SCREENPLAY TEMPLATE

By

Christopher P. Jacobs

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int. kitchen. day.

A WOMAN pours her morning coffee with a slow sigh.

dissolve to

Int. office. day

The SCREENWRITER sits at his desk, staring at a computer screen. A female OFFICE ASSISTANT enters the room.

SCREENWRITER

Did you find it?

OFFICE ASSISTANT

Well, I...

(She shifts her feet nervously)

...that is, it wasn’t...

SCREENWRITER

(sighing)

Didn’t think so. Go grab me some coffee, then.

ext. office. day

A breeze blows through the trees that shadow the entryway to the modern suburban office building.