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The craft of economic writing (AKA killing your darlings)
Less is… See what your clever brain did there? Go ahead and overwrite. Get it all out... No holds barred. Seize the day. Wring out that brain sponge all over the keyboard.
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Top Gun: Maverick'
After years of struggling to find the right formulas to create new content embracing the nostalgia for the 1980s, there now continues to be a flow of quality films and TV shows based on the intellectual property (IP) of 30-40 years ago. Over the last...
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How writer-director Lisa Azuelos shows love for the City of Angels
Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios There isn’t a lot of “fictive universe” in Lisa Azuelos’ latest film I Love America, Azuelos admitted when discussing her eighth film. The longtime French writer and director said she doesn’t know how to make a story ...
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Write On with 'Girls5eva' Creator Meredith Scardino
Photo courtesy of Ginsberg Libby Featuring an all-star cast including Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, and Renée Elise Goldsberry, Girls5eva follows a one-hit-wonder 90s girl group as they try to reignite their pop star fame while simultaneously having...
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Halo' is a masterclass for TV genre writers
Paramount+ has introduced its TV adaptation of Xbox's Halo to an entirely new audience while hoping to enhance the expansive world for its longtime gamer fans.
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How 'I Love That For You' co-creator Jeremy Beiler weaves multiple storylines
Photo courtesy of Showtime In Showtime’s new comedy series I Love That for You, we follow Joanna Gold (played by co-creator/co-showrunner Vanessa Bayer), a childhood leukemia survivor, who finally achieves her lifelong dream of becoming the host of a...
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Panning for Gold in Screenwriting Contests
When I first started writing screenplays, I wrote small. I came from a background of writing plays and sketches that I could produce and perform by myself or with a few friends. D.I. friggin Y... My sister (and screenwriting Mentor) Pilar Alessandra,...
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Cheer: The delicate task of storytelling without traditional scripts
After standing with arms akimbo, Maddy Brum brings one fist up in triumph. It’s beautiful. Anyone watching Netflix’s Cheer can identify her with aspirations and her desire to win. In between all the acrobatic and physical skills, there is a soul capt...
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Rising through the Ranks: Writer Eleni Rivera-Colon on digging deep to reach the top
Photo courtesy of Eleni Rivera-Colon Eleni Rivera-Colon’s social profile reads: “Small, nerdy, Puerto Rican sci-fi writer/director.” While that may sum her up on the page, in real life she’s got an energetic vibe that’s easy and engaging… with an edg...
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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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