TV-2 Format Margins and Spacing
Compared to the film format:
- The whole thing is just a bit more centered
- Action is uppercase
- Scene Headings are underlined
- Dialogue is double spaced
- Parentheticals are embedded within Dialogue and are uppercase
- TV-2 scripts use Act Numbers and Scene Numbers
- TV-2 scripts use Cast Lists
The actual margin settings are:
| Element | Left Margin (from left edge) |
Right Margin (from right edge) |
Spacing (before/within) |
| Action | 1.5" | 1" | Double/Single |
| Scene Heading | 1.5" | 1.5" | Double/Single |
| Character Name | 3.5" | 1.5" | Double/ |
| Parenthetical | n/a - in dialogue | n/a - in dialogue | n/a - in dialogue |
| Dialogue | 2.5" | 2.5" | Double/Double |
| Shot | 1.5" | 1.5" | Double/Single |
| Transition | 5.5" | 1" | Double/Double |
| Act Number | centered | varies/Double | |
| Scene Number | centered | Double/Double |
| Dual-Column Dialogue |
Left Margin (from left edge) |
Right Margin (from left edge) |
Spacing (before/within) |
| Character Name 1 | 2.75" | 3.75" | Double/ |
| Parenthetical 1 | n/a - in dialogue | n/a - in dialogue | n/a - in dialogue |
| Dialogue 1 | 2" | 4" | Double/Double |
| Character Name 2 | 5.75" | .75" | Double/ |
| Parenthetical 2 | n/a - in dialogue | n/a - in dialogue | n/a - in dialogue |
| Dialogue 2 | 5" | 1" | Double/Double |
Film Format / Sitcom Format / TV-2 Format / Play Format
