As the busiest UK script consultant and script writer for hire on the net I get asked about script formatting a lot (just use the correct software – some of the free software online is fine – see CELTX and Trelby).
I’ve written extensively for the soaps and occasionally I get asked about specific soap opera script formatting. Now, each soap uses Final Draft software, and then within Final Draft each soap will have their own template that they provide to writer. But, I have found on old trial episode of ‘Hollyoaks’ I did many years ago which I’m happy to share for format junkies to take a look at.
So, here is my TRIAL EPISODE OF HOLLYOAKS (written in the correct format – all the way back in 2006)
I hope this proves useful to some of you.
Matthew Cooper has been a script writer for hire and UK script consultant for over 20 years. He’s written for most of the UK soaps, including writing award-winning episodes of Emmerdale, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Family Affairs and has been BAFTA shortlisted and Royal Television Society nominated as a script writer.His directorial debut, the rubber reality horror thriller ‘Markham’ was released in 2020, his second feature film as director ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’ hit the screen in 2021. You can find out more about Matthew’s work as a director here