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The writing team for 'The Passenger' develops rich characters in their contained thriller
The Passenger, or La Pasajera, is a Spanish-language horror flick based on a screenplay written by Luis Sánchez-Polack. The film was directed by Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez.
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Rising through the Ranks: Comedy screenwriter Bri Morris
Screenwriter Bri Morris got her start in comedy doing improv in Chicago at the famous Second City and The iO Theater. Even before that, she was the kid who wanted to write jokes for her elementary school broadcast program.
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Alex Garland's 'Men' is more than meets the eye
Men is the latest outing from filmmaker Alex Garland (Ex Machina, The Beach). The reviews of the film have been all over the board and some less than kind, but Garland has absolutely made a film worth talking about. It’s also worth much more than a s...
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Faith-based filmmaker Brett Varvel on spreading The Word
Photo courtesy of Brett Varvel When Brett Varvel was five years old, he had an epiphany – he wanted to be a follower of Jesus Christ. As he moved through his teens and early 20s, he decided he wanted to become a filmmaker: little did he know that the...
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Write On with 'Bel-Air' Creator Morgan Cooper
Photo courtesy of Ginsberg Libby Set in modern-day America, Bel-Air is a re-imagination of the beloved sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, following a young Will Smith (Jabari Banks) as he makes his journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to th...
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The Blueprint for Your Script: Why and How to Write a Treatment
You have an idea for a movie, and you’re thinking of writing a screenplay. But do you immediately “take it to script”, or should you write a treatment first?
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Jane Becker on the sincerity of writing ‘Ted Lasso’
Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ Apple TV+’s hit comedy series Ted Lasso follows an American football coach (Jason Sudeikis) who is hired to manage a British soccer team, making up for what he lacks in experience with optimism, folksy charm, and biscuits....
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Rising through the Ranks: Ariel Relaford is climbing ladders and reaching back
Photo courtesy of Ariel Relaford Producer and co-host of The SCREAMwriters Podcast, MMA practitioner, and horror-sci-fi-comedy writer Ariel Relaford discovered “screenwriter Twitter” during the pandemic—and it’s a good thing too because what started ...
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Big Break® Screenwriting Contest: Anonymous reader shares 5 most common mistakes to avoid
For six years I’ve been a reader for Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest. The annual competition has thousands of writers enter with the hope of launching a screenwriting career (in both film and television). Every year finalists and winner...
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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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