Screenplay Dialogue Heatmap
See which pages are talky and which are visual. A bar per page from your Fountain or FDX.
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Zen Writer shows live page count so you can catch a talky act 2 early.
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Catch a talky second act
Each bar is about one page (~190 words). Gold is dialogue and parentheticals; the rest is action and sluglines. A long gold stretch usually means the scene is all talk. Visual scripts look darker.
Frequently asked questions
Is a dialogue-heavy page bad?
Not if that is the scene. The map is a pacing hint before you cut.