Sitcom Format Margins and Spacing
Compared to the film format:
- The whole thing is closer to the left edge of the page
- Action is uppercase and enclosed with parentheses
- Scene Headings are underlined
- Dialogue is double spaced
- Parentheticals have the same left margin as Action and are all uppercase
- Sitcom scripts use Act Numbers and Scene Numbers
- Some Sitcom scripts use Cast Lists (we didn't in this one)
The actual margin settings are:
| Element | Left Margin (from left edge) |
Right Margin (from right edge) |
Spacing (before/within) |
| Action | 1" | 3.5" | Double/Single |
| Scene Heading | 1" | 3.5" | Double/Single |
| Character Name | 3.5" | 2.5" | Double/ |
| Parenthetical | 1" | 4.5" | Double/Double |
| Dialogue | 2" | 4" | Double/Double |
| Shot | 1" | 1.5" | Double/Single |
| Transition | 4" | 1.5" | Double/Double |
| Act Number | centered | varies/Double | |
| Scene Number | centered | Double/ |
| Dual-Column Dialogue |
Left Margin (from left edge) |
Right Margin (from left edge) |
Spacing (before/within) |
| Character Name 1 | 2.75" | 3.75" | Double/ |
| Parenthetical 1 | 2.25" | 4.5" | Double/Double |
| Dialogue 1 | 2" | 4" | Double/Double |
| Character Name 2 | 5.75" | .75" | Double/ |
| Parenthetical 2 | 5.25" | 1.25" | Double/Double |
| Dialogue 2 | 5" | 1" | Double/Double |
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