StageType help

Step-by-step guides with annotated screenshots and short videos. StageType handles screenplay formatting so you can focus on the story.

• Explore the sample scriptOpen “Humpty Dumpty”, a finished short script with a shot plan, storyboard frames, lighting plans and character profiles, to see what StageType can do before you write your own.
• Write your first sceneType a scene heading, action, a character and dialogue using only the keyboard. StageType does all the formatting.
• Title page, paper size and PDFFill in the title page, choose A4 or US Letter, zoom the page without changing the printed layout, and export a submission-ready PDF.
• Plan shots for each sceneBreak each scene into shots, set size, angle, movement, lens and timing, and add a storyboard frame.
• Storyboard and animaticSee every shot as a storyboard in the frame format you choose, play it as a timed animatic, export a GIF, MP4 or shot list, and print a storyboard grid on A4 or A3.
• Plan your lightingPlan the lighting for each scene like an overhead lighting diagram: place the camera, actors and lights, note what motivates each light, add a reference image, and link shots to the set-up.
• Plan your charactersGive every character a profile with a portrait, traits, motivation and conflicts, connect them, and see the relationship map.
• Save and open projectsKeep a project folder on your computer or in Google Drive that stays up to date as you write, and open it anywhere.
• Report a problemEmail a bug report to the StageType maintainer, with screenshots if you like. No account is needed, and your writing is never included.
• Fountain and Final Draft filesBring in a script from another screenwriting app, or save yours as Fountain or Final Draft to share it.