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Oscar-Winning Writer of 'Ghost' Explores Death Experiences on Film and in Life in New Memoir
The film Ghost (1990) is one of the most iconic love stories ever put on film. Who can forget Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore sensually touching fingers through soft, buttery clay as the song “Unchained Melody” is soulfully crooned by The Righteous Bro...
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Screenwriter Spotlight: How Joe Russo Broke into Hollywood Without Knowing Anyone
If you don't know anybody in the film industry, breaking into Hollywood might seem like an impossible feat. Oh, but you'd be mistaken! In fact, we chatted with Joe Russo, screenwriter of The Inheritance, Soul Mates, and The Au Pair Nightmare, about t...
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Why You Should Write a Nunsploitation Film This Year
Sydney Sweeney fleeing an evil priest with nefarious plans. Nell Tiger Free suffering dark, demonic visions across Rome. Virginie Efira exploring eroticism in the 17th century.
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3 Elements Casting Director David Guglielmo Looks for in a Script
There’s a lot to consider when thinking about how your screenplay will be received by a reader. A producer may consider budget, a director might think about how the script translates visually and a screenwriting competition judge will most likely be ...
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Make Your Movie, Sell It Later: Neon Picks Up This YouTuber's First Feature
Every screenwriter’s goal is to see their screenplay make it onto the silver screen. But how do you sell a screenplay in such an oversaturated market? It can seem like a daunting journey, but there is hope. Shelby Oaks, the debut documentary-found fo...
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Your Elevator Pitch Just Got Shorter: Writing Super High Concept Stories
The term “elevator pitch” has been popular in Hollywood for decades.
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Is ‘Apartment 7A’ Your Devilish Sign to Write a Satanic Horror Film?
After years of grappling with what to do with the 1968 classic Rosemary’s Baby, producers found a way to bring the evil incarnate back to the silver screen with Apartment 7A. Screenwriters Natalie Erika James, Christian White, and Skylar James shift ...
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Write On 'Cobra Kai' Showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg
“We were all six or seven years old when [the first Karate Kid movie] came out. So all of us saw it in the theater and I think for all of us, it was probably the first time any of us had seen a movie where there was such an amazing twist that happene...
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'Primos' Creator Natasha Kline Uses Her Own Multicultural Family as Inspo
Most of us have at least a cousin or two. But Natasha Kline grew up with a whopping 12 cousins who’d all spend summers at her house in the L.A. suburb of Fontana, camping out in her room and creating quite a bit of chaos for the shy, introverted youn...
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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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