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Tools To Help Unleash the Screenwriter in You

Posted on February 23, 2009October 22, 2015 By Doriano 6 Comments on Tools To Help Unleash the Screenwriter in You

oscar-1 If you’re a wanna-be screenwriter like me, then the Oscars™ telecast will always be inspirational. It’ll fill you with a renewed energy to finish writing that screenplay just sitting there gathering dust or stuck in your head.

Well, if that is the case, then here are some tools and sites that can help you find your inner screenwriter and perhaps stamp your ticket to a future Academy Awards ceremony where you will make your acceptance speech for best screenplay. If you do, then please don’t forget to thank Paisano, ok?

If you write with Microsoft Word then start with one of these free screenplay document templates:

  • Here’s the one for Microsoft Word 2007 (Office 2007)
  • Here’s the one for Microsoft Word 2003 (Office 97 & Office 2003)

For an awesome online service to create screenplays, try PlotBot which is free. For more information, Here’s previous coverage of PlotBot called “Your Ticket to Hollywood” which allows you to write your screenplays online and even collaborate with others. 

Here’s a new post I wrote for Mashable called 5 Ways to Collaborate on Documents Online in Real-Time which will allow you to work with others on a screenplay.

Sometimes the best way to learn how to do something is by analyzing those that have done it before you. http://www.simplyscripts.com provides hundreds of free downloadable scripts that you can read and learn from the masters.

Another way to learn is by reading some excellent books on the subject matter. Here’s a great list of resources from Oscars.com!

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Comments (6) on “Tools To Help Unleash the Screenwriter in You”

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  3. EbanC says:
    July 11, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Good ideas there Pai, but you should check out Celtx as well. It is free scriptwriting software plus full project management. It includes budget, storyboarding, talent and crew, and more. The scriptwriting aspect is killer in and of itself as you can create a fully formatted script in several different styles. It is at http://celtx.comI switched to Celtx from the comercial version of Final Draft rather than upgrade, and I have enjoyed Celtx much more.Cheers!

  4. EbanC says:
    July 11, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Good ideas there Pai, but you should check out Celtx as well. It is free scriptwriting software plus full project management. It includes budget, storyboarding, talent and crew, and more. The scriptwriting aspect is killer in and of itself as you can create a fully formatted script in several different styles. It is at http://celtx.com

    I switched to Celtx from the comercial version of Final Draft rather than upgrade, and I have enjoyed Celtx much more.

    Cheers!

  5. EbanC says:
    July 11, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Good ideas there Pai, but you should check out Celtx as well. It is free scriptwriting software plus full project management. It includes budget, storyboarding, talent and crew, and more. The scriptwriting aspect is killer in and of itself as you can create a fully formatted script in several different styles. It is at http://celtx.comI switched to Celtx from the comercial version of Final Draft rather than upgrade, and I have enjoyed Celtx much more.Cheers!

  6. EbanC says:
    July 11, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Good ideas there Pai, but you should check out Celtx as well. It is free scriptwriting software plus full project management. It includes budget, storyboarding, talent and crew, and more. The scriptwriting aspect is killer in and of itself as you can create a fully formatted script in several different styles. It is at http://celtx.com

    I switched to Celtx from the comercial version of Final Draft rather than upgrade, and I have enjoyed Celtx much more.

    Cheers!

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