Proofread your synopsis for style, grammar, and usage.Let the tone of the screenplay come across in the way you write.Include a sentence or two about your ending and how you leave the characters.Each paragraph needs to flow into the next, like a coherent story.Include the most critical conflict or events in the story.Give us the world of the story and how each character arcs.Define each act and what moment marks each act break.Limit your synopsis to one to three pages.So what should be in your synopsis? Movie/TV synopsis checklist: You want to build the best version of the story that covers the beats that matter in the world makes this work viable in the marketplace. I like to think of a screenplay synopsis as an extended trailer with an ending. When you're writing a synopsis, you want to cover each act and story beat that matters.
What belongs in your screenplay synopsis?
