| Screen play software for professional | | | | and times. Enter just the first few letters and the |
| screenwriting that is endorsed by some of | | | | software will type in the rest instantly; this is how |
| Hollywood's biggest writers like Oliver Stone and | | | | you avoid typing reoccurring places and names |
| Syd Field is Final Draft. This screenwriting | | | | and save yourself a whole lot of time. |
| software is the market leader and most widely | | | | 3. Use the bookmark function that marks any |
| used script formatting program in the world. It is | | | | spot in your script so you can jump to it with just |
| also the most preferred program for script | | | | a click of the mouse. Do this by selecting |
| submissions amongst production companies. Final | | | | Document>Insert Bookmark and add a custom |
| Draft has a host of intuitive features that enable | | | | name in the Bookmark name field at the top of |
| a writer to focus on the story while freeing them | | | | the dialog box and click OK to apply changes to |
| from all the technical hassles and redundancy of | | | | the script. To jump to a Bookmark, choose |
| properly formatting a screenplay. | | | | Edit>Goto. Select the Bookmark you want |
| There are shortcuts and time savers inherent in | | | | from the list (Windows) or the pop-up menu (Mac |
| this program and many of them take experience | | | | OS). |
| to implement; here are some screen play | | | | Professional screen play software is a must when |
| software tips for Final Draft. | | | | submitting scripts to production companies for |
| | | | approval because it is what they use for writing |
| 1. The default font is a custom 12 point courier | | | | and editing screenplays. Final Draft is the |
| designed specifically to provide a thicker, better, | | | | preferred program, but Movie Magic Screenwriter |
| and properly spaced font. Do not change this | | | | is an acceptable alternative. Also, consider digging |
| because Courier is the industry standard font and | | | | into some good books on the art of writing a |
| is a per-requisite of script submissions. | | | | screenplay; titles like Screenwriting Goldmine by |
| 2. Learn to work with the SmartType feature | | | | Philip Gladwin and The Screenwriters Bible by |
| that keeps a database of scene headings, | | | | David Trottier to name a few. |
| extensions, character names, locations, transitions | | | | |