character-dialogue

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| (V.O.) | Voice Over | Character narrating or not in scene | | (O.S.) | Off Screen | Character in scene but not visible | | (O.C.) | Off Camera | Same as O.S. (alternate) | | (CONT'D) | Continued | Same speaker after action interruption | | (PRE-LAP) | Pre-lap | Audio starts before scene | | (INTO PHONE) | Delivery | Speaking into phone |

| (INTO RADIO) | Delivery | Speaking into radio | | (SUBTITLE) | Translation | Foreign dialogue translated |

Forcing Mixed-Case Names Use @ prefix for names that aren't all caps:

This skill provides Fountain format character and dialogue formatting rules. Covers character name formatting, extensions (V.O., O.S., CONT'D), dual dialogue, parentheticals, and proper dialogue block structure. Use when: introducing characters, writing dialogue blocks, formatting character names, handling dual dialogue, or using character extensions. Source: bybren-llc/story-systems-template.

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