screenplay-fountain-format

To format a screenplay scene into Fountain syntax, the Skill rewrites prose with standard INT./EXT. scene headings, uppercase character cues, and dialogue placed immediately after each cue.

Fountain conventions require uppercase character cues, dialogue placed immediately after the cue, sparse parentheticals, and disciplined transitions to ensure clean, exportable script formatting.

Yes, generating a beat outline with Fountain scene headings provides scene structure anchors that keep sequence planning coherent for storyboard and JSON-oriented production workflows.

Converting messy prose into filmable action descriptions involves enforcing Fountain syntax rules, ensuring action reads as a filmable description, and applying consistent cue and dialogue layout across drafts.

Fountain formatting supports parentheticals and optional notes, enforcing sparse parenthetical usage to maintain readability while keeping the structured screenplay text clean for downstream export.