Speed Up Your Writing With Final Draft 12’s “SmartType”
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Speed Up Your Writing With SmartType Lists In Final Draft In this article we’re going to have a look at SmartType lists and how they can speed up your writing by automatically filling in elements that you’re using on a regular basis in...
Pirate Movies Are Dead
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Pirate Movies Are Dead And then “Pirates of the Caribbean” came along and created a billion-dollar franchise. We often think in terms of limits that others pose. And for years, and maybe even decades everyone said, pirate movies are dead. But in reality that was not what they...
Using Macros In Final Draft 12 To Speed Up Your Writing
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Macros In Final Draft In this lesson we’re going to have a look at Macros. This is another method to speed up your writing process because Macros can create script elements more quickly than having to type them every time you need them. Macros are essentially...
Checking Your Script For Formatting Errors In Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] The Format Assistant In Final Draft 12 In this lesson we’ll look at the format assistant. The format assistant is a very useful tool that keeps you from sending out your script with formatting issues. When you’re done writing your script you’ll most likely want to...
How To Reformat Your Script Quickly In Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65873"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Reformatting Your Script With Final Draft 12 Sometimes, you run into a situation where you might want to or need to assign many script elements to another element, for example if an import from another text format has gone wrong. In this case it would be...
A Writer’s Tactical Retreat
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] A Writer's Tactical Retreat The term “tactical retreat” comes from the military. It describes a situation in a fight where you decide to retreat because you realize that out of whatever reason the enemy forces are too strong at this point and you should withdraw. But you’re...
The Frustration Of Waiting
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] The Frustration Of Waiting I went to collect something from the post office the other day. And because of COVID restrictions there was a long cue outside the building. And there was one guy who was obviously very agitated because he had to wait. I was outside...
Fade In vs. Final Draft – Which To Buy?
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="66973"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Which One Is Better? Final Draft Or Fade In? OK, so in this article I want to compare the two quite popular screenwriting applications Final Draft and Fade In and give you my opinions. Things In Common But before we dive into the differences, let’s real quick...
Let Final Draft 12 Read Your Script Back To You – The Narrator
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Using The Final Draft 12 Narrator Oftentimes when you’re writing, especially with a dialogue line, it’s not easy to judge how this line will sound if someone says it out loud. That’s why Final Draft includes a so-called “Narrator”. The narrator - as the same suggests -...
MOREs and CONTINUEDs in Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Set And Use MOREs And CONTINUEDs In Final Draft 12 Final Draft gives you the possibility to show additional information in the header or the footer of a page, among others, MORE’s and CONTINUED’s. There are different opinions out there whether you should use...