I’m going to break this review down into three parts: basic script formatting, useful screenwriting tools, and cost. This review is for those who want to decide between using Word as a simple screenwriting program and a more robust program like Final Draft. I’m not going to get into every detail of the program because you can find that elsewhere. ![]() So let me give you a short review on Final Draft 8. Final Draft, in contrast, does those things and much more. Whereas Word allows you to easily and automatically format basic script elements such as slug line, action, character name, parenthetical, dialog and transitions, that’s about all it can do. I received a blog comment from Ben Cahan, the creator and co-founder of Final Draft, who pointed out that a true screenwriting program was more than just “margins and capitalized slug lines and character names”. ![]() ![]() ![]() In my previous post, How to Turn Microsoft Word into a Terrific Screenwriting Program, I explained how to use Word’s “styles” to automatically create script formatting.
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