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Sleepy Hollow' Co-Creator Phillip Iscove on the Evolution of a Hit Show
Phillip Iscove, creator of hit TV series Sleepy Hollow, talks about his early days at film school in Toronto, working as an assistant at powerhouse agency UTA for eight years, and how Sleepy Hollow was not just his first sale: it also saved him from ...
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Final Draft Insider View with Screenwriter Scott Neustadter
Scott Neustadter discusses how an internship was an incredibly valuable experience that helped to launch his career, and how his time working in development affected his screenwriting process. He also discusses his bi-coastal writing partnership with...
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Insurgent' Screenwriter Brian Duffield talks writing for the hit franchise
A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Brian Duffield burst onto the screenwriting scene with his rom com spec 'Your Bridesmaid Is A Bitch', a Black List script that launched his career. Brian talks moving to Los Angeles after college, struggling to m...
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The Knick' creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler talk research and working with Steven Soderbergh
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to the podcast click here. To listen to o...
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How To Train Your Dragon 2' Writer/Director Dean DeBlois Discusses Animation
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to the podcast click here. To listen to o...
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Final Draft Insider View with the team behind Birdman
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. Pete D’Alessandro: This is the Final Draft Insider ...
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Final Draft Insider View with Filmmaker Andrew Jenks
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to this podcast click here. To listen to ...
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Jason Dean Hall writes the controversial true story of Chris Kyle's life in 'American Sniper'
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to the podcast click here. To listen to o...
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Final Draft Insider View with Daniel Vang and Christopher Lockhart
This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to this podcast click here. To listen to ...
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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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