A Must For The Serious Screenwriter

Final Draft is a must for a serious screenwriter. It is the number one selling screenwriting software available today. It is highly recommended by such names as Tom Hanks (“Forrest Gump”, “Toy Story”, “Saving Private Ryan”), Ben Stiller (“There’s Something About Mary”, “Night At The Museum”), Alan Ball (“American Beauty” ,“Six Feet Under”(TV)), and Stuart Beattie (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: “Curse of the Black Pearl”) to name a few.

Final Draft is a word processor that is designed for writing movies, television dramas and stage plays. It is both a word processor and a screenplay formatting tool. This combination allows for the writer to concentrate on what is being written rather than having to worry about how it appears on the page. In other words, it actually helps writers to flow with their creativity without having to stop and focus on organizing their thoughts in the proper format.

Final Draft has many unique features such as “Smart Type” which remembers and automatically fills in character names, scene headings, transitions and more, “Panels” which allow for you to view your script, its outline and index cards all at the same time, and “Pagination” which automatically formats and paginates to industry standards.

Final Draft is an amazing program which can turn your ideas into a script for the screen. Although the software itself is great, the instructions on how to use it and get the most out of it are somewhat lacking. For the beginner, learning to use it can be confusing and a bit overwhelming. It can take countless hours just trying to understand all the different features and terms used in the software. And as for any writer, time is priceless, especially if it interferes with one’s creativity.

There are several tutorials especially written for Final Draft to help with the understanding process. They give clearer and more hands on instructions to help the writer get on with his writing. One such tutorial is mentioned below.

All in all, Final Draft is “the choice” for screenwriting. It’s the professional’s pick. For the serious writer, Final Draft is a must have writing tool and an essential element that can take writing to a whole new level.

By: Calie Renee

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Calie Renee' is a screenwriting expert and author of "Final Draft Explained", the #1 tutorial for Final Draft, the world's #1 software for screenwriters. Claim a free tutorial lesson today at www.FinalDraftExplained.com. You can also find Calie Renee' at her blog for screenwriters at www.FavorOn.com.