I’ve lived most of my life in the Los Angeles area, and although L.A. is a sprawling diverse megalopolis, it’s also an insular industry town, with the industry in question being what we Angelenos ...

Beat is available for free from the Apple App store. With all the basic features you need and outstanding auto-formating, you cannot go wrong with this app. No built-in collaboration tools. Everyone's ...

Whether they’re submitting it to competitions, production companies, agents, managers, studios or talent, screenwriters need to go through a checklist to prepare their scripts for submission. This is ...

One of the most widely used screenplay programs in Hollywood has a new tool to help with gender equality and inclusion. In an update announced Thursday, Final Draft — software that writers use to ...

If you want to become a screenwriter, it’s so important to learn how to write action lines in a script. Action lines take up the bulk of a reader’s attention. It’s where you spell out what’s happening ...

If you’re an aspiring filmmaker who’s also on a budget, then you know the importance of good screenwriting software, but you’re also aware of how expensive these can be. I am familiar with this ...

Of course, some of the best screenwriters wrote their masterpieces without relying on apps or even computers, but sometimes an app is just what you need to organize your thoughts or streamline the ...