Bela Lampert

Optioned Screenwriter / Yoga Instructor

Final Draft

Headers and Footers in Final Draft 12

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="66973"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Headers and Footers in Final Draft 12 Headers and Footers in Final Draft can hold additional information that is important, depending on the kind of screen- or stageplay you are writing. The most common use of information in the header is maybe the scene number, but...

Stick To Your Own Rules

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Stick To Your Own Rules A couple of years ago I had a rough time. I couple of things happened in my life that led me into emotional turmoil and it was of little surprise that this started to affect my health soon. I was exhausted and...

Final Draft 12 Screenplay Formatting Elements

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Format Your Script In Final Draft 12 In this article we’ll look at the different screenplay elements that we’ve already seen before and see how to create them and jump from element to element quickly to keep in the writing flow. Most screenplay writing...

Moving Around In Your Script In Final Draft 12

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Move Around In Your Script With The “Go To” Tool in Final Draft 12 In this article we’ll look at how you can quickly find or jump to certain sections in your screenplay. Let’s suppose you’ve already written quite a lot of, at some point you’ll...

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Bookmarks in Final Draft 12

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Use Bookmarks In Final Draft 12 In this lesson we’ll learn how to use bookmarks so you can easily mark certain places in your script that you might want to refer to more often. The bookmark principle is the same as in most other...

How to Create Labels for TV Scripts and Stage Plays in Final Draft 12

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Creating Labels For TV Scripts And Stageplays In Your Script With Final Draft 12 What are labels? In this article we’ll have a look at labels. Labels are something that is not needed regularly by writers, it’s mostly for television shows, but you should be able...

You’re Never Done

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] You're Never Done I think it was John Lasseter from Pixar who said once, “movies are never finished, they’re just released”. I think there’s a lot of truth in that. Creative works have a life of their own. We as creators will always find something that can...

When The Dung Adds Up

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] When The Dung Adds Up There is a saying in German, it goes a bit like this: “Little livestock also creates dung.” What it refers to is the fact that over time, little things start to add up and therefore shouldn’t be neglected. And this, of course, is...

Screenwriting With Celtx

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Write Your Screenplay With Celtx' Free Version In this article I want to take a look at the free version of Celtx and see what the writing experience is like. When you create a new project, Celtx automatically creates a screenplay document, as well...

Keep The Spirit

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Keep The Spirit Yesterday I passed my Spanish exam. It was an advanced level exam and yesterday in the evening I thought back to the time when I had the with to learn Spanish someday and when I started out.  That was 7 years ago. So, yesterday, after...