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Afro Horror: 3 Ways to Find Your Premise
A few months ago I attended a Zoom panel with Jason Blum (Blumhouse) where he answered questions from horror fans. One of those questions that caught my ear was from a young man who wanted to know if every story had already been told, and if there wa...
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‘Half Brothers’ Is An Empathetic Buddy Comedy That Examines the Struggle For the American Dream
There is nothing like a road trip to put an untested relationship on trial. Half Brothers is that trial for two brothers who’ve never met prior to their father’s death. The film embraces a lot of buddy comedy tropes: an odd couple, a road trip, bondi...
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History of TV: The One With the #ScriptChat About ‘Friends’
Happy (late) Thanksgiving, friends!
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5 Questions To Ask When You're Adapting
The film industry has been adapting stories from other media for as long as it has existed. While the practice is common enough, the actual adapting can be a daunting process. There are dozens of questions writers must ask and answer as they decide h...
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Matt Lieberman On Specs and 'The Christmas Chronicles'
Screenwriter Matt Lieberman wrote Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles as a spec script back in 2012. The script sat in development for six years until, in a twist of events that some in Hollywood might call a Christmas miracle, Home Alone director Chr...
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Write On with 'Palm Springs' Writer Andy Siara
'Palm Springs' writer Andy Siara discusses how the story evolved through the writing process, the tricky tonal balance the script strikes, and much more. The film stars Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti as two wedding guests that develop a budding rom...
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‘The Nest’ Takes a Brutal Look at Capitalist Destruction Via One Couple's Ailing Relationship
At its core, The Nest is a movie about longing. It’s about always wishing for more, in the wake of a childhood that was lacking. The film is also brutal in its look at love, lust and money, and filmmaker Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) likes i...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Monique 'Mo' Moshaty
Quarantine hasn't slowed Monique 'Mo' Moshaty down, as she works from home in her newly formed writers room; an all-female horror collective made up of four women from around the country. The group, which formed in March, is crafting a dark, sci-fi a...
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The 12 Steps of Kevin’s Hero’s Journey in 'Home Alone'
There are many great characters who famously embarked on Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey: Luke Skywalker, Neo, and Simba to name a few.
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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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