Beginner's Guide to Fade In: The Easiest, Fastest Way to Create Scripts!

This is a beginner's guide to Fade In which is a software which make creating scripts fast and easy! Today we will talk about creating a title page, looking at how to include all the typical elements of a script, as well as some basic resources which make solving problem in the software easy.
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Time stamp
00:00 -00:45 - introduction
00:46 - 01:07 - How to create a new screenplay
01:08 - 02:28 - Title Page Creation
02:29 - 07:28 - How to create elements of dialogue, scenes, action, character, parenthetical, and dual dialogue
07:29 - 09:06 - Bare minimal view
09:07 - 10:31 - Resources for creating cards, looking at scenes and characters
10:32 - 12:34 - Resources - Help functions
12:35- 13:50 - Outro

[@ElizabethMcDonald-sb9oc]

This video was extremely beneficial!! Thank you, I will download on Mac.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you found it helpful! Let me know if you have any questions. I wish you well on your writing journey!

[@ehumphreys8253]

looked all over for this, thank you! looking forward to the intermediate :)

[@boopboopbarry]

Wow, this was so clean and helpful!! I just bought mine today and can't wait to use it. Thank you for your video! I'll be back for more help for sure! Keep it up bro. I'm here for it! Thanks again

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you enjoyed it! Happy writing!! I am always happy to answer questions for you.

[@erinwythe3467]

That was a great quick start guide! Thank you for posting this!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

You betcha! If you have any questions let me know!

[@zeebrook]

I downloaded the Fade in Pro demo after one of your other videos. It will help me easily and quickly write my stage play due to the facilities it offers. Thank you for the great videos.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Awesome! I am glad you found something that works well for you. I wish you positive vibes and good luck on your writing. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

[@bryanabarca9860]

This was so helpful, exactly what I needed to start my screenwriting journey. Thank you!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Excellent!! Let me know if you have any problems or questions!

[@chriswalsh1097]

This was a great video! Learned a ton in a short amount of time, thanks so much for making this video!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you found it helpful! If you have any questions, hit me up. Always happy to help folks out.

[@PipCritten]

many thanks.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad u enjoyed it. If u have any questions, let me know.

[@SitioVision_films]

i enjoy all your videos -- very informative and helpful -- thanks for sharing!!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Thank you for your feedback, it means a lot! Any ideas or software I haven't covered you would like me to?

[@pauldixon22]

Thanks, Paul this was so helpful as I am a beginner undertaking this new course in screenwriting.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

You are so welcome! Let me know if you have any questions! I am always happy to help. Happy Writing!

[@claudianajera3500]

Very helpful. Thank you. Regards from México.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

You are so welcome! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@ohmygoodnessgoddess]

Wow, thanks a lot, I'm about to write. my first script and this helps so much!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Your welcome! I am glad it was helpful! Happy writing!

[@mimikins7748]

Thank you for this! Great work.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@TheStabachniko]

Thanks, helpful for getting started!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Good! Let me know if you run into any problems. Happy writing!

[@Novum_vetus]

Thank for the walk through this was a great tutorial

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vidhucharan4647]

Beautiful work ❤

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad u enjoyed it! Let me know if u have anymore questions

[@PedroTejada-dc5vx]

you are awesome, thank you very much :)

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Thank u! I am glad u enjoyed the video. If u have any questions, don hesitate to reach out

[@monishelamaran5176]

great tutorial

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@damian3182]

Awesome video. Have you tried the app version for iPad? I'm thinking of picking it up so I can work on the go.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I have not yet. One of the things I am going to do this year.

[@varunjaggi_]

thanksssss

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad u enjoyed the video! Let me know if u have any questions

[@AseemDixit]

hey whats up? great video. i wanted to try out fade in and final draft for wrting my screenplays. im not new to writing but im pretty new to these platforms. i had a specific question. now when you first write a storryline , you also write character definition/descriptions for each character. where in fade in do i do that? please help. thank you in advance.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

There is not an official section to do that in Fade In. You could create a note when you first introduce the character which could have this information in it. If you would like to do that go to Document and then scroll down to note and insert one that way. I hope that answers your question. If not let me know. Happy writing. On a side note I would use something like Casuality if you want an outlier/ research feature. Some other screenwriting programs that have this type of feature would be Scrivener, Kit Scenarist (free) and Script Studio.

[@brokernyc]

Yes this absolutely helps. Really appreciate the prompt and to the point reply. Thanks so very much

[@kennedyoshioma3215]

Thanks for this video. How can I use shot in fade in?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Do you mean how do you put shots into your screenplay using Fade IN; or what is the shot function for in Fade IN?

[@rajsingharora26]

thanx

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffersonjones1815]

Two questions for you, please: FYI - I'm using a pc, not a Mac. 1. The index cards only show one after another in a column, not in a matrix like on your screen. How do I create the matrix view? 2. Is there a way to print the Navigator view - like an outline - vs the entire script? Thanks much!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Will look into it. I am thinking that at least on the Mac you don't have a lot of customization with the index cards so I don't think there is one for PC. I will talk to the designer and see if there is anything I am missing

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I talked to the creator and this is what he told me. Index cards can be reduced in size (right-click, or use the zoom option) to show more on-screen/across a line. In terms of printing the navigator window, one thing you can do is generate a report of the type you’d like under Production > Reports (such as a Scene report, etc.)

[@user-mf5ee8tk1w]

How to set the FADE IN program to use Polish characters in fonts? Please explain it to me step by step

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Let me look into it and get back to you.

[@Antonio_jazz]

Hi. Good video. I have a doubt about double dialogue. In Spain we do not use Letter format, we use A4 format. My script is full of double dialogue. The problem is that when doing double dialog, Fade In takes the left dialog out of the margin. Is there any specific way to configure the format of double dialogs without breaking the general dialog settings?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Let me take a look into it and get back to you.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Could you send me a screenshot? I am talking to the developer about it and he wanted to know if you had a screenshot. email:[e-mail]

[@Antonio_jazz]

@@ScreenwritingScribe Hi Paul. I'm sorry I didn't answer sooner. I've sent you an email. Best regards.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Sent your stuff to the developer@@Antonio_jazz

[@gjwhite]

Do you need to click character everytime you need to enter a character's name? This seem very clumsy. I hate Final Draft for how buggy it is, but it is rather intuitive to just hit ENTER and then C to navigate to a character name.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Nope, I hit tab and that brought up the list of characters. I will put a short video out about it tomorrow. What kind of bug issues are you encountering with Final Draft?

[@TheStabachniko]

A question - I wrote the screenplay in a Word document, is there an efficient way to copy and paste it into Fade In? Thank you!

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I think the short answer is not really. If it is fountain format you may be able to open it but I don't think you can from a word document.

[@TheStabachniko]

@@ScreenwritingScribe 'Ok thank you for the quick reply. I will cut/copy/paste into Fade In and consider it another opportunity to edit the text. 🙂

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Sounds good. Let me know if you have any questions.@@TheStabachniko

[@PatMuir63]

How do I add Voice off screen or voice over to the character name?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Simply after the name (don't hit return yet) put a space and type a parenthesis "(" it should automatically pull up a v.o. or an o.s. I hope that makes sense. If you need me to do a short video of it so you can visually see it let me know. Happy writing!

[@lanajthomasm.s.healthpsych7814]

How does Fade IN Pro compare to other software in the ease of learning to use it. And if I click your link to buy are you compensated :)

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I would say it is the middle of the pack in terms of ease of use. There is some software like studio binder which is very easy to use. However, it isn't as powerful in terms of other features especially in terms of rewriting. Unfortunately Fade In doesn't have an affiliate program, so "no" I am not compensated. That is okay though, I do the channel to help people out. If I can make some money from time to time that would be good, but it is not my primary reason.

[@writerziya]

My dear friend, I wrote before how can we enlarge the toolbar? I am waiting for your help...See you...

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Sorry for the delay, I answered the question in my head but forgot to write it on the thread. I talked to the developer and he said there wasn't a way to enlarge the toolbar, other than trying to enlarge stuff using your own computer system setting, for menus and stuff.

[@darkur3665]

When editing a saved script, such as adding Dialogue or Action, it will add a secondary page if it goes past the number of lines on the existing page. It won't move all the content to a next existing pages. For example, adding something to page 5 that doesn't fit will create a page 5A. A huge blank space will appear before Page 6 that cannot be removed by anything I can find. So, when you don't want to create a REVISION, but just add something to the existing version, how do you prevent secondary pages from being created? How do you remove all of this empty space? (Delete and backspace and Cut does nothing) Doing it to a revision does the same thing. Help and FAQ and Knowledge Base offers no help.

[@darkur3665]

FOUND IT! Saw it in Moviola channel Guide Part 2. Production>Unlock Page Numbers. Keeps from adding a 1A or 2A etc when editing the overall script. It will remove it if you've left it locked and added a 5A by accident.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I was just going to suggest that. I am glad you found the answer! @@darkur3665

[@edkorgan4622]

Can you send a screenplay to Drop Box - .80 pages

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Should be able to. Are you wondering about the format. You can send the screenplay as a pdf and that should easily be sent by Drop Box

[@treegee9646]

How can I get the free option thanks

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Just download the software, it defaults to the free version. Here is the webpage: www.fadeinpro.com/page.pl?content=download There is an ability to buy from the free program.

[@NoName-nf4wr]

Hi, can i make a novel with this software?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

No, I would suggest Scrivener.

[@NoName-nf4wr]

alright thanks mate

[@jimmyzjam]

How do you export a .fdx file?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Go under File. Export. Then select Final draft. I will do a short on it today and link it here when I am done.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Here is the short tutorial video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnPbdqKmid2Hgdk

[@jimmyzjam]

Thanks so much. I forgot to mention, I'm on a n Ipad.@@ScreenwritingScribe

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

So I am assuming the interface is a little different? I will take a look when I get into work tomorrow and see what it looks like on my iPad@@jimmyzjam

[@kofiassor2164]

how to convert to pdf?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Under File Scroll down to Create Pdf. Select anything you want for this version of your pdf and then hit OK. It will save the pdf where you want it saved. I will do a short video later today so you can see it visually as well. I hope that answers your question.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWPNdKCOj5d7eNk

[@edkorgan4622]

I have fade-in professional

[@freeyourmind112358]

That's not how you spell forest

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I have to admit, I get a little nervous writing in front of people. So it is probably just me hitting the points and not really thinking though the text. Good catch

[@writerziya]

Hi friend, thanks for the explanatory information. There are a few questions I want to ask. It's about both the program and the script writing. 1- Can you make a video from scratch explaining the purpose of page colors? It seems confusing to me. So, if the purpose of the colors is not mandatory, there is no problem. 2- Can you give feedback lessons when a mistake is made? 3- How many people can use the program. 4- Do the updates affect the written script? Thank you in advance for all your answers.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Hi Sorry for the long delay. I first want to give you the answer to your question about menu sizes. the Developer said the only way to change menu sizes is by going into the operating system Windows Ten and changes the menu sizes for that. Unfortunately there isn't anything you can do in program.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Page colors, I believe more has to do with different versions of the script. An example of having multiple versions would be if you want to add a scene and see how it affects your script. You can add the scene and make that version red. If you don't like how it works you could go back to the other version. You don't have to use them.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Question 2: Could you explain a little more by what you mean? I am always around to help with software questions. As for helping with a specific script, I tend not too because of the time commitment which would cause me to have to charge people for help. I am also happy to point you to resources. I am also happy to answer general questions about scripts.

[@writerziya]

@@ScreenwritingScribe Thank you very much, my dear friend. But I believe it's stuck in their minds. Maybe they will do a study in the future. I apologize for my bad English.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

Question 3 -I believe most products unless otherwise stated are 1 user per license. Some products are multi use licenses but they say that up front.

[@writerziya]

My friend, I especially want an answer to this question. You say that action writings should not exceed five sentences. Is this an official requirement or your own choice? Because I even read a page of compulsory action. What will you say now? What should we do if we have to write long texts and these abbreviations will reduce the information of the script?

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

At the time of the video that was my choice. Right now after learning some more especially from Paul Guyot, I would say write what you feel fits the scene.

[@writerziya]

Hi, I would be happy if you could help me on this issue, how can I enlarge the toolbars? Because they seem a little small for me. Respect.

[@ScreenwritingScribe]

I messed around for a little bit and I don't have a good answer for you. So I contacted one of the developers and will get back to you probably on Monday when they get back to me.

[@writerziya]

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[@ScreenwritingScribe]

@@writerziya I love your prints. What got you interested in screenwriting? I am glad you are enjoying the beginner's guide.

[@writerziya]

@@ScreenwritingScribe Actually, I have been writing for a long time. I just hadn't thought about it as a scenario. And now I'm converting what I wrote into script format. I have five feature-length drama and action scripts. I have to translate what I wrote into American format and in the most accurate way. I am studying your lessons carefully.

[@writerziya]

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