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The ScreenWeaver Editorial Team publishes practical guidance on screenwriting craft, story structure, and production-aware writing workflows for filmmakers and creators.
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Free Screenplay Title Page Template (Fountain + PDF)
Copy the Fountain title page block, or fill five fields and export a PDF. Both give you a standard title page, plus what each field does and what changes for contests and pilots.
WGA Registration Number on a Title Page: Where and When
If you use a WGA registration number at all, it goes bottom-right, 1 inch from each margin. Most working screenwriters skip it entirely on a spec title page, and here is why.
Script Cover Page vs Title Page: What Readers Expect
For a screenplay, a cover page and a title page are the same plain page: title, byline, contact info. The confusion comes from other industries, where a cover page means designed artwork.
How Many Pages Is a 30-Minute Script?
A 30-minute script runs 22 to 38 pages depending on camera format and platform. Here is the band by format and why multi-cam, single-cam, and streaming half-hours differ.
How Many Pages Is a 2-Hour Movie Script?
A 2-hour movie script runs about 110 to 125 pages, with 118 to 122 the safest professional target. Here is the genre breakdown and why the 125-page ceiling is partly psychological.
Short Film Script Length: 5, 10 and 15-Minute Formats
A 5-minute short runs about 5 pages, a 10-minute short 9 to 11, and a 15-minute short 14 to 16. Here is why short film page counts have the least slack of any format.
Commercial Script Length: Timing a 30s and 60s Ad Script
A 30-second commercial runs about 60 to 75 spoken words, a 60-second spot 130 to 150. Here is the words-per-second convention and why silence and read pace change the real count.
Music Video Treatment Length and Timing Guide
A music video treatment runs 1 to 3 pages of prose plus 8 to 15 pages total with mood board images. Here is why timing means song structure, not runtime.
Why the One-Page-Per-Minute Rule Breaks (and When to Trust It)
The one-page-per-minute rule holds within about 5% for balanced standard-format scripts, but drifts 10-20% for dialogue-heavy or action-heavy scripts. Here is when to trust it and when to override it.
Screenplay Title Page Examples: 9 Real Layouts Annotated
There is no single correct title page, there are nine common ones: standard, represented, anonymous contest, adaptation, multi-writer, TV pilot, production, WGA-registered, and staffing sample.
Anonymous Title Pages for Contests: Nicholl, Austin, PAGE Rules
Most major fellowships require a blind title page: title only, no name, no contact info. Here is why anonymity exists and the common ways writers accidentally break it.
TV Pilot Title Page: Format and Series Name Placement
A TV pilot title page puts the series title on top, largest, with the episode title (usually 'Pilot') centered below it. Here is the full layout and the hierarchy mistake to avoid.
Shooting Script Title Page: Colors, Drafts and Revisions
A shooting script title page adds a draft label, revision color, and date on top of the standard spec fields. Here is what changes, and the standard Hollywood revision color order.
How Long Is a 90-Page Script on Screen?
A 90-page script runs about 90 minutes, the one-page-per-minute baseline for a feature. Here is how genre and content mix shift that number in practice.
Script Timer: How to Time a Screenplay Accurately
The fastest accurate way to time a screenplay: page count, the one-page-per-minute rule, and the dialogue vs action adjustments that keep your estimate honest.
How Long Should a Script Be? Every Format, One Answer
Feature, TV pilot, short film, micro-budget: the exact page count range for every format, why the one-page-per-minute rule holds, and what actually moves your number.
On-the-Nose Dialogue Fix: The Subtext Rewrite Pass
On-the-nose dialogue announces theme and kills tension. The subtext pass: want vs say matrices, deflection patterns, and line-level fixes that restore friction.
Show Don't Tell: The Screenplay Action Lines Pass
Show don't tell is a rewrite pass, not a vibe. Behavior swaps for exposition blocks, the camera test for action lines, and the marks that flag telling on sight.
Screenwriting Software Compared: The Complete Hub (2026)
Every screenwriting software comparison we've run, in one place: Final Draft, Celtx, WriterDuet, Arc Studio, Fade In, AI-era tools, alternatives, and the real cost of 'free'.
AI Filmmaking: The Complete Guide Hub (2026)
The complete AI filmmaking pipeline in one hub: script to storyboard to AI video, every model comparison (Seedance, Veo, Sora, Kling), and the script-first discipline that survives model churn.
Screenplay Formatting: The Complete Hub (2026)
Every screenplay formatting guide in one hub: sluglines, title pages, montages, flashbacks, phone calls, text messages, V.O., and the edge cases nobody teaches, plus free formatting tools.
Co-Writing Credit: WGA "Story By" vs "Written By" Explained
Credit is contract and culture. Story by vs written by hierarchy, arbitration reality, and the conversations to have before your co-written script sells.
Streaming Platform Pitch: Deck vs Treatment (What to Send When)
Streamers buy vision before they buy pages. When to lead with a pitch deck, when a treatment closes the deal, and the hybrid packet that matches buyer stage.
Sundance Labs Screenplay Submission Guide for Writers
Sundance Labs want voice and viability, not coverage bait. Sample length, statement craft, project fit, and the submission mistakes that burn your one shot this cycle.