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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Heartstopper’ will jolt your heart to life
Photo courtesy of Netflix Heartstopper is the latest offering from Netflix in the rom-com category and this one feels extra special. It’s almost an anti-Euphoria while still giving the audience a euphoric feeling without sex, drugs, swearing, or booz...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: How 'Massive Talent' avoids being gimmicky
Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios A movie about Nicolas Cage starring Nicolas Cage — it’s almost the perfect role for someone like Nicolas Cage, who has been taking wild swings as a mostly straight-to-streaming actor of late. While he puts out several...
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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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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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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
At first glance, the premise of Everything Everywhere All At Once is simple. Nothing is more certain in life than death and taxes, and right, now unpaid taxes are coming for Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh). While working herself silly at her failing laun...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘RRR’ tells the tale of 1920s India
An epic three-hour film takes the audience on a wild and visually stunning ride as it follows two fictitious revolutionaries who achieve legendary status as they help fight for the independence of their country in 1920s India.
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: HBO Max's saucy and sweet 'Minx'
Minx offers a simple premise: Will a side of dick excite ladies enough to also read about politics, women’s rights, and the fact that single women can get their hands on birth control? The answer seems to be yes, but that isn’t to say there aren’t a ...
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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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