Final Draft Version 8

(as of 28/08/2010 03:26 - more info)

$299 $175

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Final Draft 8 combines powerful word processing with professional script formatting in one self-contained, easy-to-use package specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and..read more

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Everyone has a story. The problem is giving that story life. Final Draft is a unique word processing application that helps take your story ideas and make them ready for stage and screen.
Do you have the dream of writing and selling million-dollar scripts to Hollywood and Broadway, and achieving fame and fortune? The first step in realizing this dream is Final Draft, the same software used on nearly every television show, feature film, and theatre production. Using Final Draft is like knowing the insider handshake. It enables a new, aspiring writer to create a professional-looking script like those passed around in studio writers’ rooms. Scripts for sale are first judged by how they are formatted and how they appear. Final Draft has made it impossible for Industry agents to know the difference between a professional writer and an aspiring one. Dynamically compares two scripts and highlights any changes, allowing you to easily see the differences from one file to the next Over 50 television show, movie and stage play templates are included, complete with characters and locations Checks your script for common formatting errors, such as missing dialogue, extra spaces, carriage returns and blank elements Pop-up windows that can hold ideas, notes, suggestions or scene fragments without taking up space onscreen Write, edit and discuss a script with other Final Draft users in real time, over the Internet, anywhere in the world Have your script read back to you by assigning different voices to your characters. It’s like having a live script reading in your computer An interactive problem-solver with legendary screenwriting teacher Syd Field, television writer Larry Brody, playwright Jon Dorf and WGAW’s The Creative Rights Handbook System Requirements (Windows) – Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP Intel Pentium III processor or later Minimum 512 MB

5 Reviews

  1. Catch & Blur says:
    August 26, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Before reading my review, you should know that I am a beginner screenwriter and don’t have any experience with competitive products on the market. With that said, the reason I had always put off becoming a screenwriter was because I was intimidated by the process. I had no idea how to make a screenplay look like the ones I had read. So many rules, so many formats, I didn’t think I’d ever be able to learn, so I gave up on my dream without even trying. Then on a whim, I did some research and I bought Final Draft 8. I have only had the product for about two months, but so far, there is nothing bad I can say about it. It’s been EXACTLY what I was looking for! When it says “just type,” it’s not kidding. As long as you are patient enough to read at least the first chapter of the instruction manual, you’ll be screenwriting within minutes.

    I have read other reviews of this product and people have had some bad experiences that I have not encountered. Some of it could be chalked up to human error though. Unlike Microsoft Word, FD8 does require a little bit of getting used to in order to completely maximize its potential. The learning curve isn’t as deep as others have made it sound. It is capable of doing a great deal, but if you’re just starting out like me, learning the very basics could not be any easier.

    I give this review 4 stars because I haven’t had the program long enough to determine whether or not I’m going to experience bugs pointed out by other users, so my love affair with it could end later, but for now, I can’t recommend it highly enough. Combine this purchase with a copy of “Screenwriting for Dummies” and you’ll be on your way!

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  2. parislove says:
    July 16, 2010 at 12:00 am

    As a new writer, I learned of Final Draft from my brother in Los Angeles. I was thrilled about the program and how easily it allowed me to write my first script. Once I returned to Chicago, I immediately ordered my own copy to finish my script. As of today, I am five pages away from completion. I LOVE IT!!!!! I look forward to getting my script copyrighted next week. Anyone who is serious about their writing, Final Draft is critical to their success!

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  3. Daniel Hodge says:
    June 30, 2010 at 12:00 am

    If you’re serious about writing screenplays for any media format, you’ve got to get this program. So EASY! Unreal! It takes the formatting right out of your hands and let’s you, the writer, focus on the story. When writing creatively, you can’t focus on technical areas and still be creative, this program takes that technical edge from you let’s you just write. You’ve gotta get this! Forget all the templates on the web, spend the money and get it!

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  4. D. Solomon says:
    June 2, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I bought and upgraded to version 8 to use final draft with a friend to work on a script . We are both Industry professionals – but neither one of us had used the collaborwriter part of

    the program … sadley this part of the program has not been updated since 2004!!! When you call support for assistance they go on and on and on about how the internet

    has changed … since 2004, and yes it has. Then the tech people talk about how now everyone uses routers and yes they do so guess what … they have not managed to update the program so that it works with routers – they told me that you need a direct line from one computer to another – sort of like playing telephone… with paper cups.

    working alone this is a fine program – if you need to collaborate over the internet – forget it.

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  5. E. A. Hilaire says:
    May 30, 2010 at 12:00 am

    For some reason it erased my old script that was made using Final Draft 7 and the disc from the “Writer’s store” (whom I purchased it from), that was supposed to be a tutorial CD didn’t work when I placed it in the computer…even tried the DVD player lol. But other than that everything else seems okay. Final Draft is still a good software to use in script writing. What photo-shop is to graphic designers Final draft is to writers.

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