One of the things you need to learn is how to correctly format a screenplay.

The rules we are going to follow are set down in this section from a book on screenwriting, called ‘On Screenwriting’ by Freddie Gaffney.

Here is a section from this book, which sets out the standard rules for a screenplay format.

Here is an annotated image of a  screenplay format:

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Here is an extract from the film American Beauty (1999) Mendes, which has had its formatting removed.

Take a copy and then use the formatting rules given by Gaffney to reformat the screenplay correctly.

Here is a summary checklist of Gaffney’s formatting rules or use the image above:

Here is the scene from the film