# Slugline

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A slugline is the scene heading from the script: INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT. It should stay on the storyboard footer so frames never orphan from the script.

Last updated: 2026-09-13

A **slugline** (scene heading) is the script line `INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT` or `EXT. PIER – DAWN`. Import it with the script and keep it on the frame footer. Orphan frames (“that kitchen one”) are how takes get shot in the wrong location.

[Fountain and Final Draft import](/blog/fountain-and-final-draft-to-storyboard). Numbering: [shot codes](/blog/storyboard-numbering-and-shot-codes).

Related: [shot list](/glossary/shot-list), [storyboard](/glossary/storyboard).

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