Pre-production · Word

Script (two-column AV)

The standard two-column script for ads, brand films and interviews: picture on the left, sound on the right.

Number every scene. Keep one idea per line. Read it out loud with a stopwatch: 30 seconds is about 70 words of voice-over.

Title page

TitleClientVersion and dateDuration targetWriter / director

#	Time	PICTURE (what we see)	SOUND (voice-over, dialogue, music, effects)
1	0:00	EXT. MARKET – DAY. Wide shot, the market wakes up.	Ambient sound. Music starts, soft.
2	0:04	Close-up on hands arranging fabric.	VO: "Every morning, …"