The default setting in Final Draft is for the Header and Footer to not display on the first page (although this setting can be changed by going to Document > Header & Footer > Options > Show Header on first page). Many TV sitcom scripts also have additional information in the Header and sometimes the Footer of the document. The formatting of each individual Element can be edited by going to Format > Elements (or Element Settings on Windows), choosing the Element that needs to be edited and making said edits either in the Font or Paragraph tab (Element styles are done in the Font tab and spacing is done in Paragraph). In Final Draft, you can toggle through and change Elements in the Elements bar found at the top of the document in Final Drat 11, or at the bottom of the document in Final Draft 10. In this example taken from Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady’s pilot script for The Big Bang Theory pilot, character names are also underlined when first introduced and a cast list is included directly underneath the Scene Heading. Type out a Scene Heading, Action and a few lines of Dialogue and you’ll notice that Scene Headings are underlined, Action is all caps and dialogue is double-spaced this template follows the industry standard for multi-camera sitcoms such as The Big Bang Theory:
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Launch Final Draft screenwriting software and go to File > New from Template > TV Templates choose the Half-Hour Sitcom TV template.
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Using examples provided by the industry-standard screenwriting software Final Draft, here’s how to format a TV sitcom script. In the fast-paced world of TV where new drafts of scripts need to be sent out to an entire production team on a dime, and changes need to be tracked and drafts need to be read and budgeted and scheduled, it’s absolutely crucial that formatting remains intact so that everyone is literally on the same page. Standardized formatting has evolved in Hollywood, and if you’re not using up-to-date industry-standard formatting in your script, it could be perceived as amateur and unprofessional.
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