End a script

[uncle_al]

I would do "FADE OUT."

Hey, no harm, no foul... it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Nonetheless, I bow to your experience, knowledge, and charm...

Cheers!
Al B.

[ScriptNurse]

I would do "FADE OUT."

[uncle_al]

Can u guide me how to end the script? Any suggestions or advice are invited.

You've written it so that all (or, at least, most) of the questions raised in the script are answered.
You have a satisfying last scene.
The standard protocol is, on a new line, set for a Transition (right-justified, all caps) "FADE TO BLACK." (As Don said, "Don't forget the period.")

That should do it.

Cheers!

Al B.

[Hudson2spear]

Can u guide me how to end the script? Any suggestions or advice are invited.

[Aya]

Thank you for this. It's good to know.

Aya

[ScriptNurse]

There is no such thing.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO BIND SCRIPTS. ...

1. 3-hole punch the script pages
2. Use white index card stock for the front and back covers, 3-hole punch
3. Bind using TWO ONLY Acco #5 brads, one in the top, one in the bottom, leave the center one empty
4. DO NOT PRINT ANYTHING ON THE COVERS.

That's it.

[Aya]

Since we are on the topic of perfection and pretentiousness, how would you suggest to bound the script in the most appropriate and best presentable way? should it be a spiral bound? or are there better more acceptable ways? 

[uncle_al]

Hey, I know the drill...
I'm not pompous, I'm pedantic... there's a difference.  Let me explain it to you...

Cheers!
Al B.

[Aya]

Yes! I'm old school as well. Thanks for all the help. I know it might look silly but there's nothing about these little things and I am a bit pedantic about those sort of things and like to do them right and proper (in an old school kinda way)

Aya

[uncle_al]

Try converting the element to a "title", which is centered.  I believe it's 4 blank lines after FADE OUT. before THE END ... but I'm older school.  You CAN use one ---OR--- the other.

And there's nothing wrong with being "older" school.
Sometimes you don't have to fix it, because it ain't broke.

Think about it...

Cheers!
Al B.

[ScriptNurse]

Try converting the element to a "title", which is centered.  I believe it's 4 blank lines after FADE OUT. before THE END ... but I'm older school.  You CAN use one ---OR--- the other.

[rnbrewer]

Is there a way to get Final Draft to format THE END the way you have it, Don?

[ScriptNurse]

It would look something like this:

Some clever action description goes here.

FADE OUT.

THE END

Note that FADE OUT includes a period, just as FADE IN includes a colon.

[Aya]

Ohh thank you this has been very helpful. I appreciate it.

[rnbrewer]

It just so happens I'm an FD user. For some reason, Final Draft always treats the title page as a separate document which linked to the main document. However, if you save it as a PDF file it SHOULD automatically include the title page with the script as one would expect it to look. You may have to fiddle with the settings though in order to get it to work. There should be a "Include Title Page" option in your Save or Print options.

As for the use of THE END, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Not every script has it. A lot of scripts I've read simple end with the classic transitions "FADE OUT" or "FADE TO BLACK". FD doesn't include any specific options for including THE END. I use it all the time with my scripts because I feel it gives them ultimate closure, however, if you would like to write it in then you could simply CTRL 6 on the keyboard to enter a transition and instead of writing FADE OUT you simply write THE END. Not sure if this is the proper formation for THE END, but if it looks funny to you then you could go with CTRL 1 and enter THE END as a scene heading.