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The Screenwriter's Toolbox Part V: Using Final Draft's tagging functions
Final Draft has some amazingly advanced tools—like Beat Board—Tagging is another one.
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Our New Year’s #AMA with Saeed Crumpler is your guide to writing success in 2022
Rapper to screenwriter Saeed Crumpler—he’s a staff writer on Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors and co-wrote Hip Hop Family Christmas, on which Jamie Foxx was a producer—has climbed the Hollywood ladder through sheer hard work. The San Francisco State ...
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The Bricks of Breaking in: Showrunner Glen Mazzara on building your career and craft
It was the books showrunner Glen Mazzara (Damien, The Walking Dead, The Shield) read as a child that ignited a lifetime passion for writing. As a little kid, he started creating comic books and short stories — experiences Mazzara remembers fondly.
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Equipped, Part II: Joshua Feldman is 'This Close' to co-writing a deaf, Indigenous protagonist for Marvel
Welcome to part two of "Equipped," a biweekly interview series picking the brains of your favorite showrunners, show creators, EPs, and all-around legends. In part one, we toured the mind of Dan O'Shannon, a longtime member of the Writers Guild of Am...
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Write On with 'Spencer' Screenwriter Steven Knight
The acclaimed British screenwriter, showrunner and producer breaks down writing the haunting Princess Diana biopic for director Pablo Lorrain ( Jackie): "The instruction I gave to myself is that because this is a princess and it's a castle, it's a fa...
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Showrunner and producer Anthony Q. Farrell on leading Canada’s first Showrunner Bootcamp for BIPOC writers
Overlord and the Underwoods showrunner and producer Anthony Q Farrell got into writing for TV through theatre and has slowly figured out the rest over the years. During his time working in Canadian TV, he noticed accessibility and diversity issues, s...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Bring your EpiPen because ‘Yellowjackets’ has a sting you won't forget
Yellowjackets is familiar with its "Lord of the Flies" vibes, while also being wholly unique. It’s a mash-up of tones making for a wild ride each episode that's binge-able, funny, makes you want to dance, and then barf in the corner. Not to mention t...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: How ‘The Tender Bar’ creates a boy’s coming-of-age story around a local bar
It’s no surprise that The Tender Bar — the story of the book's author, J.R. Moehringer — actually became a published memoir because according to that memoir, there were plenty of people in his life who told him he should do it.
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Level Up Part I: Community
There’s nothing worse as a writer than feeling like you’ve hit a wall. Or worse, a plateau. That dreaded, sinking feeling that maybe you’ve gone as far as you’re gonna go. The good news is, whether you’re still in the early days of building a portfol...
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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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