Posted by eli the mok at rfw1.nbme.org on December 29, 2000 at 10:36:20:
In Reply to: Look at Movie Magic and Final Draft posted by Cram on December 29, 2000 at 10:16:42:
Like the man says... you don't really need anything beyond Microsoft Word. If you want to use it to make your life easier, do a web search on Word Marcos for Screen writing. There might be a few out there.
: For scheduling I thhink you'll want to check out Movie Magic
: Scheduling software. They also make budgeting software. But it's
: terribly expensive, so you may want to wait to buy it when you have a
: serious production on your hands.
: For screenwriting I would suggest Final Draft because it makes the
: writer's job so much easier. It's about $200 and it has a lot of nice
: features.
: Of course you don't need either program. Last I heard Kevin was still
: using Word to write screenplays so you can see that the right
: software isn't gonna make you or break you. It's still what's on the
: page that counts, not how well it's formatted.
: Hope this helps.