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Final Draft 7 |
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I first researched how to write a script by reading a book on it. It told me
the act structure, plot development and everything there is to know about
writing a script. I even found a template for writing a script too! I sat down
and tried to write it. What a pain! The formatting is so different from anything
else I’ve ever written that it’s very time consuming to format a script in a
traditional word processing program. I start looking into programs that were
specifically created for scriptwriting and came to find Final Draft. While
looking at the features that Final Draft had compared to the other scriptwriting
software programs, I decided that it would be the one to buy. I found a package
deal that came with Final Draft 7 and Syd Field’s Scriptwriting Workshop on DVD.
I highly recommend getting the DVD workshop. I was brand new to writing scripts and his DVD really helped me get a really good understanding of how to write one. After watching his DVD and doing all the steps he tells you to do, I then sat down and started using Final Draft. I was amazed at how easy it was to write. It’s easy to format, you don’t have to use your mouse in the middle of writing, and there are quite a few tools built right into Final Draft that can assist in the writing procedure. Final Draft also allows you to save your script as a PDF file. This is one feature that is not found in any other script writing programs that I know of, let alone other programs not geared for this purpose! Do you need it? If you are going to be writing your own scripts, even if they are only say 10 pages long, then I say YES. You will save countless hours by using this software. Final Draft offers a free demo download - Click here to try it out
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