How Not To Go Into Pitches
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How Not To Go Into Pitches I saw pitches completely wrong for a very long time. I thought when I pitch somebody, be it a producer, manager, agent, publisher, whoever...
Today’s Step Is Different
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Today's Step Is Different We’re writers. So, most days, the step towards our goals that we want to accomplish will have something to do with writing. But writing (or any other creative endeavour for that matter) is more than sitting on your butt and pressing keys. Most days...
Final Draft 12 Review – Should I Upgrade?
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Final Draft 12 Review Hi, this is Bela from the Writer’s Territory, and guess what, Final Draft just has come out with a new version, version 12. Which means, of course, I have to test it and let you know what I think of it. And just...
Where Do You Start?
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="64679"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Where Do You Start I read a newsletter from Seth Godin the other day. It had a great message that is very important to writers in my opinion. Instinctively we might know that but if we’re not conscious about it we might shy away from it. And that...
“Find and Replace” in Final Draft 12
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="66973"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] How To Use “Find And Replace” In Final Draft 12 Apart from the “Search Tool”, which is discussed in another article, Final Draft has another tool for when you just want to search for a certain word and character name. And this tool is the “Find...
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...