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History of TV: The meta-comedy of '30 Rock'
Saturday Night Live has been giving audiences laughs and unforgettable performances for nearly fifty years. In 2006, SNL alum Tina Fey debuted 30 Rock, a bizarre love letter to her time on the iconic Lorne Michaels sketch-comedy and variety show.
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Writer Jean-Christophe Meurisse's ‘Bloody Oranges’ is unforgettable
Photo courtesy of The Jokers. Midnight movies can and should be absolutely unhinged. Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s midnight Cannes selection, Bloody Oranges, is no exception. It’s a send-up of the madness we are all dwelling in in the 2020s. No one is s...
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Scriptwriting Fundamentals: Learning the basics
Scriptwriting has been my life for 25+ years. It is both unbelievably complicated, as my decades-long quest to become a better writer attests, and at the same time simple. Why? Because there are fundamentals that are simple to understand and easy to ...
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Dialogue Choices and Dual Dialogue
In real life, people don’t speak in perfectly rendered and well-orchestrated dialogue. Not in most cases, anyway. The way we converse with others can vary depending on whom we’re speaking with: If we speak to an employer or authority figure, we’ll be...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Morbius’ tells a comic book Jekyll & Hyde tale
Dr. Michael Morbius is a genius. He’s a biochemist who received a Nobel Prize for creating synthetic blood that can be used in place of real blood, thereby reducing the need for human donation. This invention has saved countless lives, and yet he can...
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History of TV: In a galaxy far, far away, 'The Clone Wars' were.
Before Reylo—I mean, the sequel trilogy—revived the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered as a bridge between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. This prequel trilogy era cartoon debuted as a film first before becoming on...
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The Bricks of Breaking In: Krista Carpenter on finding representation
Seeking representation can feel like a mystery for writers. How do you know when you’re ready for a rep? How do you connect?
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Writer-Director Brendan Muldowney on his new horror 'The Cellar'
Photo courtesy of SHUDDER / RLJE Films. As a current Californian, I cannot remember the last time I walked into a basement. While in my home state of Michigan, every home is equipped with one. Some are fully furnished living areas and others are just...
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2021 Big Break Grand Prize Winner David Page on keeping the file open
David Page isn’t a stranger to prestigious screenwriting contests. As a multi-quarter finalist, semi-finalist and finalist for contests like The Academy Nicholl Fellowship, the PAGE Awards, ScreenCraft and the Austin Film Festival, Page’s scripts are...
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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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