Dead simple screenplay format.
Install python3
and pip
, pandoc
, texlive-luatex
(recomended) and texlive-latex-extra
via your package manager. And then use these commands to complete the installation:
# pip3 install unicode-slugify
# mkdir -p /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/skribo
# cp skribo.py /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/skribo/__init__.py
# chmod +x skribo-*
# cp skrib-* /usr/bin/
# cp -r roboto /usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto
skribo-reader -i examples/monty_python.skrb | pandoc -f json --normalize --latex-engine lualatex --template skribo.latex -o examples/monty_python.pdf
Every screenplay must begin with header like the one bellow and blank line after
TITLE
Subtitle
Alice Doe; Bob Doe
Each scene begins with the scene name in allcaps and blank line
SCENE EXAMPLE
Replica begins with the character name and a colon following by the actual text and a blank line
Alice: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Notes can appear anywhere in the text
Alice: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. (exits)
(The room darkens)