APPENDIX C

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

Rev. 07/13/08 (Blue)

Rev. 07/15/08 (Pink)

Rev. 07/16/08 (Yellow)

Rev. 07/21/08 (Green)

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
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91505

FINAL DRAFT

July 12, 2008
© 2008
MICHAEL GELD PRODS.
All Rights Reserved

sNINE LIVES

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.

NINE LIVES

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.

NINE LIVES

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.