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Write On with LaToya Morgan, Liz Alper, Lindsay Grossman and Jacqueline Penn
Founders of the WGA Twitter staffing boost LaToya Morgan and Liz Alper, and founders of the Pre-WGA Twitter staffing boost Lindsay Grossman, and Jacqueline Penn discuss the current state of the industry for screenwriters, their efforts to signal boos...
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Write On with 'Dolemite Is My Name' Co-Writer Larry Karaszewski
Dolemite Is My Name co-writer Larry Karaszewski discusses how he and his writing partner Scott Alexander were approached by Eddie Murphy for the film, the long journey to the screen and more.
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Write On with 'The Terror: Infamy' Co-Creator Alexander Woo
Alexander Woo, Co-Creator and Executive Producer of AMC's The Terror: Infamy, discusses balancing the shifting tones of the show, how Japanese folklore inspired it, and much more.
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Write On with Apple TV+'s 'Dickinson' Creator Alena Smith
Alena Smith, Creator of Apple TV+'s Dickinson, discusses how the show uses modern language and music to illuminate its themes, why this isn't just a traditional biopic and more.
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Write On with 'Perpetual Grace, LTD' Co-Creator Steven Conrad
Perpetual Grace, LTD co-creator Steven Conrad discusses managing the different tones of the story, how he incorporates music into his writing and much more. Epix's Perpetual Grace, LTD is a modern noir drama which follows James, a mysterious young gr...
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Write On: 2019 Austin Film Festival Wrap Up
Recorded at the 2019 Austin Film Festival, we chat with Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont about Liza On Demand, now entering its second season on Youtube, and Ben Cory Jones about Boomerang, the new show he co-created with Lena Waithe. You can learn ...
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Write On with Motherless Brooklyn Writer-Director Edward Norton
Edward Norton, writer-director, producer and star of the new film Motherless Brooklyn discusses the long journey to get the film made, what makes a great adaptation and more. Set against the backdrop of 1950’s New York, Warner Brothers' Motherless Br...
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#BeTheChange - Write On with Kelli McNeil & Alexander Yellen of 'Daruma'
Writer Kelli McNeil and director Alexander Yellen discuss the Seed & Spark campaign for their new film Daruma, the personal origins of the story, why casting actors with disabilities was important to Kelli and Alex, and much more.
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Write On with Emergence Creators Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas
Emergence creators & showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas discuss their approach to writing the show, their influences while developing it, their work on previous shows and more.
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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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