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Adam Mason & Simon Boyes on Writing 'Songbird' During a Pandemic
Screenwriters Adam Mason and Simon Boyes didn't initially plan to write a movie about a pandemic during a pandemic. But when COVID-19 shut down the movie they had originally planned to shoot in 2020, they ended up doing just that with Songbird.
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Wander Darkly's' Unique Examination of the Memory of Love
Tara Miele’s new film Wander Darkly is reminiscent of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with some big final reveals that could be compared to The Sixth Sense, but make no mistake; Wander Darkly is absolutely a love story. The film opens with rest...
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Sing Me A Song' Chronicles a Buddhist Monk's Struggles With Internet Temptations
Sing Me A Song is a fascinating examination of what happens when an isolated community slowly but surely is exposed to the outside world through the internet and television... To the point that young monks are now aware of internet dating. While one ...
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‘Herself’ Portrays the Power of Human Empathy Through Constructing a Tiny But Mighty House
Herself opens on a child’s playhouse belonging to one of Sandra’s (played by the powerful Clare Dunne) children. Inside is an inscription listing a phone number and a request to call the cops. The house represents Sandra’s current and future salvatio...
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History of TV: 'Sister, Sister' Examines The Concept of Family on TGIF
Sister, Sister made it seem like suddenly discovering you have a twin sister is both the most wonderful thing in the world on one hand, and quite grateful you’re an only child, on the other. The ‘90s sitcom starred real-life twins Tamera Mowry-Housle...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: '2067'
When the year 2067 rolls around, the Earth’s population is all but gone. As plants died world-wide, oxygen levels plummeted, leading to suffocation and death for most of the planet’s inhabitants. One small holdout metropolis survives in Australia, li...
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Character Study Part III: How to Handle Ensemble Casts and Character Arcs
In the final installment of our character study series, we’ll dive into how to handle ensemble casts. But isn’t every cast an ensemble, in a way? In this case, it’s one defined as having multiple protagonists that contribute equally to the narrative ...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Soars As Latest Sexy Mystery
The Flight Attendant is an homage to throw-back filmmaking while also being a creation uniquely its own. Fans of Hitchcock, Mad Men, and any female protagonist with sitcom comedy chops (after all, star Kaley Cuoco did earn her stripes on Big Bang The...
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Write On with 'One Night in Miami' Screenwriter Kemp Powers
One Night in Miami screenwriter Kemp Powers discusses adapting his own play into a film, how his previous work as a journalist informs his screenwriting, the real history behind the film's events, and more. Inspired by real events, the movie is a fic...
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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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