It's hard to do real-time collaboration "right." You see very few programs that actually do. I strongly disagree on the assumption they don't want to have a cloud: (quoting their CEO at the time: "Final Draft will be server based. Obviously, pros to me may very well be cons to others. One of my colleagues refuses to touch it - he hates the lack of formatting as you go, lack of autofill, and lack of page counts outside the preview. Prior to that, I simply prefer to get the story on the page on Highland.ĮDIT: To be clear, by no means is Highland a one-size-fits-all word processor. It's the professional standard still, so once a screenplay hits that stage I swap over.
Once we're at the point of submitting drafts, working on revisions, incorporating studio notes, I work pretty exclusively in Final Draft. The thought of writing without knowing where I'm going ahead of time skeeves me out - though obviously not everyone is that way.) (I am a pretty fastidious outliner, however, so I rarely find myself writing without the overall map in mind. Once the words are all on the page, then I start going through and seeing what we've got.
But in the early stages, I find it easier to get everything out without worrying about that.
are all critical to the final product of course, and I would never hand a draft to someone without taking that all into account. To negate that, I've taken up writing early drafts by hand (especially since you have the freedom to be as messy as you want, and can write notes and other scrawlings in the margins as you go), and when I work on early drafts in a word processor, I prefer the minimalist interface of Highland.įormatting, page counts, etc. When it comes to my writing (specifically, my first drafts and any revisions I may do before handing it to a producer or exec), I have a habit of self-censoring and getting hung up on little details by overanalyzing as I go. I'm simply referring to what suits my style/preferences. Nothing is wrong with the software, obviously. It seems like you're taking my comments a bit more seriously than intended. WIKI: FAQS & FORMATTING INFO AND RESOURCESġ - Do not personally attack fellow redditors respect privacy, be encouraging, use your manners.Ģ - Screenplays MUST be properly formatted/Do not post your film without the screenplay.ģ - Provide Descriptive/Informative Titles for Postsĥ - Complaints Re: Paid Feedback Must Include Script and EvaluationsĦ - Don't post spam, personal blogs, unapproved self-promotion.Ĩ - Playlists, Memes Etc in Weekly Threads Onlyĩ - Posts Made by ( u/deleted) Accounts are Subject to Removalġ0 - No Contest, Coverage or Service Advertisingġ1 - No Socks, Trolls or Shitposting or Off-Topic Postsġ4 - Lacking Research/Low Value/Low Effort
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