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Final Draft...is it in you?

post #1 of 16
1/22/03 at 3:50am
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Having a hard time finding hits one without having to order it. Any suggestions other than Best Buy and Comp USA?

Also, how much does it run for?

- Fixxxer
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post #2 of 16
1/22/03 at 6:29am
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Agent FIXXXER:
Having a hard time finding hits one without having to order it. Any suggestions other than Best Buy and Comp USA?

Also, how much does it run for?

- Fixxxer
Yeah i couldnt find this either so i succumbed and bought the blighter.
You can pick it up for $189.99 from amazon.com which saves $60 on the normal retail price.
I highly recommend this program as (so im lead to believe) its pretty much an industry standard.
Pretty much all the writers/producers etc i know have it so it makes emailing a damn site easier.
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post #3 of 16
1/22/03 at 6:47am
Screw Final Draft, the ornery yet effective Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 (the official screenwriting software of Project Greenlight) is where it's at.
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post #4 of 16
1/22/03 at 1:07pm
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RathBandu:
Screw Final Draft, the ornery yet effective Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 (the official screenwriting software of Project Greenlight) is where it's at.
I wouldnt go that far but yes Movie Magic is also an excellant piece of software.
Also avalable at amazon.com for $189.99
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post #5 of 16
1/22/03 at 1:20pm
or on Kazaa for free.

if you're that sort of person.
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post #6 of 16
1/22/03 at 2:02pm
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RathBandu:
Screw Final Draft, the ornery yet effective Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 (the official screenwriting software of Project Greenlight) is where it's at.
please... i've tried both, and comapring MMS2000 to FD is like comparing a Hyundai to a McLaren F1: one is left behind by the other's power.
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post #7 of 16
1/23/03 at 2:06am
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Dave Davis:
or on Kazaa for free.

if you're that sort of person.
For free, I'll be that sort of person. But how does Kazaa work? I've never been to Kazaa before.

Thanx for all the tips guys. As I have much respect for the project greenlight chaps, I've heard that Final Draft is the one to go with more than any other software.

- Fixxxer
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post #8 of 16
1/23/03 at 3:57am
Microsoft Word all the way, baby. I'm not shelling out for some overpriced program just because the man says I need it.
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post #9 of 16
1/23/03 at 7:53am
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Mad Dog Mike is now three words:
Microsoft Word all the way, baby. I'm not shelling out for some overpriced program just because the man says I need it.
No one is saying you have to.
its horses for courses, you use what u want to.
Final Draft was the one i was taught on so thats probably why i have an affinity with it.
It does the job i want it to and does it well. Its the one my writing and producer friends use so its hadny when i want to email them a treatment etc.
But i certainly wouldnt slag off any other software product because of this.
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post #10 of 16
1/23/03 at 8:22am
I use Final Draft. It rocks.
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post #11 of 16
1/23/03 at 6:48pm
used to use Final Draft. switched to Movie Magic on advice from a screenwriter who actually makes a good living at it. now i prefer it much more
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post #12 of 16
1/23/03 at 7:06pm
I have been using MS Word since I don't have a job and therefore no money to purchase either Movie Magic or Final Draft.

So, can someone please tell me what these programs do? Do they just automatically set up the format for the writer?

I have to say doing a script with MS Word, I spend a hell of a lot of time doing the format changes and would love to not have to do that.
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post #13 of 16
1/23/03 at 7:32pm
Yep, they help in formatting. As soon as you start a new line, you get a menu asking you what you want to write (either Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthesis, etc), and it's smart, so it picks up on character names etc, so say you write a Trek script, once you've written the name Picard once, you'd only have to write 'pi' again to get his name up; the same goes for headings, etc. Also, if you type a name under Character and hit enter, it immediately readies to type dialogue.

It has also has nifty settings for scene notes, and the ability to quickly rearrange scenes.
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post #14 of 16
1/29/03 at 2:11am
Uh anyone know where to get a crack for Final Draft 6. I'm broke.
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post #15 of 16
2/6/03 at 5:32am
I have it and love it.
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post #16 of 16
2/6/03 at 4:05pm
It is true that you can set up macros on Word to pretty much do what the screenwriting programs do. The programs just make things much easier, and when you're as lazy as me, removing one more layer of "excuses not to sit down and start writing" is a very good thing. I recently got MMSW, and I like it alot.
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