Pre-formatted screenplays you can open, edit, and make your own. Pick one and start writing. The formatting is already done.
A screenplay template is a pre-formatted starting point. Instead of a blank page, you open a script that already has the right scene headings, element indents, and title page in place, so you can focus on writing instead of setting up the format. Templates are useful for a first feature, a short film, a TV pilot, or a genre scene where you want to see how the structure usually lays out.
Every template here opens directly in the Scene Forges editor. The formatting is applied automatically as you type, so once you start replacing the placeholder text your script stays industry-standard. You can change the script type, rename the project, edit the title page, and export a clean PDF with no watermark on any plan. Free accounts can keep up to four active projects at once.
New to screenplay format? Read the beginner's guide first, then come back and open a template to practice. Each template includes a short description of what it's for and how to use it.
A clean slate with a single scene heading. Start completely from scratch.
A two-scene short with a cold open and a button. Perfect for a five-minute film.
Act breaks and key beats pre-formatted. Fill in the story between the markers.
Cold open, act breaks, and a tag. Built for a half-hour or hour pilot.
Two characters, one location. Practice rhythm, subtext, and pacing.
Tight, punchy action lines. Short paragraphs and kinetic pacing.
A tense surveillance scene with a deadline. Short paragraphs, rising stakes, and a twist.
A scene that builds dread before the scare. Long silences, wrong details, and a reveal.
A banter scene with a comedic set-up and a payoff. Rhythm, misdirection, and a button.
Two characters, one unresolved conflict. Subtext, silence, and a line that changes everything.
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