Anyone have a template for a TV Script?

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SubRosa - 16 Feb 2007 20:03 GMT

I need an electronic copy of a TV script that has three columns (and a
distinctive script in each column:
Column 1: Speaker's Name
Column 2: Speaker's Lines
Column 3: Instructions to Camera/Sound crew

The Lines and Instructions that go with each speaker should always be on the
same row. The Speaker's lines should also be double-spaced for easy editing.

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Jezebel - 16 Feb 2007 22:04 GMT

That sophisticated and rare layout is called a "table".

>I need an electronic copy of a TV script that has three columns (and a
> distinctive script in each column:
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> same row. The Speaker's lines should also be double-spaced for easy
> editing.

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Daiya Mitchell - 17 Feb 2007 15:17 GMT

It’s possible that the MS-hosted bank of templates by MS and third
parties will offer something:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx

Otherwise, search the web for examples (using Google at
http://www.google.com/ or another search engine), or make your own--as
Jezebel said, a table will be the best route in Word.

As I understand it, scripts have very precise formatting
requirements--you might be best off using a scriptwriting program.

> I need an electronic copy of a TV script that has three columns (and a
> distinctive script in each column:
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> The Lines and Instructions that go with each speaker should always be on the
> same row. The Speaker's lines should also be double-spaced for easy editing.

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