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Meet Jaclyn, Sales Associate, Final Draft
Sales Associate Jaclyn is a multitasking maniac who always provides customer service with a smile. If you’ve ever called the U.S. or International sales line with a question, odds are it was Jaclyn who answered and brightened your day. She also handl...
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Emma Donoghue on adapting her novel Room into a feature film: “For every loss there is a gain.”
By Shanee Edwards
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Extracurricular Part II: Turtles
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2013 Big Break Action/Adventure winner Mike Scannell sells spec “Scarecrow” to Screen Gems
Sony's Screen Gems has bought Mike Scannell's horror-thriller "Scarecrow" with Unbroken Pictures producing. Scannell’s spec script, set at a remote lake house, revolves around a mother and her two young daughters who must fight for survival after fal...
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Meet Writer X
Hi. I’m Writer X. I’m a working screenwriter in Hollywood.
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Extracurricular
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Screenwriter John McNamera cleverly structures Trumbo like Star Wars
By Shanee Edwards
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Burnt’s Steven Knight on writing unlikable protagonists: “It’s a balance”
By Shanee Edwards
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Big Break Finalist Rajiv Shah's "Run the Tide" now in post
First, Rajiv Shah's script Run the Tide was a finalist in the 2012 Big Break Screenwriting Contest. Soon, you'll be able to see it at your local cinema. Starring Taylor Lautner (Twilight), Run the Tide is the story of a drug-abusing mother who is rel...
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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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