You should approach an outline however you feel will work best for you. I like index cards because I like to see everything spread out in front of me, and I also like the tangibility of being able to hold and flip through the cards. I’ll either use my index cards to write things out scene by scene or to create a broader outline that covers my major beats. My preferred way of creating an outline is by using index cards. I like to do my pre-writing the old-fashioned way, writing it out by hand. Just think about all those key moments in your script, and make sure to jot them down in your outline. In yours, you can go more in-depth, include reversals, obstacles, turning points, or whatever you want to call those moments. Think about beats, such as the following: So, if you have a Three Act Structure, then you can break things down by ACT I, ACT II, ACT III, and then think about what’s happening in each act. If you do a real in-depth outline, you’re bound to have an easier time when it comes to writing the script because you will have planned everything out!Įither way, you want to do it, it’s pretty helpful to let your act structure aid in the outlining. Using this approach might mean you end up with a 40-something page outline. Make it yours, include everything you feel is going to be necessary for the script. I’m talking specific scene descriptions, character breakdowns, important notes about the world. Something like this might end up just being a couple of pages. It’s something to help you mark the major moments of the story. You might want to create something that looks like a beat sheet that’s not super detailed.
You’re writing the outline to help yourself organize the story you’re trying to tell, so it can look like anything! What should a screenplay outline look like?
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