Screenwriting planner with beat sheet, scene cards and logline builder

Screenwriting planner pages for writers ready to carry an idea all the way to a complete script, with a clear next step every time you sit down. This undated planner has 50 pages and arrives as an instant PDF download in US Letter and A4.

You will work through your logline and premise, genre and tone, six cast profiles, structure maps (three acts, eight sequences and a beat sheet), a scene list, a beat board and 48 scene cards. Then come outlines, dialogue notes, a rewrite checklist, trackers for pages and writing time, a place to log submissions and a handy guide to how scripts are formatted.

How the screenwriting planner moves your script forward

Start small. A formula and four tries help you shape a logline, and only then do you test the premise, theme and hook. Maps for three acts and eight sequences, along with 15 beats and suggested pages, show where each turning point belongs. Then shuffle 48 scene cards across the beat board until the story finally works.

As you write, every session gets logged, a draft progress bar fills up, drafts and reader feedback are recorded, and the rewrite moves through six focused passes. The format guide and a sample page explain headings, action, cues, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions without jargon.

Who this script writing planner is for

• First time screenwriters tackling a feature, short or TV pilot who want a clear structure to lean on
• Writers with a pile of ideas who want to choose one and finally outline it
• Film students and self taught writers who prefer planning scenes on paper before typing
• Writers getting a script ready for contests, festivals or fellowships who need to keep drafts, notes and deadlines straight

Design and printing

• Elegant, minimal white pages with soft blush pink details that are light on ink
• Wide margins on every page, so home printing never clips the edges
• Two page sizes are included, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm), in portrait
• Undated, so a new script can begin in any year
• Only generic story terms, so it fits any method, genre or writing software
• Use it in a binder or on a clipboard, or ask a print shop for spiral binding

Inside the screenplay outline planner: 50 pages

1. 1Cover with contents, working title and a written by line
2. 2A four step start. Sketch the project (feature, short film, TV pilot, episode or web series, plus working title, genre, target length and deadlines), then write why you need to tell it, the feeling you want viewers left with and a writing promise to yourself
3. 3Logline and premise builder. A sample formula, blanks to fill (hero and flaw, inciting incident, goal, obstacle, stakes, ticking clock), four attempts with a box to mark the best, then premise, theme, why now and the hook
4. 4Genre and tone. Circle any of 16 genres, then pin down main genre, subgenre and blend, six tone sliders (light to dark, grounded to heightened and more), mood words, what the genre promises, how yours surprises, films and shows that feel similar, the look, sound and music, and who it is for and its rating
5. 5Idea bank. Fifteen rows for the idea, a what if, genre, format and a spark score from 1 to 5, with room for images and lines that stay with you and ideas to grow next
6. 6World and locations. Time and place, the rules of your world, a 13 row table of key locations (interior or exterior, day or night, what happens, scenes), research questions and budget notes
7. 7 to 12Six profiles for your cast. Each covers name, age, job and role, the scene they first appear in, what they want against what they need, their flaw or wound and their secret, a box to sketch their look, an arc (start, turning point, end), how they talk and who matters to them
8. 13Character map. Your lead sits in a center circle ringed by seven more, with a table for relationships below
9. 14Map for three acts. A diagram of the story's shape, target pages and prompts for the setup, the confrontation and the resolution, plus a one line summary each for your A story and B story
10. 15Eight sequence map. One box per sequence for its pages, its goal or question and how it closes
11. 16Beat sheet. Fifteen generic beats running from the opening image to the closing one, suggested pages for a script near 100 pages long, and columns for what happens in yours and on which page
12. 17Character arc map. An arc graph, who they are at the beginning, the false belief they hold, what forces them to change, who they become, a second arc and the scenes that reveal the shift
13. 18 and 19Scene list. Fifty four rows for scene number, heading, what happens, characters, pages and a tick once it is written
14. 20 and 21Beat board split into Act One, Act Two A, Act Two B and Act Three, with six scene cards in every column
15. 22 to 29Forty eight scene cards, six on a page. Each notes the scene number and page, heading, who is there, the goal, the conflict, what shifts and a tiny box to sketch the key image
16. 30 to 33Sequence outlines, two per page. Note the pages and act, the goal or question, seven numbered steps through the story and the way it wraps up
17. 34Character voices for four people: favorite words, rhythm, what they would never say, what they hide behind and one line nobody else could say
18. 35Dialogue notes. Lines to keep, a subtext exercise (what they say against what they mean), a six point dialogue check and scenes that need rework
19. 36Rewrite checklist. Twenty four checks grouped into story, character, structure, scenes, dialogue, and page and format, plus your biggest fixes for the next draft
20. 37Feedback notes. A reader log of 10 rows, notes you heard more than once, notes you will act on and notes you will let go
21. 38Draft tracker. Ten drafts with start and finish, pages, the focus of each pass and who it went to, plus biggest changes, cut scenes, file names and backups and a goal for the next draft
22. 39Tracker for pages and writing time. Set page goals, note when and where you write best, then fill 22 rows with the date, minutes, pages today, pages so far, scenes and mood
23. 40Monthly writing tracker. Two undated grids of 31 days for daily pages and a progress bar for a draft of up to 120 pages
24. 41Submission tracker. Twenty rows record each contest or festival, the category, deadline and fee, which draft went out, the send date and the outcome, with totals at the end
25. 42Submission prep and responses. An eight point checklist, places you would like to send the script and a table for replies and next steps
26. 43Quick guide to script format. Nine elements (page setup, scene heading, action, character, dialogue, parenthetical, extensions, transitions, special), how long scripts usually run and what goes on a title page
27. 44Sample script page. A brief invented scene set out in the standard way, a key to the elements and format reminders
28. 45Synopsis and pitch. Possible titles, a three sentence pitch, a synopsis that fits one page, an elevator pitch and the questions you are likely to hear
29. 46Research notes. A 10 row research table, details that make the story feel real and open notes
30. 47Key images and set pieces. Six frames for sketches, each with the scene and why it matters
31. 48 to 50Lined notes pages

Files you receive

• Screenwriting Planner, US Letter PDF (50 pages)
• Screenwriting Planner, A4 PDF (50 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief printing guide in PDF

How to download and print

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• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know before you order

• It is a PDF meant for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. Most note taking apps will still let you import it and write on the pages.
• This is a digital download, so nothing will be shipped.
• Colors may look slightly different on a screen than on paper.
• Meant for your own personal use. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned, but if a file will not open or print correctly, email us and we will help quickly.
• The format pages sum up widely used screenplay conventions in general terms. Each contest, festival or production has its own rules, and those always come first.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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