Fountain Examples
Real scripts showing Fountain in action.
Basic Scene
A simple scene with action, dialogue, and parentheticals.
Fountain
INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY Rain streaks the window. ANNA (30s, tired) sits alone, stirring a cold coffee. The door CHIMES. MARCUS (40s, disheveled) spots her. Hesitates. Walks over. MARCUS This seat taken? ANNA (without looking up) It's a free country. He sits. Long silence. MARCUS I got your message. ANNA Which one? I sent twelve. MARCUS (beat) All of them.
Title Page
How to format the front page of your screenplay.
Fountain
Title: THE LAST GOODBYE
Credit: Written by
Author: Jane Smith
Source: Based on the novel by John Doe
Draft date: December 2025
Contact:
Jane Smith
jane@example.com
555-123-4567
INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
FADE IN: Action Sequence
Fast-paced action with transitions and emphasis.
Fountain
EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT SARAH sprints across the gravel. Behind her, FOOTSTEPS. She reaches the edge. Looks down. **Ten stories.** SARAH (to herself) Don't think. Just jump. She backs up. Runs. LEAPS-- CUT TO: EXT. ADJACENT ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS Sarah CRASHES onto the next building, rolls, keeps running. PURSUER (O.S.) You can't run forever! SARAH (over her shoulder) Watch me. SMASH CUT TO:
Dual Dialogue
Two characters speaking simultaneously.
Fountain
INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY They stand on opposite sides of the room. EMMA I never want to see you again! ^JACK I'm sorry, I love you! Silence. Neither moves. EMMA (quietly) Then why did you leave? ^JACK (quietly) I was afraid.
Montage
A sequence of short scenes.
Fountain
INT. GYM - DAY # TRAINING MONTAGE = Rocky-style preparation sequence. A) WEIGHT ROOM - Mike struggles with the bar. Drops it. B) TRACK - Mike runs. Stops. Hands on knees. Gasping. C) WEIGHT ROOM - Mike tries again. Lifts it. Barely. D) TRACK - Mike runs. Doesn't stop. E) WEIGHT ROOM - Mike benches with ease. Adds more weight. F) TRACK - Mike sprints past the finish line. Keeps going. END MONTAGE
Notes & Comments
Writer notes that won't appear in final output.
Fountain
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY [[LOCATION: Stage 4]] DOCTOR I'm afraid the news isn't good. [[NOTE: Consider making this a single shot, no cuts, to build tension.]] PATIENT How long? DOCTOR (hesitates) Six months. Maybe less. /* ALTERNATE VERSION - MORE HOPEFUL: DOCTOR There's a new treatment. Experimental. It's risky, but... PATIENT But there's a chance? DOCTOR There's always a chance. */
Full Short Script
A complete two-page short film.
Fountain
Title: THE LETTER Credit: Written by Author: Your Name Draft date: 2025 FADE IN: INT. KITCHEN - MORNING ELEANOR (80s) sits at a small table. Sunlight through lace curtains. A cup of tea, untouched. An ENVELOPE in her hands. Yellowed. Old. She traces the handwriting on the front. Smiles. ELEANOR (V.O.) Sixty years. I kept it sixty years. She opens it. Carefully. Like it might crumble. INSERT - THE LETTER Handwritten. Faded blue ink. "My darling Eleanor, If you're reading this, I didn't make it home..." BACK TO SCENE A tear rolls down her cheek. She's still smiling. ELEANOR (whispers) I never stopped waiting, Henry. She folds the letter. Places it against her heart. ELEANOR (V.O.) Some letters you read once and throw away. Others you carry forever. She looks out the window. The sun catches her eyes. ELEANOR I'll see you soon. FADE TO WHITE. >THE END<