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Write On with 'Black-ish' Showrunner Courtney Lilly
Coming off of an enormously successful eight-season run on ABC, Black-ish follows Andre 'Dre' Johnson (Anthony Anderson) as he tries to create a sense of cultural identity for the members of his family while raising his kids in a predominantly white,...
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A Screenwriter’s Guide to Social Media
Many A-list screenwriters utilize social media platforms like Twitter to promote their films and to interact with others in the film business, but is there any reason for a novice screenwriter to follow suit? In terms of self-promotion, there is a lo...
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‘Firebird’ co-writer-director Peeter Rebane on love in 1970s USSR
Photo credit: Herrki-Erich Merila | Courtesy of Roadside Attractions, LLC / The Factory. Why tell the story of Firebird today? Films can be used to hold a mirror to our modern times and use the power of storytelling to highlight the injustices and th...
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History of TV: There’s something about ‘Suits’
There once was a USA Network legal drama known for its fast-talking lawyers long before it was known for Meghan Markle, aka Meghan Duchess of Sussex, who played a paralegal on the show.
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Director Hanna Bergholm's 'Hatching' explores horror and motherhood
A nuclear family in the pristine suburbs of Finland smiles and waves to the camera. They’re held up by the matriarch affectionately known as Mother (Sophia Heikkila) and everything appears to be picture perfect…until a black crow literally swoops in ...
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Filmmaker Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet explores desire in ‘Anaïs in Love’
© Les Films Pelléas. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. What if as a young person you never questioned your desires, your mistakes, or the direction of your future? You just went full-steam ahead, no matter what. The writer-director of Anaïs in Lov...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways from the ‘Barry’ season 3 premiere
The end of Barry season two is grim, but the season three premiere is even darker. To refresh your memory, season two ended with Barry (Bill Hader) offing police Detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome), who happened to become the love of Barry’s acting...
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Five steps to writing your own superhero
Conventional wisdom might discourage a writer to pen a spec script about an original superhero. It’s all about established IPs and superheroes that audiences have a history with, right? But a spec script is about more than just selling a script; it’s...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ and writing sequels
He’s back. The adorable and witty blue alien hedgehog returns for more antics and innocent comedy in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. This time Sonic is joined by a plucky young fan named Tails who has traveled the galaxy to track down Sonic and save him. Meanw...
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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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