Make a new Word document file for your first TV commercial script sample.
Write the title or project name of the TV commercial and its running time on the upper left part of your Word document. Sometimes, others also add the product name and the director's name to provide more information. If your TV commercial script sample has more than one page, put a page number as well.
Add a table right below the project name and other information you initially placed on the document. This table must consist of two rows and two columns. The first row should have a single space where you can place your headers. The second row should have most of the space in the document, as your script will be placed there. You can first format the two columns to have equal spaces, then finalize the formatting after you finish writing your script.
Use the first row to write the headers. This first row is actually divided into two, as you made a table made up of two rows and two columns. Write "Audio" on the left part of the first row, and "Video" on the right part of the first row. This also means that the "Audio" part will be the header for the left column and the "Video" part will be the header for the right column.
Write all speaking lines or voiceovers under the "Audio" column. Write them in the order they will appear on the script.
Write each shot description explaining what happens in the story under the "Video" column. Make sure you align each shot with the accompanying speaking lines or voiceovers placed under the "Audio" column. Write a shot number before each shot description, then include the type of shot to be used. For instance, if the first shot is a close-up shot of the product, the shot number and description should be: "1. CU of product." Other widely used shot abbreviations include "XCU" for extreme close-up, "MS" for medium shot, "LS" for long shot and "POV" for point-of-view shot.
Continue listing down each shot description, speaking line and voiceover on the appropriate audio and video columns until you finish the script.
Finalize your column's formatting. If the left (audio) column has more text than the right (video) column, adjust the table to allot more space for the left column. If it's the other way around, adjust accordingly. This helps you save space on the document, and it also makes your script easier to read.
Make a new Word document file, then use this to make your next script sample. Use the same formatting for this and the rest of the script samples you will make.