Fountain (markup language)

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>In 2004, screenwriter John August was looking for a Markdown-like syntax for formatting text documents into screenplay form. In 2008, he and Yousefi released <i>Scrippets</i>, a plug-in for <a href="/facts/WordPress/mrrCX1Fx">WordPress</a> and other platforms that allowed users to embed short sections of a screenplay in <a href="/facts/Blog/bb6awu2X">blog</a> posts and forums, using formatting hinted from plain text.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
</p><p>At the same time, Maschwitz, software director of Red Giant Software and co-founder of <a href="/facts/The_Orphanage_(company)/GTuAoRch">The Orphanage</a>, was working on a similar but more extensive project, <i>Screenplay Markdown</i>, that allowed plain text to be interpreted into a screenplay format.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
</p><p>When August and Maschwitz realized they were both working on similar text-based screenplay formats, they decided to merge their projects, and the result was <i>Fountain. </i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<h2 id="implementations">Implementations</h2>
<p>Fountain has since been implemented in several popular <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editors</a>, <a href="/facts/Word_processor/qAR7lagF">word processors</a> and <a href="/facts/Screenwriting_software/TrREydGQ">screenwriting applications</a>, such as <a href="/facts/BBEdit/vXArymXF">BBEdit</a>, <a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a>, <a href="/facts/JotterPad/I3wYgV57">JotterPad</a>, <a href="/facts/Scrivener_(software)/qRXGGM3v">Scrivener</a>, Slugline, <a href="/facts/Storyist/f6wt3ET0">Storyist</a>, <a href="/facts/Sublime_Text/8GzJSGEr">Sublime Text</a>, <a href="/facts/TextWrangler/vXArymXF">TextWrangler</a>, <a href="/facts/Trelby/5poS8xfG">Trelby</a>, <a href="/facts/Vim_(text_editor)/JXAYMDgt">Vim</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_Studio_Code/YsBDgKlK">Visual Studio Code</a>, Writer and many others.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Lightweight_markup_language/2N0GJx5b">Lightweight markup language</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_markup_languages/cM3FMDnq">List of markup languages</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://fountain.io">Official website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Fountain">Fountain on MediaWiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fountain.io/scrippets">Scrippets</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Fountain – A markup language for screenwriting". Retrieved 13 November 2021. <a href="https://fountain.io" target="_blank">https://fountain.io</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Introducing Fountain: Asked for advice on the best way an aspiring starlet could get into Hollywood, Bette Davis supposedly replied, “Take Fountain.” <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2012/introducing-fountain" target="_blank">http://johnaugust.com/2012/introducing-fountain</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>WordPress: WP Scrippets <a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scrippets" target="_blank">http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scrippets</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>prolost.com: Screenplay Markdown <a href="http://prolost.com/blog/2011/8/9/screenplay-markdown.html" target="_blank">http://prolost.com/blog/2011/8/9/screenplay-markdown.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>prolost.com: Fountain <a href="http://prolost.com/fountain" target="_blank">http://prolost.com/fountain</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>The Next Web: Fountain is a new markup language for writing screenplays <a href="https://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/02/09/fountain-is-a-new-markup-language-for-writing-screenplays" target="_blank">https://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/02/09/fountain-is-a-new-markup-language-for-writing-screenplays</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>NoFilmSchool: John August and Stu Maschwitz Release 'Fountain,' a Handy Screenwriting Tool / Markup Language <a href="http://nofilmschool.com/2012/02/john-august-stu-maschwitz-release-fountain" target="_blank">http://nofilmschool.com/2012/02/john-august-stu-maschwitz-release-fountain</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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