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Write On: #BeTheChange with Writer-Director-Producer Micho Rutare
Writer-director-producer Micho Rutare discusses his deep note trailer for THX, how he broke into the industry, how his background has affected his career and much more.
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Tech Tip: Reformatting
Sometimes paragraphs in Final Draft are inadvertently misformatted – Action paragraphs mistakenly render as character names, Scene Headings look like Transitions, lines of dialogue look like Parentheticals.
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Write On with Matt Dy of Lit Entertainment Group
Literary manager Matt Dy discusses his tenure at Austin Film Festival as their contest director, why he made the move to Los Angeles to join the team at Lit Entertainment Group and more.
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Tech Tip: Breakdown your Script with the Story Map and Beat Board
Ah, the corkboard. The writer’s roadmap; a finite space for infinite ideas that will eventually become a blueprint for a script. For many writers (and writers’ rooms) the corkboard is an essential tool used for script-breakdown, note taking and more....
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Write On with 'The Nightingale' Writer-Director Jennifer Kent
Writer-director Jennifer Kent discusses why she wanted to tell this story, subverting audience expectations, her research process and more.
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Write On with Graphic Novelist Debbie Lynn Smith of Kymera Press
Graphic novelist and founder of Kymera Press Debbie Lynn Smith discusses her transition from novelist to television writer to graphic novelist, how she manages the global team at Kymera, her recent deal with The Smithsonian and more.
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Tech Tips: Using Bookmarks
Final Draft gives you several ways to move around in your script quickly – the Navigator panels, the Scene View, and the Index Cards.
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#BeTheChange - Write On with Screenwriter Teresa Huang
Writer-Producer-Actress Teresa Huang discusses her early start in activism, the role she sees People of Color playing in the current WGA negotiations, The Breakthrough Reading Series she co-founded and much more.
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Write On with 'Chambers' Creator Leah Rachel
Chambers creator Leah Rachel discusses the inspirations for the show, working with Netflix, the show's inclusive approach to its characters and more.
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