---
license: cc0-1.0
language:
  - en
tags:
  - screenwriting
  - screenplay
  - filmmaking
  - nlp
  - text-classification
size_categories:
  - n<1K
---

# Screenplay Format Conventions Dataset

Structured reference data describing the conventions used in Fountain and Final Draft (.fdx) screenplay formats. Useful for:

- **NLP/ML tasks** — classifying screenplay elements (scene heading, action, character cue, dialogue, parenthetical, transition)
- **AI pre-production tools** — preprocessing scripts for downstream image generation
- **Education** — teaching screenplay formatting to junior writers
- **Format converters** — building bidirectional Fountain ⇄ FDX tools

## Files

- `element_types.json` — All screenplay element types with regex patterns and examples
- `scene_heading_grammar.json` — INT/EXT prefixes, location patterns, time of day vocabulary
- `transition_keywords.json` — Standard transition markers (CUT TO, DISSOLVE TO, FADE OUT, etc.)
- `character_cue_rules.json` — Conventions for character names, extensions (V.O., O.S., CONT'D)
- `industry_glossary.json` — Common screenwriting terms and abbreviations

## License

CC0 — public domain.

## Maintained by

[STORYLINER](https://www.storyliner.online) — AI storyboard generator. We use the same conventions internally to parse user-uploaded screenplays. Open-source library: [github.com/mcqx4/screenplay-parser](https://github.com/mcqx4/screenplay-parser).