I have been terrible at posting. I know. But I just want to share that I downloaded Celtx last night and wow! I will probably end up getting Scrivener anyway, but this is awesome! Whee! Exclamation point
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I am actually producing an indie feature for Animal Planet about a dog who saves Christmas. Go figure. :P
Celtx is more intuitive than Final Draft for me.
Industry-wide though, you need to be able to open .fdr and .fdx files, but that's "industry." And production companies usually foot the bill for the software.
Celtx is the screenwriting software choice for film students as it doesn't cost anything and everyone can share their raw files. It is also very popular on the indie circuit here, because, again, it saves precious production dollars.
Now, there is a group of students who are worried that "not knowing Final Draft" won't land them an industry gig should realize that learning Final Draft is four hours reading the help file. My first gig was doing script revisions and scene numbering, the producer said they needed a "Final Draft expert" and I said "that's me."
I then read the help file on "revision mode" and "scene numbering." Cha-ching, five hundred dollars.
The most important thing with any app though, if it is being used for film production, is people follow "industry practices" so that script can be used (or transitioned) very easily into a production script. I.e. the script needs to match the breakdown, the breakdown needs to match with the call sheets, etc.
Yay! Babbehs! I knew there was one on the way, and considering the time frame figured they had arrived. Name? Size? I need detailed specs. Pics are good. ;-) How are you liking being a dad?
I agree about help files. They are your friend.
Also, I should probably point out that this is actually for a graphic novel script, so as long as I can get a PDF in the end, I am probably set. So Celtx is a win!
I am actually producing an indie feature for Animal Planet about a dog who saves Christmas. Go figure. :P
Celtx is more intuitive than Final Draft for me.
Industry-wide though, you need to be able to open .fdr and .fdx files, but that's "industry." And production companies usually foot the bill for the software.
Celtx is the screenwriting software choice for film students as it doesn't cost anything and everyone can share their raw files. It is also very popular on the indie circuit here, because, again, it saves precious production dollars.
Now, there is a group of students who are worried that "not knowing Final Draft" won't land them an industry gig should realize that learning Final Draft is four hours reading the help file. My first gig was doing script revisions and scene numbering, the producer said they needed a "Final Draft expert" and I said "that's me."
I then read the help file on "revision mode" and "scene numbering."
Cha-ching, five hundred dollars.
The most important thing with any app though, if it is being used for film production, is people follow "industry practices" so that script can be used (or transitioned) very easily into a production script. I.e. the script needs to match the breakdown, the breakdown needs to match with the call sheets, etc.
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I agree about help files. They are your friend.
Also, I should probably point out that this is actually for a graphic novel script, so as long as I can get a PDF in the end, I am probably set. So Celtx is a win!
Thanks again for your help.
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