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The Archetype: Screenwriter Debbie Moon combines creatives & character
Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema As a viewer of film or television, or a reader of an excellent story, we know it’s the character that keeps us engaged to the very end - to battle alongside them, to root for them, and to attach ourselves to them.
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‘The Last Victim’: How Naveen A. Chathapuram puts his directorial stamp on neo westerns
Photo courtesy of Peach Partners The Neo Western is a new take on the wild west films that starred Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, with bad guys claiming their hold on territory and heroes with questionable morals. The go-to Neo Western filmmaker of t...
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Write On with 'The Great' creator Tony McNamara
Photos courtesy of Anchor Media Strategy Commonly described as "anti-historical" historical fiction, The Great follows the comedic rise of Empress Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) and explores her marriage to Emperor Peter III of Russia (Nicholas H...
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Jewish American Heritage Month: History and hopes for future-Hollywood
Photos courtesy of Allison Collins-Smith When screenwriter Tehran Von Ghasri was a child, he never saw himself represented on the big or small screen. As a Persian, Black Jewish person, Von Ghasri felt alone in his identity and, at first, alone in th...
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Write On with 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Creator Joel Hodgson
Photos courtesy of Ginsburg Libby MST3K is back! Originally running from 1988 to 1999, Mystery Science Theater 3000 was revived in 2017 due to a crowdfunding campaign led by the show's creator, Joel Hodgson. The show follows a human test subject who ...
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Write On with 'Pam & Tommy' Co-Showrunners Robert D. Siegel & D.V. DeVincentis
Based on the incredible true story, Pam & Tommy tackles a major landmark in the early days of the Internet: the leak of Pamela Anderson's (Lily James) and Tommy Lee's (Sebastian Stan) sex tape. Co-showrunner DV DeVincentis discusses what surprise...
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Showrunner Steven Kane on honoring the ‘Halo’ spirit
The rest of the world is discovering what gamers have known for two decades: Halo isn’t just a great first-person shooter game that launched a billion-dollar franchise, it’s sci-fi at its best. Steven Kane serves as showrunner on Paramount+’s new ser...
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Behind the scenes with the showrunner and EPs of Hulu’s 'Candy'
Photo courtesy of Hulu Deep in the heart of Texas, where church bells ring on a cloudless Sunday morning, a dutiful housewife is late for her daughter’s play rehearsal. Where has she been? Well, she intended on going to the local Target, but her watc...
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Until the Wheels Come Off:' A bike race & documentary divides a team
Photo courtesy of MPRM When making a documentary, filmmakers often have to just let the camera roll and see what happens. Filmmakers Matt Dearborn (Even Stevens) and Rick Weis (The Office) unavoidably became a part of the conflict in the film. The mo...
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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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