Bela Lampert

Optioned Screenwriter / Yoga Instructor

Using Highland Templates For Export Styles

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Templates In other videos we’ve already talked about that Highland, although it is mainly geared toward screenwriters, it can be used for all kinds of other writing as well. So, in this video we will look at how you can use Templates to change your...

Using Notes In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Notes Highland does have a notes feature, of course. And if you’ve taken Highland for a spin already, by now it should be pretty obvious that this is also done with a tiny bit of syntax that you just write into your document and...

How To Create Synopses In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Synopses Creating and handling Synopses in Highland is very easy to do. Synopses are short summaries of something - usually a scene, a chapter, or any other part of a story, book, or screenplay, that help you remember what that part is about. What many writers...

Structuring Your Script In Highland With Sections

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Sections If you’ve taken a look at the navigator before in Highland, you’re aware that you can use sections in Highland to create hierarchical structures. Let’s take a closer look at these sections and how they can help you structure your work. Creating Sections Basically, what you...

How To Use Revision Colors In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Revision Colors Highland does not come with full-fledged production features as some other screenwriting applications do. It is mainly built for the writing, not so much for the production process. It does, however, offer you some revision colors, which is quite handy if you are...

How To Add Scene Numbers In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Scene Numbers There are several situations where you would want to add scene numbers to a script. Usually this is done when you to into production, because the production department needs scene numbers to plan the shoot. But we often want to have scene numbers...

How To Use (Bookmark) Markers In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Markers Highland does a pretty decent job with showing you the structure of your document in the sidebar with sections, scenes, and other elements. But every now and then you will want to add some markers, or bookmarks so to speak, to mark up certain...

Final Draft

How To Back Up Your Script In Final Draft

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Final Draft Script Backup Imagine working on your script for weeks, months, maybe even years and then losing it all due to technical problem. A writer’s nightmare, isn’t it? It has happened before and we as creators are always at the risk of something like...

How To Add Watermarks In Highland

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Watermarks Sometimes, when you give a script away, you will make sure that that person doesn’t give the script to somebody else, or at least lower the risk that the script gets into the hands of a person who shouldn’t read it, or even...

How To Create Page Numbers In Highland (Headers, Footers)

[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text] Highland Headers, Footers, Page Numbers Let’s look at how to create page numbers in Highland. The function that we are using to create page numbers is the “Header” function that allows you to place certain information at the top of the page. Headers and footers work the...