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Every Save the Cat beat with its target page in a 110-page feature, from Opening Image to Final Image, plus how the numbers scale to your own script length.
Save the Cat Beat Sheet: All 15 Beats with Page Numbers
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.
Free Screenplay Title Page Template (Fountain + PDF)
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.
WGA Registration Number on a Title Page: Where and When
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.
Script Cover Page vs Title Page: What Readers Expect
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 30-Minute 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.
How Many Pages Is a 2-Hour Movie Script?
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.
Short Film Script Length: 5, 10 and 15-Minute Formats
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.
Commercial Script Length: Timing a 30s and 60s Ad Script