Several published guides on screenplay formatting for Hollywood submission exist. Some have come to be viewed as 'bibles', but none can really be touted as the absolute standard, as no such thing exists. To get a sense of what's out there, see . .
 
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The Samuel French Bookstore in Hollywood or Larry Edmonds bookstore (323/463-3273), also in Hollywood, might recommend alternative texts.
Unfortunately, most people don't agree with everything that's printed in any reference, as important to establishing a fundamental basis of argument as it may be. Energetic and rigorous discussion of every niggly topic related to screenplay format occurs regularly on such online screenwriting discussion groups as the Yahoo! Screenwriting one. You may find other good groups by searching Yahoo! Groups. Google Groups search 700 million Usenet entries over a couple-decade period. And don't forget MSN Groups.
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| NOTA BENE: apply any screenplay formatting guidelines with discernment, and at your own peril. No claim can be made to the absolute correctness of any approach, as no absolutely correct screenplay format is known to exist in Hollywood. There are no rules! (just be sure not to break any of them) |
Help from software
One of the best ways to make sure your screenplay is formatted properly is to write it using popular screenwriting software such as . .
 
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