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6 Keys to Writing a Short Script
There are many reasons to write a script for a short film. Many emerging screenwriters will write, direct, and produce a short film to use as a calling card for their feature screenplays, either as a proof of concept for a specific feature script or ...
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How 'Space Cadet' Writer Turns Headlines into Female-Centric Comedy
Space Cadet is a new coming-of-age comedy starring Emma Roberts as Rex, a spunky young woman who’s always dreamed about becoming an astronaut and going into space. Unfortunately, her trajectory is thwarted when her mother passes away. Feeling a deep ...
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Character Breakdown: Will Homelander Get a Redemption Arc in 'The Boys'?
The Boys is a chaotic and violent satire that explores a world where superheroes abuse their powers—and the most powerful supe of all is Homelander (Antony Starr). With abilities like superhuman strength, speed, hearing, and sight (including x-ray vi...
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Why Feedback Is Vital for Every Screenwriter
Getting feedback on what you’ve written is vital to the screenwriting process. You will likely rewrite your script a few times after reading it. However, after you’re happy with what you wrote and decide your script is finished, it’s still a good ide...
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This Is What Managers Look for in a Script
These days it’s uncommon for a screenwriter to sell a script or get an agent without being repped by a manager beforehand. Management companies have become the de facto filtering system of the screenplay marketplace.
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Screenwriter Spotlight: How Anna Klassen Turned Competition Wins into a Thriving Career
Finding your way into the Hollywood screenwriting circle is one of the hardest hurdles any aspiring writer has to face. However, there are several ways to break in. One of them is screenwriting competitions.
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3 Writing Lessons from 'Orphan Black: Echoes' Showrunner Anna Fishko
Who doesn't love a story identity, mysterious pasts, and...4D-printed body parts? Anna Fishko, showrunner and Executive Producer of sci-fi thriller Orphan Black: Echoes, pulls out all the stops in this expansion of the Orphan Black world, twisting pe...
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The Bricks of Breaking In: How 'S.W.A.T' Co-Ep Kent Rotherham Found His Voice in the Writers' Room
There are many avenues writers can take on their journey to becoming a television writer. One significant pathway is going the assistant route and working up the ranks to staff.
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Write On: 'Inside Out 2' Co-Writer Dave Holstein
In this episode of Final Draft's Write On podcast, we talk with Dave Holstein, co-writer of the upcoming Disney/Pixar sequel Inside Out 2, which takes us back into the mind of a now teenage Riley as she navigates a whole new crop of personified emoti...
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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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