Hollywood Screenwriter

Hollywood Screenwriter
by Write Brothers
Platform:   Windows NT / 98 / Me / XP / 95
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Hollywood agents producers and studio executives are waiting checkbooks ready for the next great spec script. But the first thing they notice about your script is the format - does this look like a polished professional screenplay? Should I read it? Or toss it? Hollywood Screenwriter has the answer - writing a perfectly-formatted spec script is a cinch with this easy-to-use program!System Requirements:IBM PC or compatible machine 486 DX or better CPU required Windows 3.1 or better 4 MB of available RAM 3 MB of available hard disk space 2x CD-ROM driveFormat: WIN 9598NTXP Genre: PRODUCTIVITY Rating:  UPC: 705868080255 Manufacturer No: 908035Show business loves its archetypes. One chestnut that won't go away is the image of the feverish screenwriter, hunched over a word processor, ideas flying so thick and fast that the chore of punctuation would invite creative disaster. Hollywood Screenwriter is a script-writing program that promises to simplify the mundane stuff--like proper script formatting--so creative juices can flow freely.

The only keys a writer needs to move between script elements in this program are TAB, ENTER, and (. Since scripts have a logic and order that's fairly standardized, the program can intuit what's next, placing time of day after scene headings or formatting for dialogue or a parenthetical after a character's name. This is a less-complicated program than some of the more expensive screenwriting programs out there, but it doesn't do as much as those other offerings either.

Hollywood Screenwriter is designed for writing spec scripts: speculative screenplays designed to get the attention of stage or screen producers. This program will help you format your script correctly, ensuring that it won't get tossed out based on appearance. But if someone decides to produce your masterpiece, you won't be able to make a production script with this program. Then again, if that happens, you might feel flush enough to go buy one of those spendy programs that does A and B pages.

No other place clings to dated stereotypes of how things are done quite like Hollywood does. Included in Hollywood Screenwriter's instruction manual are painstakingly detailed instructions on how to assemble a script correctly. Which begs the question: Are there really people out there who would reject a possible Oscar winner because it's not punched by a three-hole press and bound by two solid-brass Acco No. 5 brads? --Anne EricksonPut the final touch on your inspiration with this formatting program. It includes templates for over 40 television shows. Choose from Screenplay, Drama, Sitcom, or Stage Play formatting. Time- and energy-saving pop-up menus provide shortcuts that let you maintain your creative flow. End up with a finished product that looks and reads like the real thing. Read more

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Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite [Final Draft 7 & Final Draft AV2]

Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite [Final Draft 7 & Final Draft AV2]
by Final Draft
Platform:    Windows 98 / 2000 / NT 4 / Me / XP, Mac, Mac OS X
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Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite offers you an all-in-one screenwriting suite. This combination of screenwriting tool and audio/visual script processing offers you a full-featured solution to writing the best scripts and screenplays. You have a story to tell - let Final Draft help you write it! Includes Final Draft and Final Draft AV. ScriptCompare highlights changes in any two scripts, showing storytellers the differences between files Handles multiple revisions, setting off revised text with custom color and margin marks Scripts are interchangeable - If one is created in Final Draft or Final Draft AV 2.0, it can be imported into the other Make separate shots within a scene, add custom headers & footers and much more Scripts can be viewed in multiple layouts Pagination tool automatically formats to industry standards Storyboarding with Apple Keynote - Export text from a script to add to your storyboard 100% cross-platform -- Never have trouble switching formats between Windows and Macintosh again Read more

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Final Draft 7/Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop DVD Bundle

Final Draft 7/Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop DVD Bundle
by Final Draft
Platform:    Windows 98 / 2000 / NT 4 / Me / XP, Mac, Mac OS X
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Final Draft 7/Syd Fields Screenwriting Workshop is a great two-in-one shot of screenwriting applications! First, you'll learn how to write a professional screenplay. Then FInal Draft will handle the technical side, so you can get creative. This combination of powerful screenwriting software and effective writing workshops is perfect for any beginner. Take an educational journey into the world of writing, from the comfort of your home! Final Draft 7 automatically paginates and formats your scripts to industry standards Choose from over 50 television show, movie and stageplay templates as a base for your screenplay ScriptCompare highlights changes in any two scripts, showing storytellers the differences between files Read more

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StoryView

StoryView
by Write Brothers
Platform:   Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / XP / 95
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If you've ever struggled with the organizational part of writing a screenplay, novel, or sitcom, StoryView might be just the tool you need to start on your masterpiece. With its easy-to-follow timeline format, this package helps you organize your thoughts without jeopardizing an ounce of your creativity.

We found the package a bit intimidating at first. Even after reviewing the printed and online tutorials, the terminology and methodologies still seemed foreign and, to be blunt, oppressive. The screen tips that popped up didn't seem to explain what each of the numerous buttons did. A number of sample pieces offered some insight--Romeo and Juliet, Run Lola Run, and Huckleberry Finn were most familiar to us--although the biggest hurdle remained awkward navigation in the interface. The most helpful component was thankfully the Help menu, and after a quick review of the warmly written introductory material, we felt much better prepared to delve into StoryView.

Once we started plugging in our own plot, the package really blossomed. A basic knowledge of data hierarchy helped us quickly grasp the parent-child relationships that exist between acts, scenes, and beats, and, most importantly, how these can be manipulated. Color-coding of event blocks helped us quickly visualize where we had placed conflict, action, love scenes, etc.

The StoryView package seems most suited for commercial (or presentation) forms of writing--TV, commercials, movies, and the like that are time dependent. For writers of fiction, StoryView could best be applied in mapping out the story line and developing the interrelationships of the piece as a whole.

After entering most of our screenplay into StoryView, we played with the timeline, connections, and tracks. The timeline isn't only applicable to second-by-second commercial writing or movie layout, but can also be applied to any unit of time that you wish to use. The timeline lets the writer think beyond chronology and write beats in any order, be it plugging in a twisted ending or a car chase at the end of Act 2. Connections bind two (or more) units of a story together, ensuring that when you change or move one, the other is also affected. And tracks are the most enticing feature of StoryView: for authors looking to track a specific theme, relationship, prop, location, idea, or character throughout the story, setting up a track function will show you all instances where that element appears.

And if, like many writers, you like to see your work in hard copy for proofing, editing, and further reworking, you'll appreciate the reports available for output, which allow you to customize either the outline or timeline view on paper to include watermarks, specialized notes, timeline, and anything else you've seen onscreen.

Overall, StoryView brings a sense of direction and structure to even the most creative of spirits. --Emilie HerbstStoryView offers an effective way to plan and present your story ideas. It uses a timeline format that yields a clear, panorama view of your story, and includes many templates and examples. It can be used for screenplays, sitcoms, TV movies, commercials, stage plays, novels, and short stories, as well as live events, presentations, business plans, and historical timelines.

StoryView lets you create the elements of your story and arrange them on a timeline. You see what pieces make up your story, as well as how much time (movies, TV, events) or how many pages (novels, other stories) each piece occupies. Zoom back for a full panorama of your entire story, or zoom in to focus on the smallest detail. Take spontaneous ideas and place them at any point in your story's timeline--even if you don't know what comes before or after that piece. You add the building blocks of your story in any order and immediately see any gaps.

Create virtual index cards that contain unlimited text: items can range from a few words up to hundreds of pages. Story elements are easily manipulated and rearranged, regardless of their length. Visually track almost any kind of information in your story, such as character and thematic development, or plot twists. Print a map of your story: you decide how many pieces of paper you want your story to fit on--from a single sheet to several sheets, depicting the timeline of your entire story. You can even print your story's timeline on a large, continuous sheet of paper using a large format printer (usually available at larger copy centers). StoryView also prints standard reports that show the text of your story in outline or standard text form. Read more

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Movie Outline 3

Movie Outline 3
by Movie Outline Software
Platform:    Windows Vista / 7 / XP, Mac OS X
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Movie Outline is powerful screenwriting software to develop your story into a professional screenplay. It was designed and developed by a produced screenwriter to take the complexity out of the scriptwriting process, allowing you to focus on your story, structure and characters -- leaving Movie Outline to take care of the formatting. Its intuitive design is based on the principle of step-outlining which allows you to plan your cinematic structure, develop characters and format your screenplay scene by scene. With Movie Outline you can color-code your structure, use templates such as "The Hero's Journey" and compare the progress of your own story side by side with breakdowns and analyses of successful Hollywood movies that are included with the application. Movie Outline is unique because it offers what no other screenwriting software can offer, an all-in-one screenplay development package that takes your initial idea from concept to professionally formatted script. What's more, Movie Outline is 100% cross-platform which means projects saved on Macintosh systems will appear identical when opened on Windows -- and vice versa. Simply put, Movie Outline is the ultimate writer's tool. Read more

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Final Draft AV2

Final Draft AV2
by Final Draft
Platform:    Windows NT / 2000, Mac

5 used & new from $26.99

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FINAL DRAFT AV SCRIPTWRITING - SOFTWARE Read more

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Movie Magic Screenwriter With Free Book "The Screenwriter's Bible"

Movie Magic Screenwriter With Free Book "The Screenwriter's Bible"
by Write Brothers
Platform:    Windows NT / 2000 / XP, Mac, Mac OS X
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Writing scripts for film, television, and theater is usually a time-consuming task. There are many elements in a script (i.e. scene headings, character names, dialogue, scene breaks, etc.) that must be correctly placed in your script. Following these conventions is essential in making sure your script is receiving proper attention from agents, producers, and contest judges. Screenwriter works by your side, automatically formatting action, character name, dialogue, and other elements as you write your script. Read more

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