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How I Broke In: Douglas Soesbe
It’s been said that a new door opens into Hollywood every day, you just need to figure out how to be in front of the door that opens. There is no set path to success in the film industry. Writers break into Hollywood in countless different ways; cont...
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How I Broke In: Brian Duffield
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Meet Jaclyn, Sales Associate, Final Draft
Sales Associate Jaclyn is a multitasking maniac who always provides customer service with a smile. If you’ve ever called the U.S. or International sales line with a question, odds are it was Jaclyn who answered and brightened your day. She also handl...
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Emma Donoghue on adapting her novel Room into a feature film: “For every loss there is a gain.”
By Shanee Edwards
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Insurgent' Screenwriter Brian Duffield talks writing for the hit franchise
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to the podcast click here. To listen to o...
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Sleepy Hollow Co-Creator Phillip Iscove on the Evolution of a Hit Show
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to the podcast click here. To listen to o...
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How I got my 1st network TV writing job
There are more brain surgeons then there are professional television writers. I don’t know if that’s actually a true statement but it’s something I tell people and it sure does feel true. When I was 17 years old, in my mind, I decided to become a pro...
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Extracurricular Part II: Turtles
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2013 Big Break Action/Adventure winner Mike Scannell sells spec “Scarecrow” to Screen Gems
Sony's Screen Gems has bought Mike Scannell's horror-thriller "Scarecrow" with Unbroken Pictures producing. Scannell’s spec script, set at a remote lake house, revolves around a mother and her two young daughters who must fight for survival after fal...
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What’s new in Final Draft 13?
WRITING GOALS &
PRODUCTIVITY STATS
Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level
TYPEWRITER
A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus
EMOJI
Craft more realistic onscreen text exchanges and make your notes more emotive
And so much more, thoughtfully designed to help unleash your creativity.
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