Here’s a link I found:
<LINK_TEXT text=“http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/F … tting.html”>Screenplay Formatting: How to Format a Screenplay</LINK_TEXT>
There are lots of programs that make formatting super easy. I use Final Draft. Another good program is Movie Magic.
Yes, a screenplay you submit to an agency should be formatted correctly. However, you don’t necessarily have to write your first draft in screenplay format. I don’t. I write in a “sort of” screenplay format, because I don’t like to get bogged down with the formatting while I’m supposed to be creative, and I don’t want to temp myself into editing while I’m writing. Like lots of writers, I write by hand on notebook paper. Later on, I type up my pages in Final Draft.
