sluglines
Screenplay location markers
Sluglines are scene headings in a screenplay, typically written in all caps and indicating location and time of day: INT.
COFFEE SHOP - NIGHT.
They tell readers where and when each scene takes place.
In journalism, a slugline is a short identifier for a story used during production.
The term comes from the slug of metal type once used to mark sections in printing.
Report's origin stamp
- bylineArticle author identification
- headlineNews article title
- kickerOne who boots balls
- deckShip's flat surface
lede · wire · dispatch · AP style · lead · story · edition · masthead
Position in space
- spec scriptScreenplay written without contract
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- transitionChange from one state
- formatArrangement and presentation style
dateline
Report's origin stamp
deck · lede · wire · dispatch · AP style · lead · story · edition · masthead · banner
location
Position in space
- spec scriptScreenplay written without contract
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- transitionChange from one state
format · Final Draft · script · shooting script · parenthetical
sluglinesdialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
action lines · character dialogue · stage directions · parentheticals · narrative prose