Title, Cast and Sets Pages
Sample Script Pages
This is a simple title page for a spec feature script with only one writer and no source material. This is all the information that’s required.
PERFECT PITCH
WRITTEN BY
GRETCHEN PFLUM
12902 Hollywood Place
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 555-9807
This is a typical title page for an episode of a television series with two writers working as a team. The title pages for both hour and half-hour series are identical.
BETTER FRED THAN DEAD
“A Simple Sample”
WRITTEN BY
JOHN GRETEL & ISAAC MOTT
JOSHUA McMANUS PRODUCTIONS Bungalow 15 10202 W. Washington Boulevard Culver City, CA 90232 |
REV. FIRST DRAFT August 2, 2008 |
This is a title page for a feature film in production and includes the names of all participating writers, the draft and date, and a listing of dates and colors for all sets of revised pages included in the current draft.
12 HOURS IN BERLIN
Written By
Felix Alvin Butler Jr.
Revisions By
Maria Gustav
Charles Knowles-Hilldebrand
Robert Bush
Current Revisions By
Johan Potemkin
MICHAEL GELD PRODUCTIONS |
FINAL DRAFT July 12, 2008 |
“Cats Away”
CAST
KITTY
JULIO MENDEZ
HILDE SCHMIDT
FELIX SIMPSON
LIEUTENANT MARTIN
MAX
REBECCA BEAKER
GUARD #1
GUARD #2
DR. SRINIVASAN
LYLE
SAM
TODD
MRS. BRACKMAN
ROTO-ROOTER GUY
This is a cast list for an episode of a one-hour television series. The speaking characters are listed in order of appearance. It is also common to list the series regulars first, followed by the rest of the cast in order of appearance. Extras are not listed. A cast page is not numbered. Spec scripts should not include a cast page.
“Cats Away”
CAST
KITTY...................................MARSHA WILLIAMS
JULIO MENDEZ..............................ALEX GONZALEZ
HILDE SCHMIDT..........................ALISON PARMENTER
FELIX SIMPSON.....................MICHAEL PAUL MILLIKAN
LIEUTENANT MARTIN.........................ANTHONY BOGNA
GUEST CAST
MAX............................................TIM FISH
REBECCA BEAKER.............................SYLVIA SIMMS
GUARD #1..................................N. KELLY LYON
GUARD #2....................................JAMES BEISE
PARKING LOT EXTRAS
POLICE HEADQUARTERS EXTRAS
A typical cast list for an episode of a half-hour television series looks like this. Character names are listed on the left and actors’ names are listed on the right. The regular cast often appears in a set order, with guest cast listed in order of appearance. Extras are listed in order of appearance below the guest cast. A cast page is not numbered. Spec scripts should not include a cast page.
This is a sets list for a one-hour television drama. Primary locations are listed in order of appearance, with secondary locations grouped beneath each primary location. A sets page is not numbered. Spec scripts should not include a sets page.
“Cats Away”
SETS
Teaser, Scene A — Int. Detectives’ Bullpen — Day
Act One, Scene B — Int. Kitty’s Apartment — Kitchen — Night
Act One, Scene C — Int. Kitty’s Apartment — Bedroom — Night
Act One, Scene D — Int. Detectives’ Bullpen — Morning
Act Two, Scene E — Int. Empire State Building — Elevator — Later That Day
Act Two, Scene F — Int. Detectives’ Bullpen — Same Time
Act Two, Scene G — Int. Empire State Building — Lobby — 30 Minutes Later
Tag, Scene H — Int. Kitty’s Apartment — Night
This is an example of a sets lists for a half-hour television series. These pages, in particular, can take many forms, but virtually always each scene number or letter is listed in order along with its location, even when that means repeating locations. Sets pages are not numbered. Spec scripts should not include a sets page.