You’re Not Behind
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] You're Not Behind Let me talk about two different writing course experiences. The first one was quite a big one, it went for over a year. We all had to turn in writing assignments on a regular basis, of course, and on that one, as far...
Using The Name Database In Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Final Draft 12’s Name Database In this lesson we’ll have a quick look at the name database of Final Draft 11. Names are a very important part of your script. Not only do you need to come up with a lot of them, they also...
Creating Your Title Page With Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Final Draft 12 Title Page In this lesson we’ll look at how to generate a title page in Final Draft. This is very important because the title page is the first impression someone gets when they open your script. You can access the title page editor...
One At A Time Or Ten In A Row
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] One At A Time Or Ten In A Row Getting Inspired has a lot to do with getting to know yourself. I just planned my schedule for the day. It’s something that I do either in the morning or on the day before. I prefer to do...
Managing Scenes In Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Final Draft 12’s Scene Navigator In order to get a good overview of what is happening in each of your scenes and which characters show up, speaking or non-speaking, Final Draft offers you a tool called the “Scene Navigator”. What the scene navigator does is it...
Listen And Repeat
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Listen And Repeat Let’s see if you know one of those people: There are people, if you ask them a direct question they give you an answer, just that the answer has nothing to do with the question you asked. Then you ask them again - the...
How To Make Use Of Unproductive Days
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Make Use Of Unproductive Days Sometimes things don’t wok out. That’s just the way it is. No matter how hard we try, how well we plan, how motivated and focused we try to be, on some days it just doesn’t flow. Sitting at the desk feels...
ScriptNotes In Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Add And Manage Script Notes In Final Draft 12 In this article we’ll have a look at the ScriptNotes Navigator. Oftentimes you or someone who’s reading your script will want to include different kinds of notes in your script. Let’s see how this works. In...
The Simple (Writer’s) Life
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] The Simple (Writer's) Life Until almost a year ago I was stuck in the daily treadmill of work. That in and of itself is nothing bad. Writers have a day job and it can even be one that you enjoy. Also, working lets you expand your...
Compare Script Changes In Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Compare Changes In Scripts With Final Draft 12’s “ScriptCompare” When you’re writing, over time most likely you will have accumulated several versions of your script with different changes or ideas. So, you might run into a situation where you want to compare two scripts to...