Ever wonder how filmmakers like Alan Ball ("American
Beauty"), Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient"), and Christopher McQuarrie
("The Usual Suspects") write those superb scripts? Where does it come from?
Outer Space? Divine Intervention? While they are sitting on the toilet? I can't
tell you because I don't know. What I do know is what they used to pen
their great cinematic masterpieces. Writing scripts will never be the same
again thanks to "Final Draft 6.0."
"Final Draft 6.0" for Macintosh or Windows is a Godsend for screenwriters or
anyone who wants to learn how to write a script. Recommended by the Writer's
Guild of America West, "Final Draft 6.0' is a program that formats movie,
television and even stage plays in the format that professional studios and
offices look for. The number one reason most scripts are turned away or
discarded into the dreaded pass file is they are not in the correct and proper
format. "Final Draft" completely eliminates this formality and allows even the
most novice writer to learn how to develop and build a script. There are
several samples and templates to choose from and they will lead you through
how to write your script into the proper format.
The program also cuts your writing time in half. Guaranteed. Writing one
scene might take you two hours or more, but "Final Draft" will cut your time
down to an hour or less. Using your enter button on your keyboard, you can
quickly scroll through options like scene heading, character, dialogue,
action, etc... And with a simple tap of the appropriate button, "Final Draft"
will put your writing in place without you having to waste time mindlessly
tabbing and returning trying to line everything up. It formats and paginates
automatically!
Being a screenwriter myself and a member of RU's ROC-TV, I purchased this
program, and it has my seal of approval and more. It has helped me not only in
my media classes and playwriting classes, but also in my personal writing as
well.
"Final Draft 6.0" goes for around $199.95 from www.finaldraft.com. If you are a
student, you can easily get a student discount and knock nearly $80 and
sometimes more off the price, depending on where you purchase the program from.
Mark my words, it is completely worth it. The secret is out and no longer does
it belong to big-time Hollywood.
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Andrew "Shaggy" Kinback is PR for Whim and also a Staff Writer. He eats whole containers of raw cake frosting and watches horror movies daily.
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