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The 'Holiday' Movie Takeaway: Audiences Are Shelling Out for Unique Narrative Over Brand Recognition
The holiday rush to post-New Year’s period at the box office saw some longstanding notions about the power of macro narratives hold firm, but perhaps more importantly, showed how micro narratives can take hold of the public imaginations—and that bran...
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Weekend Writing Inspiration: Getting Back To Writing After the Holidays
Even with the best of intentions to keep writing over the holidays, chances are navigating the various minefields can prove overwhelming. Besides, we all deserve a break sometimes! Here’s how to get back in the swing of things after a hiatus.
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Soothe Your Woes With Whiskey With 'Another Version of You'
Director Motke Dapp’s Another Version of You is a whiskey-soaked ride through a parallel universe as protagonist Diggsy Ellston searches for a place where his dream girl, Suzette, returns his feelings. It’s a great premise inspired by a novel Dapp pe...
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Rising Through The Ranks: Andrea Porras Madero
For Andrea Porras Madero, showrunner’s assistant on the Starz drama Vida, showing hustle and building relationships are keys to finding success in Hollywood. She has firsthand experience as it’s helped her thrive and move up the ranks within the indu...
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Write On with Co-Creators and Directors of 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open' Elle-Maija Tailfeathers & Kathleen Hepburn
Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn, co-writers and directors of The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open, discuss the inspiration for the film, the importance of representation onscreen, and much more.
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Jumanji: The Next Level' Finally knocks 'Frozen II' from the Top Spot
It's one week before the final chapter of the most popular and scrutinized narrative of our time opens, and this past weekend saw several attempts to grab the collective audience's attention before Star Wars, and then Christmas, take over. Some were ...
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The CW Stretches Narrative Structure To New Heights While Keanu Fans Rejoice At the Cineplex
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Scott Rosenberg, Writer of The New 'Jumanji' Franchise, Part II: Producing, Directing, And Playing With Cow Brains
“There’s nothing harder than producing hour-long television.”
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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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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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