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Notes from the script editor.
Thoughts, release stories and the occasional trick from working with ScriptZ. Set in script format - just like the editor itself.
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Screenplay format: what goes where, and why it's so strict
Slugline, Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthetical, Transition. What each block does, what it looks like, and why screenplay format isn't fashion but an agreement with production.
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Screenwriting software beyond Final Draft - what else is out there
Final Draft is the industry standard, but it's not the only option. An honest overview: what Celtx, WriterDuet, Highland, Trelby, Fade In and ScriptZ each do well, where they fit and where they don't.
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Writing a logline: the one sentence before the screenplay
A logline is the sentence that sells your screenplay. What goes in, what doesn't, how to recognise a bad one, and why you write it first instead of last.