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‘Survive the Game’: How James Cullen Bressack creates a standout Bruce Willis action film
Bruce Willis has about seven movies being released in 2021. Survive the Game is just one of them. With so many films entering the marketplace with the same actor and in action and/or thriller genres, it’s critical to make yours stand out.
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Writer-director Elle Callahan on her coming-of-age horror 'Witch Hunt'
The Crucible meets Fast Color is the best way to describe Elle Callahan’s latest coming-of-age horror, Witch Hunt. Set in a world where witchcraft is illegal, the story follows two practicing teens seeking asylum in Mexico. Writer and director Callah...
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Write On with ‘The Manor’ Writer-Director Axelle Carolyn
After suffering a stroke, Judith Albright moves into a historic nursing home, where she begins to suspect something supernatural is preying on the residents in this Amazon Original Movie. Writer-Director Axelle Carolyn talks about how her personal fa...
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Co-writer and director Vince Marcello on completing the coming-of-age 'Kissing Booth' trilogy
Elle and Noah have just one more summer together before they go off to college, and all the plans Elle had in mind for her future are slowly slipping away, one missed phone call from admissions at a time. As her deadline to commit to a university app...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Netflix's arresting and captivating 'Maid'
Maid is the long-awaited adaptation of Stephanie Land’s novel: "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive". The show was brought to Netflix by a team of heavy hitters; TV veteran John Wells (ER and Southland) steered a production team ...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ and the infamous rise and fall of a televangelist
When Tammy Faye was a young girl, she felt like an outcast. In a deeply religious family, she was the sole daughter of a divorced woman; her mother and stepfamily believed she would soil their name if she even stepped foot into church on Sundays. But...
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History of TV: ‘Glee’ never stopped believin’
Tackling Glee definitely gave me pre-writing jitters. But what struck me most is there’s nothing quite like a good ensemble show. They have a special kind of energy that sucks you in. Gossip Girl. Friends. The Wire. Wildly different genres with one t...
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Write On with ‘Vida’ and ‘Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Writer Taylor Orci
Taylor Orci is a TV and screenwriter known for their work on Vida and the Emmy-nominated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts on Netflix. Taylor is also known for creating the web video ‘Bitchy Resting Face’ that went so viral it got the term in t...
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Last Night in Rozzie' offers window to heal past traumas
Last Night in Rozzie is a personal film for the team behind it. Screenwriter Ryan McDonough hails from Roslindale, outside of Boston (the town, according to McDonough, was not as idyllic as it is today). McDonough wrote from a combination of personal...
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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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