screenplay-format-conventions / element_types.json
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[
{
"type": "scene_heading",
"fountain_pattern": "^(INT|EXT|INT/EXT|I/E)[. ].*",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Scene Heading",
"example": "INT. APARTMENT - DAY",
"description": "Marks the start of a scene with location and time."
},
{
"type": "action",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Action",
"fountain_pattern": "default-prose",
"example": "Maria enters the room, holding the letter.",
"description": "Visual description of what the camera sees."
},
{
"type": "character",
"fountain_pattern": "^[A-Z][A-Z0-9 .,()'-]+$",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Character",
"example": "MARIA",
"description": "Character name preceding dialogue. Always uppercase."
},
{
"type": "dialogue",
"fountain_pattern": "after-character-cue",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Dialogue",
"example": "I'm not going back.",
"description": "Spoken text following a character cue."
},
{
"type": "parenthetical",
"fountain_pattern": "^\\([^)]+\\)$",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Parenthetical",
"example": "(softly)",
"description": "Modifier directly below character cue, in parentheses."
},
{
"type": "transition",
"fountain_pattern": "^[A-Z ]+TO:$",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Transition",
"example": "CUT TO:",
"description": "Indicates how to move between scenes. Right-aligned in print."
},
{
"type": "shot",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "Shot",
"fountain_pattern": "uppercase-no-cue",
"example": "ANGLE ON HANDS",
"description": "Specifies a camera angle or shot mid-scene."
},
{
"type": "title",
"fdx_paragraph_type": "General",
"fountain_pattern": "title-block-header",
"example": "Title: NIGHTSHIFT\\nAuthor: J. Smith",
"description": "Top-of-script metadata block (Fountain only)."
}
]