Screenplay scene in proper format

Write a tight, properly formatted screenplay scene with visual action, subtext-rich dialogue and a clear turn.

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Write a screenplay scene in standard format.

Logline or context: {{context}}
Characters in the scene: {{characters}}
Location and time: {{location}}
What must change by the end of the scene: {{turn}}
Tone and genre: {{tone}}
Approximate length: {{pages}} pages

Format requirements:
- Scene heading (INT./EXT., location, time of day), present-tense action lines, character names in capitals above dialogue, brief parentheticals only when essential.
- Show, do not tell: communicate emotion through behavior, objects and visual choices. No camera directions unless one is essential. No narration or inner thoughts.
- Each character wants something in the scene and pursues it through conflict. Keep dialogue short, indirect and character-specific.
- Enter the scene late and leave early. Build to one clear turn, then end on an image or a line that carries forward.

After the scene, add a 3 bullet "Writer's notes" section covering the central conflict, the visual motif and an alternative ending to consider.
Example output
INT. MOTEL OFFICE - NIGHT A buzzing VACANCY sign paints the room red. JOAN (40s, pressed blazer) counts cash into a drawer. LILY (30s, hoodie) leans on the counter, peeling a label off a beer bottle. JOAN Three rooms rented. Four if you count the one that's technically a closet. LILY Great. Love that for us. Joan closes the drawer. Notices a business card tucked in the register: HARLOW & KEENE, COMMERCIAL REALTY. Lily's handwriting on the back. JOAN Who's Harlow? LILY Guy who wants to... look at the place. JOAN Look at it. She turns the card over. A signed date. Last Tuesday. Lily stops peeling the label. The VACANCY sign flickers and dies. **Writer's notes** - Conflict: control versus escape. - Motif: the dying sign. - Alternative ending: Joan tears up the card, and Lily hands her a second copy.

Why it works

The turn and the 'enter late, leave early' rule give the scene shape instead of just talk. Paste the scene into a new chat and ask for a tighter version at one page.

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