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Final Draft 13 Is Here!
Still the industry standard and market leader for screenwriting software, Final Draft is used by 95% of the film and television industry, and with good reason. For over 25 years, Final Draft has continually been updated to meet the ever-changing need...
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Write On: 'Dumb Money' Writers Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo
“When we were starting [to write screenplays], we were told, ‘Write your story, write your story, write your story.’ But our story is not that interesting. So, I would say, don't write your story necessarily, write the story that you fall in love wit...
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Web-Based Screenwriting Success Stories: Learn from the Best
As writers, we could all use some motivation from time to time (more like all the time). Finding inspiration from other screenwriters’ success stories can be a good starting point as it shows what you want to experience is actually possible.
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8 New Year's Resolutions for Screenwriters
2024 is upon us and it’s time to make a New Year’s resolution.
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Scriptwriting for YouTube: Best Practices for Grabbing Viewer Attention
So, you want to create a video for YouTube. And why wouldn’t you? YouTube has more than 2.7 billion active users as of 2023, which is one of the largest active audiences on the planet. It makes sense that as a creator you would want to take advantage...
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Write On: 'Blackberry' Writers Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller
Final Draft's Write On Podcast sits down with Blackberry writers Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller to talk about how they wrote this epic story of the rise and fall of the world's first portable email phone machine.
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Writer/Director Matt Brown: From a ‘Fun’ Start to Freud’s Last Session
It was a scratch-off lottery ticket and a stolen car, oddly enough, that set Matt Brown on the path to becoming a writer-director.
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Write On: 'Air' Writer Alex Convery
The film Air was released in theaters back in April – right before the WGA Writer's Strike. It tells the story of how the iconic partnership between Nike shoes and basketball player Michael Jordan came to be way back in 1984. It’s one of those partne...
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Write On: 'Saltburn' Writer/Director Emerald Fennell
“I like having sympathy for the devil. And all of them are devilish!” says Emerald Fennell about her characters in the new film Saltburn.
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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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