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Can you format your screenplay properly in MS Word

May 4, 2011

I got this question recently: “I am in the process of outlining a new screenplay and I want the margins to be correct from the start before I begin writing. My question is: Can I achieve this on a regular Word document, or do I need to buy software?” The quick and easy answer is [...]

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Reformatted your script to get the page length down

February 2, 2011

I got this question recently: “My script is around 125 pages. Should I adjust the margins in Final Draft so that I get the length down to a more manageable 110 pages?” I highly advise that you not mess with the default margins in Final Draft (or any other script writing program). People who read [...]

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Does Final Draft format your script properly?

December 8, 2010

I got this question recently: I use Final Draft to write my scripts. When I read produced screenplays none of them seem to have the same format as my scripts do in Final Draft. I have been told that Final Draft was the standard that all screenwriters use. I have read several of William Goldman’s [...]

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