[ { "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)." } ]