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How do I end a script?

Direction?

“FADE OUT” ends many a spec script, but not all. The reason may be that “FADE OUT” is a transition, and a film's transitions are up to its director. When you finish a screenplay, tell your friends you “reached ‘FADE OUT'”, but feel free to end a screenplay with--well--“END”.

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