Scripts

SCRIPTS

• Action
• Scene Heading
• Character Name
• Transitions
• Extension
• Parentheticals
• Dialogue
• Dual-Dialogue 

The scene heading tells you where the part of the shot is set (takes place)

EXT. - Exterior (outside) -

INT. - Interior (inside)

INT. /EXT. - Movement from Interior to Exterior

Transitions-

• Cut to:
• Pan to:
• Fade out:
• Wipe out:
• Dissolve to:
• Pull back to reveal:

Action-

Visual description of the scene. E.g. The walker walked over the cliff top.

Parenthetical-

A direction given to the actor about how to read the dialogue.

Extension-

Technical indication about the characters dialogue, placed on the right of the actors name.
(O.S) : Off Screen/ (O.C) : Off Camera   (V.O) : Voice Over

Dual Dialogue-

Where characters are talking over each other at the same time.

The script we annotated in class was from The Pirates of the Caribbean: