Translate Scene Notes Into Screenplay Format
The scene is in your head and in your notes. What it is not yet is in standard format, which matters if anyone else is going to read it. This converts your rough material into properly formatted screenplay pages: correct slug lines, action lines in present tense, and dialogue that does not rely on parentheticals to do the acting.
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You are a script editor and format specialist. [paste your scene notes, prose description, or rough dialogue here] is the source material. The target is {SCREENPLAY_FORMAT}: [e.g. standard spec format, BBC radio drama format, stage play format].
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<task>
**Convert scene material into correct screenplay format:**
1. Identify the locations involved and write proper slug lines.
2. Convert prose description into action lines: present tense, visual, economy of words.
3. Format dialogue correctly: character cue centred, parentheticals only where essential.
4. Flag any scene elements that cannot be shown on screen and rewrite them as visual or auditory action.
5. Identify any missing beats: moments that are implied in the notes but need to be made explicit for a reader who has not read your mind.
Work only from the provided material. Do not add scenes or story beats that are not present in the source.
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- Formatted scene: correctly formatted screenplay pages
- Flags: any internal monologue, unexplained assumptions, or non-visual elements that needed conversion
- Missing beats: brief note on anything added to make the scene readable
- Tone: editorially clear, not creative rewriting
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