish ever goes inwards the upper right margin inwards the exceed margin (i.e., the exceed header section). You should vertically align the publish inwards the header. Since the exceed margin is 1 inch, vertically align the page publish at 0.5".

Rule #5: Include a "period" or "dot" later the number. EX: 1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

Rule #6: Never boldface, italicize, or underline page numbers.

Standard screenplay format is:
Letter-sized paper: 8.5 x eleven inches.
Font: 12-pt. Courier.

Page Margins:
Left: 1.5 inches
Right: 1 inch
Top: 1 inch
Bottom: 1 inch

Here is a sentiment of my Title page, commencement page, as well as page xv of my screenplay:

TITLE PAGE SAMPLE:

SCREENPLAY FIRST PAGE:

PAGE xv OF MY SCREENPLAY:

H5N1 larger sentiment of page xv amongst "blue" guides to present you lot how I positioned the page number.

I invite you lot to view my gratuitous Hubs on formatting a championship page for a screenplay  as well as formatting a novel screenplay.

I invite your comments or corrections.

Sincerely,
101writer101

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