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NovaMind Screenwriting has been designed according to the American movie industry standards. These Standards are outlined below and are set for printing onto US Letter size (8.5x11"). NovaMind also supports A4 size paper by adjusting the margins but leaving the layout of the text compliant with the standards.
The font used is Courier Final Draft Regular 12pt. If this is not available on your system, it will default to Courier 12pt.
The following screenwriting elements are supported:
Scene Heading
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Upper case, left aligned, 2 blank lines beforehand, 61 chars wide.
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Action
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Mixed case, left aligned, 1 blank line beforehand, 61 chars wide.
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Character Name
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Upper case, left aligned, 1 blank line beforehand, 21 chars indented, 61 chars wide.
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Parenthetical
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Mixed case, left aligned, no blank line beforehand, 15 chars indented, 24 chars wide including ().
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Dialogue
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Mixed case, left aligned, no blank line beforehand, 11 chars indented, 35 chars wide.
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Transition
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Upper case, right aligned, 1 blank line beforehand, 42 chars indented, 16 chars wide.
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Shot
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Upper case, left aligned, 2 blank lines beforehand, 61 chars wide.
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Title
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Mixed case, center aligned, 1 blank line beforehand, 61 chars wide.
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Page Number
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Numeric, right aligned, no blank line beforehand, 59 characters indented, 4 chars wide.
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