Screenwriting: Page Numbering A Screenplay

There are solely a few unproblematic rules to recollect when numbering a screenplay page:

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

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

Rule #3: The minute page together with every page thereafter has a page number. Since you lot start 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 piece of occupation past times margin (i.e., the piece of occupation past times header section). You should vertically align the publish inwards the header. Since the piece of occupation past times margin is i inch, vertically align the page publish at 0.5".

Rule #5: Include a "period" or "dot" later on 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 10 eleven inches.
Font: 12-pt. Courier.

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

Here is a persuasion of my Title page, outset page, together with page fifteen of my screenplay:

TITLE PAGE SAMPLE:

SCREENPLAY FIRST PAGE:

PAGE fifteen OF MY SCREENPLAY:

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 larger persuasion of page fifteen amongst "blue" guides to exhibit you lot how I positioned the page number.

I invite you lot to view my gratis Hubs on formatting a championship page for a screenplay  together with formatting a novel screenplay.

I invite your comments or corrections.

Sincerely,
Brian Scott

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