Here’s our weekly selection from the blogosphere. Keep informed by following me on Twitter (bottom of left sidebar). And don’t forget you can subscribe to our posts so you don’t miss any of this, ever. Bill Martell celebrates 50 years of NORTH BY NORTH WEST Take some
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Did you know there’s a Secret Weapon to improve your script immediately, in a matter of minutes? Final Draft has it, Microsoft Word has it. Every single word processor has it. It’s the “Find/Replace” function. Okay, perhaps it’s more like a ‘pass’ rather than a ‘draft’. Still,
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I have used the new release of Final Draft on and off for a couple of months now and I am reasonably satisfied with it. I have installed version 8.0.0., the latest available version at the time of writing. Because I work with clients who use a
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If you didn’t notice the error in the title, this blog entry is for you. I don’t usually reprint entire blog posts but I read this entry on Seth Godin’s blog – and sadly it applies perfectly to many aspiring screenwriters. When I get a manuscript or
Read more →In our series about screenwriting software, the people behind some of the leading titles contribute to this blog. Our guest this week is Eric McDonald, CEO of Zhura.com. While screenwriting is rarely credited as a driver of new technology, it certainly benefits from technical innovation. Screenwriters have enjoyed
Read more →Nafa – Choctops Meeting: 18/2/08 (Report by John Haly, Thank you to Tony Chu) Karel -a Belgian producer and script consultant – founded OZZYWOOD Films and The Story Department (which is a unique Australian blog and online resource for screen story theory). Karel headed production and programming
Read more →The first step for many aspiring screenwriters is to purchase a piece of pricey screenwriting software. Some call it retail therapy. You are not a screenwriter until you have made that sacrifice, until you have invested money in your career, right? I call it a waste of
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No post in September. I had other matters to attend to (photo). (For the whole story, you may have to brush up on your Dutch.) If you’re set in your writing ways and happy with your Underwood, just skip straight to the DVD Commentary section. Otherwise, here
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